Vancouver's Cultural Land Trust acquires first property through bequest from late SFU professor
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Lana Hall
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The Cultural Land Trust (CLT), a Vancouver non-profit, has acquired its first property — a bungalow in West Vancouver bequeathed by the late Dr. Evelyn Pinkerton, an SFU professor and environmental advocate. The house, located near Lord Byng Secondary School, was left to arts organization 221A, which operates the land trust. The CLT aims to preserve arts and cultural spaces through collective ownership, using this property as a model for keeping cultural assets out of speculative real estate markets.
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Pinkerton was known for her environmental advocacy, and often welcomed visiting artists, musicians and scholars into the house when she lived there.
The Cultural Land Trust (CLT) aims to preserve arts and cultural spaces through collective ownership.
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