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Canada's Most Endangered Places Include Vancouver's Chinatown

The area is at risk of losing its unique character, according to a charity.
Caitriana Nicholson

Since 2005, National Trust for Canada has been publishing an annual list of the country's most endangered places.

The charity releases the list to raise awareness of the "value that historic places bring to quality of life, local identity and cultural vitality." In choosing the sites for the list, the organization measures a place's significance, the severity of the threat it faces and how much work has been done to protect it.

This year's list, released on Thursday, includes Vancouver's Chinatown, which the organization says is at risk of losing its unique character.

"Relentless development threatens the physical fabric of this nationally significant urban cultural landscape," the charity states on its website. It adds that "intense speculation" has raised rents and displaced long-time residents.

Check out the full list in the slideshow below:

Spaca Moskalyk Ukrainian Catholic Church

Canada's Most Endangered Places

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