EVENTS

1. Endangered Places of Faith Roundtable
2. Opening of the Tremont Hotel, Collingwood
3. Heritage Resources Centre - Heritage Planning Workshop
4. Course: Toronto's Neighbourhood Architecture
5. A Work in Progress - 2010 NHSAO Conference at Willowbank

1. Endangered Places of Faith Roundtable

Register now to attend Solutions for Sacred Places, a roundtable on saving and adapting endangered places of faith which will be held in St. John’s, Newfoundland on Thursday, September 30, 2010, 8:30am – 4:30pm in Cochrane Street United Church at 81 Cochrane Street.

Organized by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador in collaboration with the Heritage Canada Foundation, the roundtable is designed to address challenges faced in the preservation and adaptive use of religious heritage buildings. The full-day session will share solutions, success stories and case studies from across the country.

2. Opening of the Tremont Hotel, Collingwood

Congratulations to Rick and Anke Lex for their investment in this lovely property in Collingwood. Another heritage building saved by the arts. 

This was empty for years, and without the Lex vision might be gone by now. They show how such abandoned small hotels on every main street can breath new life into their communities.

Go there and buy something....even if its just coffee.

3. Heritage Resources Centre - Heritage Planning Workshop

Goals:
- To create a greater awareness and understanding of -heritage among professionals and citizens
- To provide needed information
- To provide needed skills
- To empower both professionals and citizens by encouraging engagement, co-operation and team work


Who Might Benefit:
Those who will gain from this workshop include:
-Students
-Planners and other professionals
-Citizens concerned with and involved in heritage work
-Educators
-Members of heritage and related organizations

We are planning for a maximum of 20 registrants consisting of students, professionals and other citizens concerned about and involved in heritage work. Enrollment for the workshop will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Program:
A number of themes will be covered including:
- Examining the Concept of Heritage
- The International Context
- Heritage Legislation
- The Full Range of Planning Tools
- Writing Statements of Significance
- The Heritage Property Business
- The Heritage Consulting Business
- Decision Making

Each of the four days of the workshop will run from 10:00am to 4:00pm with a break for lunch.

Fees:
Fees for practicing planners and other concerned citizens will be $350 or $300 for students (HST included*) to attend the workshop series. People with limited resources can contact us to see if a workable alternative can be reached. Participants will receive a Verification of Attendance Certificate. *HST# R119260685

To register or for more information contact:
Heritage Resources Centre
Environmental Studies Bldg. 1
Room 351
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1
Tel: (519) 888-4567 ext. 36921
Fax: (519) 746-2031
Email: hrc@uwaterloo.ca

4. Course: Toronto's Neighbourhood Architecture
University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies

Toronto has often been described as a "City of Neighbourhoods." Some began as villages or towns while others were suburbs before joining the City. Architectural historian Marta O'Brien will explore the architecture and history of approximately a dozen of our neighbourhoods through hundreds of images. Who lived there and why? What form did their houses and businesses take? What remains today of the original settlements? Neighbourhood examples will include Yorkville, the Beach, and the Junction. One class will be a walking tour.

5. A Work in Progress - 2010 NHSAO Conference at Willowbank
Organized by the National Historic Sites Alliance for Ontario

You are invited to attend A Work in Progress, the 2010 National Historic Sites Alliance for Ontario (NHSAO) Conference, from October 4th to 5th at the picturesque Willowbank National Historic Site in Queenston, Ontario.

We are delighted to have Christopher Newton, Founding Director of the Shaw Festival as this years keynote speaker. While A Work in Progress usually describes a creative work, it also describes the creative aspects of being a National Historic Site as we develop new and unique ideas for the places that celebrate our collective history. Through lectures, hands-on workshops and a new fast-paced format called Pecha Kucha, the conference will focus on those things started, but not complete and how we move them towards resolution.

Spaces are limited and early bird registration ends on August 6th 2010. Be the first to reserve a room at one of Niagaras Finest Inns luxury hotels at a spectacular conference rate of $119.00!

The deadline to register for the 2010 NHSAO Conference will be September 30th 2010. Feel free to forward this invitation to others interested in conserving our cultural heritage.

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