Brian Arnott, is a partner in Novita Interpares, Canada’s oldest Cultural Consultancy. He has written widely on cultural policy and is a specialist in several fields of Canadian industrial history. Brian is a founding director and past national president of the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. He has been a recipient of Canada Council awards both as a writer and as a designer. He lives in Old Town, Lunenburg, with his partner Leslie Wright with whom he also shares stewardship of two unique commercial ventures — Luvly In Lunenburg and The Lunenburg Makery.