Commonwealth has planned for heritage tourism in several regions of British Columbia. The Heritage Tourism Study of Vancouver Island, prepared for the Provincial Heritage Conservation Branch, provided an in-depth contextual history of the region, identified themes for interpretation, compiled a computer-based inventory of tourism-related heritage resources, and proposed strategies and opportunities for tourism development. A series of public open houses were held throughout Vancouver Island to gain community input into tourism and conservation strategies. The project coincided with a parallel study on non-heritage tourism opportunities in this economic development region.
The firm prepared a similar heritage tourism study of the Kootenay region, and took part in tourism studies of the Thompson-Okanagan and Lower Mainland regions. Commonwealth participated in the Coastal Tourism Resource Inventory, a pilot project involving sophisticated GIS mapping