NEWS | ACTION
1. City urged to consider expert planners findings that Barriefield proposal contravenes important heritage laws
2. Five year Review of the Provincial Policy Statement 2005: Particpation of Heritage Community
3. Provincial Policy Statement 2005: Five Year Revew
4. Where have I been?
5. Is the Perfect the Enemy of the Good?
6. Death Notice: H. Allen Brooks
7. Heritage Canada Foundation Releases 2010 Top Ten Endangered Places and Worst Losses Lists
8. Church in Picton Destroyed without Proper Permits
9. Heritage Toronto: New Executive Director
10. Canadian Built Heritage Research Inventory now avaiable online
11. Heritage Toronto announces 2010 Summer Program of Free Walking Tours
12. Heritage Toronto Introduces Partner Membership for Community Organizations and Private Sector Groups
13. Call for Abstracts: Heritage Canada Foundation
14. 21 Avenue Road Project: Toronto Vote for and Against
15. Halifax: Ancient Building Finds New Site
16. Call for Nominations: 2009 ACO Annual Awards
1. City urged to consider expert planners findings that Barriefield proposal contravenes important heritage laws
Barriefield Village Association
A respected planner with 30 years’ experience in heritage conservation is highly critical of a proposal by the City’s consultants for 47 residential units in Barriefield and says it violates the Barriefield Heritage Conservation District Plan, local planning and zoning laws, and national and international protocols for conserving cultural heritage.
In a report delivered today, Wayne Morgan recommends that Kingston not proceed with the proposal to build affordable housing along Highway 15 in Barriefield Village. The proposal was made public by consultants hired by the City on August 9 and will be finalized and voted on by Council on September 7.
Mr. Morgan, who has considerable experience in heritage planning and administration, has appeared a number of times before the Ontario Municipal Board and is very familiar with the Barriefield property, states that the proposal does not comply with provincial policy issued under the Planning Act, Kingston’s Official Plan and zoning by-law, the Barriefield Heritage Conservation District Plan, the Ontario Heritage Act and national and international protocols for heritage conservation.
He was commissioned by the Barriefield Village Association (BVA) to provide a professional, independent assessment of the $250,000 report being prepared for Council by Kitchener-based consultants.
“The Barriefield Village Association (BVA) expects that the City’s consulting team will fully honour its commitment made at both public meetings that it shall make no recommendation to the City of Kingston that is not consistent with the Barriefield Heritage Conservation District Plan,” said Doug Morrow, spokesperson for the BVA.
“Much is at stake here. We are committed to protecting Barriefield’s unique heritage and Mr. Morgan’s report is unequivocal in stating that the consultants’ proposal violates that integrity,” said Mr. Morrow.
The BVA estimates that City and Department of National Defence easements for water, sewers and electricity, as well as a steam line which runs through the centre of the property from the CFB Kingston generating plant, take out about 38 per cent of the 13,500 square meters on parcel 2, where a seniors apartment building is proposed, and about 35 per cent of parcel 3’s 16,000 square meters, which would be the location of the remaining 15 dwellings in the proposal.
Mr. Morgan noted that the utility corridor on the west side of the property meant that the City consultants proposed the housing development be built right next to Highway 15, eliminating the green buffer to the village and necessitating a number of design features to block highway noise, with the result that the project contravenes heritage requirements as well as the principles of good planning.
“It is alarming that the City was apparently unaware of the 30-meter-wide steam line before the consultants brought the issue to public attention. There is even some question as to whether Council knew about the City’s own easements on the property. The $250,000 tab is a high price to pay for information that should have been known before the costly study was launched,” said Mr. Morrow from the BVA.
The Morgan Report also focused on the proposed development of a 32-unit senior citzens’ apartment building on the parcel of land adjacent to J.E. Horton Public School, which the Limestone District School Board has scheduled for closure in two years.
“Development of (this) parcel at this time may preclude the optimum development of the school site and (this) parcel and the potential to consider the relocation of underground services to more appropriate locations,” Mr. Morgan states.
The main theme of Mr. Morgan’s report is that the proposed built form of the apartment building and the locations and orientations of both the apartment building and the houses do not ‘respect the prevailing character of the District’ and do not comply with the Barriefield Heritage Conservation District Plan. The Plan takes precedence over other city bylaws, according to Mr. Morgan.
Mr. Morgan was also critical of the height of the proposed structures and such elements as garages placed in front of houses and street parking, which violates the BHCDP and introduces design elements more in keeping with a modern development than a historic village.
Mr. Morrow said he welcomes Mr. Morgan’s report and hopes both the consultants and City Council will give it serious consideration.
“Mr. Morgan’s professional opinion is based on many years’ experience in senior planning roles for the City of Toronto and as a consultant focused on heritage conservation. His advice is very important to Kingston and its taxpayers as City Council prepares to vote on the Barriefield development proposal.
“His input is especially important since our own local heritage watchdog, the Kingston Municipal Heritage Committee, was not given the opportunity to play a meaningful role in the process determining Barriefield’s future.
“We have always stressed that we recognize that eventually development will occur on some of the land now vacant along Highway 15. But we have insisted, and will continue to do so, that any development must comply with the Heritage Conservation District Plan and that Barriefield’s unique heritage be protected now and in the future.
“The proposal set out by the City’s consultants on August 9 at the public meeting in Memorial Hall clearly violates the Barriefield Heritage Conservation District Plan and calls into question our trust in elected officials to value and protect our city’s unique heritage.
“Spending so much taxpayers’ money is truly irresponsible when it could have been used for greatly needed affordable housing that can be built a lot more cheaply and quickly in areas of the city that do not have to conform to heritage laws, are more accessible and have services already in place,” Mr. Morrow added.
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For further comment or information
Doug Morrow 613 542 9872
Christine Sypnowich 613 542 2549
On behalf of the BVA
2. Five year Review of the Provincial Policy Statement 2005: Particpation of Heritage Community
Geoff Kettel
As noted elsewhere in Built Heritage News the Five Review of the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) is underway.
Why is it important for the heritage community to participate in this Review?
In Ontario the municipalities are major players in land use planning and the Provincial Policy Statement is one of the major documents through which provincial policy direction is exercised. Unfortunately the current heritage policy in the PPS is weak, with implications for consideration of heritage by municipalities in planning documents and for decision-making by the Ontario Municipal Board of appeals of municipal decisions. This weakness has been noted by experts in the heritage field. For example,
The heritage preservation policies in the Provincial Policy Statement are so brief and skeletal in comparison with the other policies that they convey a clear message that heritage is a very low and subordinate Provincial policy. Michael Vaughan, in Built Heritage News, Issue No. 164, June 14, 2010.
Therefore the heritage community should take the opportunity to call for stronger provincial policies to protect and preserve heritage buildings, districts, and landscapes.
3. Provincial Policy Statement 2005: Five Year Revew
Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
The province is conducting a review of the Provincial Policy Statement, 2005 (PPS). The PPS sets out the Ontario governments policy direction for land use planning and development. The PPS supports the provincial goal of strong, livable and healthy communities. We are asking for your input on how the PPS is working and whether any changes are needed to the PPS to protect provincial interests and to make sure that the PPS is adequately addressing emerging land use issues.
What is land use planning and how does it impact me?
Land use planning helps to shape how our communities look, feel and function. It helps to determine where homes and businesses should be built; where our parks, schools and community facilities should be located; and where roads, sewers and other essential services should be provided.
Land use planning helps establish a communitys vision and identifies development goals. It also provides guidance on ways to balance important social, cultural, economic and environmental concerns.
Good land use planning helps to make sure that:
* communities grow efficiently and in a way that respects the environment
* economic competitiveness is promoted
* opportunities for intensification and new development are available to meet a communitys housing needs
* adequate infrastructure and other municipal services are provided
* cultural heritage and natural resources are protected
* public health and safety is maintained.
What is the PPS and why is it important?
The PPS plays a key role in Ontarios land use An empty canoe on the shore of a lake with pine trees on the shore.planning system by providing policy direction on matters of provincial interest. It provides the foundation necessary to regulate the development and use of land.
The PPS applies province-wide and provides the policy basis upon which provincial plans such as the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe and the Greenbelt Plan are built.
The Planning Act requires that decisions on land use planning matters made by municipalities, the Province, the Ontario Municipal Board and other decision-makers shall be consistent with the PPS. This includes, for example, when municipalities develop their official plans and zoning by-laws. This shall be consistent with standard ensures that the policies in the PPS are an essential part of making decisions on land use planning matters.
PPS policy sections
Building Strong Communities
The PPS provides policy direction to help build strong communities in Ontario through:
* the effective management and use of land to meet current and future needs
* the protection of employment areas and other policies to promote economic development and competitiveness
* the provision of a range of housing types (including affordable housing) and densities to meet the needs of current and future residents
* the availability of appropriate infrastructure, e.g., transportation systems, and sewer and water services, to accommodate projected needs
* the promotion of energy efficiency and minimizing negative impacts to air quality.
Wise Use and Management of Resources
The PPS protects Ontarios natural heritage (e.g., wetlands and woodlands), water, agricultural, mineral, petroleum, mineral aggregate, cultural heritage and archaeological resources. The protection of these important resources helps to ensure Ontarios long-term prosperity, environmental health and social well-being.
Protecting Public Health and Safety
The PPS protects people, property and community resources by directing development away from natural or human-made hazards (e.g., flood plains or contaminated lands).
Questions to consider
1. What policies of the current PPS are working effectively?
2. Are there policies that need clarification or refinement?
3. Are there policies that are no longer needed?
4. Are there new policy areas or issues that the Province needs to provide land use planning direction on?
5. Is additional support material needed to help implement the PPS?
6. Do you have any other comments about the PPS?
How do I participate?
We want your feedback to help ensure that Ontarios communities are strong and healthy, investment ready and our resources are effectively protected.
1. To review the PPS, please go to: ontario.ca/pps. You can also contact the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (see contact information below) to request a copy.
2. Review the questions identified in this pamphlet.
3. Please give us your feedback by October 29, 2010. The deadline to submit comments has been extended from August 31, 2010 to October 29, 2010.
You can submit your written comments on the PPS to:
Provincial Policy Statement Review
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Provincial Planning Policy Branch
777 Bay St., 14th Floor
Toronto, ON M5G 2E5
Fax: (416) 585-6870
You may submit your comments electronically by sending them to the following email address: PPSreview@ontario.ca or you may visit the following website and fill out the electronic form: http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page7244.aspx.
Should you have any questions about this initiative, please call: (416) 585-6014 or 1-877-711-8208.
This is just one opportunity for you to participate in the PPS review and help improve Ontarios land use planning system. Please check the ministry website for regular updates on other opportunities for you to participate: ontario.ca/mah.
If you are interested in learning more about Ontarios land use planning system, please visit: ontario.ca/landuseplanning.
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4. Where have I been?
Catherine Nasmith
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Some of you may have been wondering if BHN is out of commission. Nope, just taking a summer hiatus. This issue clears out many of the items that have collected over the past couple of months.
Your editor has been firmly ensconced in my Windermere office drawing up plans for a lovely cottage for clients on Tobin's Island, and working at night on finishing up the guest cottage on our property. It is nearly finished now. We hope to rent it on a short term basis starting in 2011 when not in use for family. It's right across the street from the historic Windermere House hotel, near golf courses, swimming and all the roads a person might want to cycle on. (I'm getting to know them pretty well myself.) Photos of the little cottage can be found at: http://gallery.me.com/cnasmith#100175
I'll be back in Toronto after Labour Day and will return to the normal schedule.
Hope you are having a terrific summer too.
Cathy
5. Is the Perfect the Enemy of the Good?
Catherine Nasmith
City of Toronto Draft Heritage Conservation District Policies
For several years planning staff at the City of Toronto have been pushing back requests for new Heritage Conservation Districts until clear, comprehesive policies on HCD’s could be developed. A draft document was put forward to the Toronto Preservation Board’s June 29th meeting, where it passed.
Congratulations are in order to Heritage Preservation Services staff for putting this together with all the other competing demands for their attention.
The document outlines the need for clearer policies, as well as outlining some standard requirements for the process and the resulting Studies and Plans. Further circulation, public meetings and request for public comments will be ongoing through the fall.
After the OMB decision on Port Dalhousie, permitting a 17 storey tower in a predominantly 2-3 storey Heritage Conservation District, no one can argue against the need to be clear and comprehensive in an HCD plan. But at the same time, as much of the burden for research and payment of the necessary consultants falls to the communities seeking protection, it is important for the City to do everything possible to provide guidance and support to the volunteers who devote countless hours doing the background research, and who are the eyes on the street once a District is enacted.
As a heritage consultant that has worked with several communities over the past few years, (Harbord Village, Annex, Riverdale) I fear that the requirements outlined will make the costs of undertaking the community consulting and developing the necessary documents unaffordable. It will no doubt cost considerably more in consulting time to meet the new requirements.
Adding illustrations of good examples to the policies would help everyone understand what is being asked of them.
One suggestion is for the City to now begin to develop as many of the standard pieces as possible so that there is more of a common template available. New York has city preservation standards. Toronto could do the same so that there is not the same need to re-invent the guidelines in every report. Another idea is to put the inventory process online so that all of the research being done is more easily available.
The HCD report can be found at :
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pb/agendas/2010-07-29-pb36-ai.htm (summary)
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2010/pb/agendas/2010-07-29-pb36-ar.htm (details)
6. Death Notice: H. Allen Brooks
forwarded by Adam Sobolak
H. ALLEN BROOKS, 1925-2010
H. Allen Brooks, 84, died August 8, 2010 at Kendal at Hanover, the
continuing-care retirement community in New Hampshire where he had
resided since 2004.
Born November 6, 1925 in New Haven, Connecticut, Allen Brooks was
educated at Dartmouth College (B.A. 1950), Yale University (M.A.
1955), and Northwestern University (Ph.D. 1957). He had a long and
distinguished career as an architectural educator and author,
primarily at the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1958 to
1986.
He wrote seminal works on the architecture of Frank Lloyd
Wright and his contemporaries, coining the name "The Prairie School,"
and on the architecture of Le Corbusier. He travelled extensively
and served as a visiting professor at Dartmouth, Vassar, and the
Architectural Association in London. Among his many professional
affiliations, he was a fellow and past president of the Society of
Architectural Historians.
Allen Brooks will be buried in the family plot in Litchfield,
Connecticut. At his request, there will be no funeral, but
contributions may be made in his memory to the
Society ofArchitectural Historians,
1365 North Astor Street,
Chicago, IL 60610.
H. Allen Brooks Trust
Robert B. Rettig, Trustee
rbrettig@post.harvard.edu
7. Heritage Canada Foundation Releases 2010 Top Ten Endangered Places and Worst Losses Lists
Heritage Canada Press Release
OTTAWA, ON -- August 10, 2010 - The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) has released its Top Ten Endangered Places and Worst Losses Lists drawing attention to a total of 16 architectural and heritage sites in Canada either threatened with demolition or already lost.
The Top Ten Endangered Places List, compiled from nominations received as well as from news items that HCF has been following and reporting on throughout the year includes:
. Canada's Lighthouses-Department of Fisheries and Oceans decision to declare virtually all its lighthouses surplus emasculates the new Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act
. Kitsilano Senior Secondary and Vancouver schools, Vancouver-Provincial seismic upgrade funding is being used to replace rather than upgrade historic schools-a seismic shakedown
. Calgary Brewing and Malting Co., Calgary-four of the site's oldest buildings threatened with demolition with no redevelopment plan in place
. Warehouse District, Winnipeg-unrivalled turn-of-the-century concentration of buildings succumbing to parking lots and megaprojects
. Views of Ontario Legislative Assembly Building, Queen's Park, Toronto-a massive precedent-setting condo tower project will erase iconic silhouette
. Lansdowne Park, Ottawa-massive redevelopment project incompatible with heritage of 142-year-old park-selling a public legacy short
. Porter/McKinley Block, Ridgetown, Ontario-a designated heritage landmark-a case of demolition by neglect
. Redpath Mansion, Montréal-last vestige of city's famed Square Mile is hovering on the brink of collapse
. "Company Houses" of Industrial Cape Breton, N.S.-the once prolific workers cottages are suffering from neglect, abandonment, and vandalism
. St. Philip's Anglican Church, Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's, NL-the 115-year-old "Church By The Sea" in need of salvation
Topping the Worst Losses List are the 41 predominantly mid-19th-century commercial buildings on Colborne Street in Brantford, Ontario, tragically demolished in the name of "urban renewal" which cast aside viable opportunities for their reuse and recycling.
Other examples of historic places needlessly destroyed by the wrecking ball in Ontario include Toronto's heritage-designated Downsview Hangars, and Hamilton's historic Century Theatre lost to unenforced property standards bylaws.
In Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan over a dozen historic buildings and hotels from the early 20th century were consigned to landfill to make way for a municipal sports complex.
Elsewhere on the Prairie, the Fleming Grain Elevator, the oldest remaining grain elevator on its original site in Canada, was tragically lost to fire, as was the Watson Lake Hotel, the oldest building in Watson Lake, Yukon.
Click Worst Losses for more information.
The Heritage Canada Foundation is a national, membership-based, non-profit organization with a mandate to promote the preservation of Canada's historic buildings and places.
For further information:
Carolyn Quinn, Director of Communications, cquinn@heritagecanada.org
Telephone: 613-237-1066 ext. 4; Cell: 613-797-7206
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8. Church in Picton Destroyed without Proper Permits
Sandy Latchford
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Picton, ON
August 11, 2010
Prince Edward County Heritage Church Destroyed without Proper Permits
August 11, 2010, Picton, Ontario
In a matter of moments, on a humid, wet Sunday morning, the west wall of the Methodist-Episcopal Church on the main street of Picton, Ontario, was reduced to a pile of rubble. Constructed in 1875, the gothic-revival church served as a welcoming gateway to the hustle and bustle of the downtown main street of this historic 4000-person town. Although the owners of the building had applied for and been granted a demolition permit by the local Council, they had not been granted the necessary public works permits for safety and had not erected suitable fencing around the site. Local officials immediately halted further work pending review by local engineers and an examination of the practices of the individual responsible for the demolition who, in the past, has been jailed and fined for similar negligence. The fate of the remaining structure is now in limbo.
Local Prince Edward County Councillor and mayoral candidate Sandy Latchford was incensed by the flagrant disregard for municipal procedures.
“I am outraged that on a Sunday morning, without all the necessary permits in place and without appropriate safety precautions to protect passers-by and adjoining property, demolition began on the Methodist-Episcopal Church on Picton Main Street. This appalling action demonstrates a blatant disregard for government process and for the County's heritage, and shows a total lack of respect for our citizens and religious groups.
“Apart from the destruction of a magnificent 135-year-old main-street edifice that in many ways exemplifies the historic character of Picton and of our county, I am greatly concerned that Council allowed this to happen. We had the opportunity to allow 30 days to pursue the historic designation of the property as architecturally significant and could have possibly saved it. Unfortunately, I was outvoted.”
Latchford is a vociferous advocate for the preservation of Prince Edward County’s culture and heritage and has placed them high on her election platform. Indeed, the proximity of the County, as it is called, to Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto has attracted developers and speculators whose views and motivation are at odds with those of local inhabitants wishing to preserve the architectural richness of the past. Says Latchfrod, ”I am not anti-development provided it is not contemptuous our residents and is not spawned by greed and disrespect for the character of the County.
“When will we stop abdicating our responsibility for the stewardship of the County’s culture and heritage? What will it take to stop the seemingly wholesale destruction of the historic churches, houses, farms and factories that illustrate the rich diversity of the County’s architectural and cultural past? It is time for members of the community to take a stand on this important issue.”
Armed with recent tourist board statistics, Latchford continued, “A large percentage of the visitors to the County, particularly to Picton, come here to see examples of buildings that exist nowhere else. At the rate we are going, in the name of alleged ‘progress’, there will be little character left to attract them or anyone else to Prince Edward County: our built and natural heritage as well as our rural character will be gone forever, and our fragile local economy will be the worse for it.
“I am saddened that we have lost this beautiful church, and incredibly angered by the thoughtlessness and lack of vision of those who let it happen.”
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For further information please contact :
Sandy Latchford
613 961 7920
sandral@unb.ca
9. Heritage Toronto: New Executive Director
text from THA newsletter
Karen Carter is the new Executive Director at Heritage Toronto, who joined the team on July 19. Karen has an extensive background working in a variety of arts and education settings in Toronto. She has worked as a cultural consultant for the Department of Canadian Heritage and her most recent role was with the City of Toronto, Culture as Museum Administrator for the Toronto Museum Project. In this capacity she has recently completed the Toronto Museum Project website.
Peggy Mooney, the former Executive Director, has returned to the Ontario Ministry of Finance as Assistant Deputy Minister of the Broader Public Sector Supply Chain Secretariat. We will miss her, but extend our very best wishes for success in her new position.
10. Canadian Built Heritage Research Inventory now avaiable online
Lindsay Benjamin
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The University of Waterloos Heritage Resources Centre has developed the Canadian Built Heritage Research Inventory. It is a "work-in-progress" database highlighting research on built heritage in Canada. The site is searchable, interactive and flexible. The public is invited to contribute annotations or commentaries on the titles found and are encouraged to make suggestions about new information that should be on the inventory.
The inventory is growing, and to date includes roughly 1500 titles from a broad range of sources in both French and English. However, the Heritage Resources Centre is looking to broaden the scope of resources in the inventory. New titles and annotations received from users will be added to the database and can be emailed to hrcinfo@uwaterloo.ca.
Searches can be made by author, title, keyword, reference type or all fields. Reference types include books, conference proceedings, dissertations, laws, journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and web pages.
The database is available online at: http://fesdevtest.uwaterloo.ca/hrcresearch/index.php
While currently there are non-Canadian titles included the eventual goal is for this site to provide primarily Canadian sources that are not easily found on other databases such as the US National Trust for Historic Preservation, or the Getty Institute.
The work so far is a result of a combined effort involving several players. The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) has been a forum over many years for discussions on education in heritage. Since its 2007 Conference in Edmonton the HCF has sponsored a Roundtable on heritage education. There has been an ongoing effort to coordinate heritage education activity across the country. The University of Waterloo's Heritage Resource Centre took on the responsibility of assembling this research database. In this effort the HRC has been supported by funding from the Canadian Forum for Public Research on Heritage a SSHRC Strategic Cluster Project administered by l'Institut du patrimoin, University of Quebec at Montreal.
11. Heritage Toronto announces 2010 Summer Program of Free Walking Tours
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In 2010, Heritage Toronto is celebrating its 16th year of free historic walking tours. Held most weekends until October, Heritage Toronto Walks are a great way for residents and visitors alike to discover the people, places, events and stories of our city.
Eight new walks that are part of the schedule this summer include The Trees of Queens Park, William Lyon Mackenzie: Toronto's First Mayor and Faces on Places: Toronto's Architectural Sculpture.
Heritage Toronto Walks is a true community project. The tours are researched, designed and led by local historians, groups and professionals from across the city, who volunteer their time and energy. Walks are free and no reservations are required in order to attend.
This years July to October schedule includes tours of:
§ Saturday, July 24 10:30 AM: Canadas Candy King Lived Here (NEW)
§ Sunday, July 25 1:00 PM: Cabbagetown People: More Remarkable Lives (NEW)
§ Wednesday, July 28 7:00 PM: The Exhibition Grounds
§ Saturday, August 7 1:30 PM: Cabbagetown South
§ Sunday, August 8 1:30 PM: Baby Point: 10,000 Years of History
§ Saturday, August 14 10:00 AM: The Trees of Queen's Park (NEW)
§ Saturday, August 14 1:30 PM: William Lyon Mackenzie: Toronto's First Mayor (NEW)
§ Sunday, August 15 1:30 PM: The Howards of High Park
§ Saturday, August 21 11:00 AM: The Royal Alexandra Theatre and its Neighbourhood
§ Sunday, August 22 1:30 PM: Faces on Places: Toronto's Architectural Sculpture (NEW)
§ Saturday, August 28 - 1:30 PM: The Natural Heritage of the Scarborough Bluffs (NEW)
§ Sunday, August 29 11:00 AM: The Danforth
§ Saturday, September 11 1:30 PM: Marlborough to Summerhill
§ Sunday, September 12 10:00 AM: Old Town (NEW)
§ Sunday, September 19 1:00 PM: Fort York and the Garrison Commons: Urban Development, Battlefields, Graves and Condos
§ Saturday, September 25 10:30 AM: Toronto Botanical Garden and Edwards Gardens (NEW)
§ Sunday, September 26 11:00 AM: Yorkville
§ Saturday, October 2 10:30 AM: Library to Library in Riverdale (NEW)
For full descriptions of Heritage Toronto Walks, please visit www.heritagetoronto.org or call the Heritage Toronto Information Line at 416 338-3886.
The Heritage Toronto Walks Program is generously supported by TD Canada Trust and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.
12. Heritage Toronto Introduces Partner Membership for Community Organizations and Private Sector Groups
Heritage Toronto
Help us tell Toronto's stories and preserve our shared history by joining a growing number of Heritage Toronto partners.
Becoming involved as an HT Partner Member means that you will be joining an expanding community who cares about building a vibrant city, while aligning yourself with heritage conservation principles.
Partners of Heritage Toronto come from a wide range of sectors including design and development, financial services, arts and culture, labour, BIA's, government, and the media.
New Levels, Rates and Benefits For Community Groups
Heritage Community Partner - $100
(applies to non-profit groups only and is meant to be for the organization - not for group membership)
- 1 ticket to HT Awards Program (event and lecture only)
- Special member listing in HT Awards souvenir program
- Heritage Toronto website listing on supporter pages with hotlink
- Heritage Toronto's monthly e-newsletter
- Access to members' only events at some of Toronto's unique heritage sites (max 2 spots per group - pre-registration is required and is on a first-come, first-serve basis)
- Early copies of Heritage Toronto Walks schedules
- Invitations to Heritage Toronto plaque presentations
- Free copy of Toronto Architecture: A Description of Styles
- One 2-for-1 admission ticket for the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 20% discount for subscription to Canada's History magazine
For Private Sector Companies
Heritage Awareness Builder - $250 (tax receipt provided for additional donation)
- 2 tickets to HT Awards Program (event and lecture only)
- Special listing in HT Awards souvenir program and listing on HTA webpage
- Heritage Toronto website listing on supporter pages with hotlink
- Heritage Toronto's monthly e-newsletter
- Access to members' only events at some of Toronto's unique heritage sites (max 2 spots per organization and as with individual members, pre-registration is required and is on a first-come, first-serve basis)
- Early copies of Heritage Toronto Walks schedules
- Invitations to Heritage Toronto plaque presentations
- Free copy of Toronto Architecture: A Description of Styles
- One 2-for-1 admission ticket for the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 20% discount for subscription to Canada's History magazine
Conservation Partner - $500 (tax receipt provided for additional donation)
- 1 ticket to HT Awards Program - includes Mayor's Reception
- Small business card size ad in HT Awards souvenir program and listing on webpage
- Heritage Toronto website listing in supporter pages with hotlink
- Heritage Toronto's monthly e-newsletter
- A certificate of Partner Membership
- Access to members' only events at some of Toronto's unique heritage sites (max 2
spots per organization - pre-registration is required and is on a first-come, first-serve basis)
- Early copies of Heritage Toronto Walks schedules
- Invitations to Heritage Toronto plaque presentations
- Free copy of Toronto Architecture: A Description of Styles
- Two 2-for-1 admission tickets for the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 20% discount for subscription to Canada's History magazine
City Builder - $1,000 (tax receipt provided for additional donation)
- 2 tickets to HT Awards - including Mayor's Reception
- Large business card size ad in the HT Awards souvenir program and listing on webpage
- Heritage Toronto website listing on supporter pages with hotlink
- A certificate of Partner Membership
- Heritage Toronto's monthly e-newsletter
- Access to members' only events at some of Toronto's unique heritage sites (max 2
spots per group - pre-registration is required and is on a first-come, first-serve basis)
- Early copies of Heritage Toronto Walks schedules
- Invitations to Heritage Toronto plaque presentations
- Free copy of Toronto Architecture: A Description of Styles
- Opportunity to have a HT speaker to present at your workplace, or a special private
tour. (Topics range from The History of Commemoration, History of Toronto
Architecture, Toronto's Railway Heritage)
- Two 2-for-1 admission tickets for the Hockey Hall of Fame
- 20% discount for subscription to Canada's History magazine
Please call 416.338.0682 to enrol in Heritage Toronto's Partner Membership program, email kadlard@toronto.ca or visit http://www.heritagetoronto.org/get-involved/support/membership for a downloadable form.
Thank you for your support!
13. Call for Abstracts: Heritage Canada Foundation
REVITALIZE! Economic Renewal. Quality of Life. Heritage Buildings.
September 30 - October 2, 2010
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
Cultivating collaborative solutions for a vibrant future.
The 2010 Heritage Canada Foundation conference will examine how capitalizing on heritage buildings can play a leading role in revitalizing Canadian communities large and small, urban and rural. The focus will be on collaborative and innovative strategies to set heritage-centred renewal in motion and ensure its long-term sustainability.
The conference organizers are looking for cutting-edge approaches from across Canada and abroad: what works, what doesn't, and what are the promising new frontiers? What lessons can we draw from the experiences of communities with long histories of heritage management as well as those grappling with the potential of their heritage assets?
We look forward to generating debate and incorporating a broad range of perspectives: from heritage conservation and architecture, to social innovation and entrepreneurship, community greening and economic development, and arts and tourism.
Proposals for presentations and field sessions are invited on the following themes:
. Community Engagement: expanding the support base for heritage building renewal; understanding and imaginatively leveraging a community's built and social assets; establishing inclusive visions and youth involvement; maintaining long-term momentum.
. Economics and Marketing: innovative techniques; cooperative ventures; attracting investment and social enterprise.
. Design and Adaptive Use: innovative adaptation - urban complexes, public buildings, industrial sites, and former places of worship; contemporary design and intensification in historic contexts.
. Social and Environmental Sustainability: affordable housing; social justice and the built environment; district energy; greening older buildings.
Abstract submission:
This conference is designed to foster exchange and collaboration through panels consisting of a session leader and presenters. Each 20 minute presentation will use research results and case studies that offer principles and real solutions that others can apply in their communities. Please include with your submission:
. Title and type of presentation proposed and 250-word (approx) summary.
. Author's/authors' name(s), contact information and brief biographical statement(s).
Deadline for submissions: February 26, 2010
To submit your proposal, or for more information: conference@heritagecanada.org
http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/conference.html Tel: 613-237-1066; Fax: 613-237-5987
Chosen presenters and session leaders will receive complimentary conference registration for the day they present.
14. 21 Avenue Road Project: Toronto Vote for and Against
Catherine Nasmith
Outraged citizen and lawyer, Michael Vaughan, took the trouble to search the voting record on proposal for 21 Avenue Road. This is the controversial project that will be seen far above the roof of the Legislature from just about anywhere on University Avenue, even within the "post card" view from north of College Street if the OMB gives permission for its construction. In supporting the project, 20-12 Toronto City Council voted against planning staff advice.
For citizens groups it is next to impossible to manage to see all 44 councillors between a vote at Community Council and Council. The project that was approved was unveiled after all deputations to Community, making it impossible for any community comment on the project.
Since then, the OMB has held a second pre-hearing. With ground shifting all around them, the ACO and the Speaker of the Legislature both requested to have their status at the hearing upgraded to party from participant, which would allow them to present expert witnesses and cross examine. At the previous pre-hearing City lawyers were preparing a case in opposition, but had not received final direction. It was also expected that there would be representatives from the province there in opposition.
Because it is by no means certain that party status will be granted to either, evidence in favour of protecting the views of Queen's Park may never be presented, even though it was a very large part of the reason City staff recommended refusal of the project.
Notwithstanding that the Speaker wrote to the Mayor and Council asking them to refuse the project, one of the arguments in favour of the project was that the province had not declared an interest, and many councillors did not feel it was appropriate to defend the views if the province didn't care....
The Vote, Yes was in favour of the project, No against the project and in favour of protecting the heritage of Queen's Park.
YES, Ashton, Carroll, Cho, Davis, De Baermaeker, Di Giorgio, Grimes, Hall, Kelly, Lee, McConnell, Mihevc, Moeser, Ootes, Palacio, Pantalone, Perks, Perruzza, Rae, Shiner
NO, Ainslie, Bussin, Del Grande, Ford, Holyday, Jenkins, LIndsay Luby, Milczyn, Moscoe, Nunziata, Parker, Vaughan
Let your councillor know what you think of their vote on this matter.
15. Halifax: Ancient Building Finds New Site
Nova Scotia Heritage Foundation Press Release
A two-and-a half-century-old building is expected to move to a new home in
downtown Halifax this evening.
Sheldon Rushton of Pictou County has been hired by the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia to move the Charles Morris office building, at 1273 Hollis Street,
to a site across a nearby parking lot on lands owned by Nova Scotia Power. At last report, Sheldon's crew were passing Brookfield, and were expecting to arrive at the site about 6:45. They will start by removing fences and any vehicles in the Imperial Parking lot and will then start the main move of the building to the NS Power lot. The building was removed from its foundation, and off its original site on Sunday, and now sits at a 45 degree angle behind the Ruhland House next door.
The move should be an interesting spectacle.
This was the office building of Charles Morris, the first Surveyor General of
Nova Scotia. He laid out the plans for Halifax, and many other Maritime communities.
It is a two-and-a-half-storey, wood-shingled building, with a truncated pitched roof
and one early, Scottish dormer. The building was moved once previously, in 1895, when it moved south to make way for the New Victoria Hotel. The building was slated for demolition, to be replaced by a ten-storey office building.
More has been learned about the building during the move. There are hand
hewn beams under the building. Some shingles and wall sheathing came off when the kitchen addition was removed. The missing sheathing revealed planks more than a foot wide, and post and beam construction, with brick nogging between the posts. The only other building in Halifax known to have this construction is St. Paul's Church, our oldest building, at 260 years. Both St. Paul's and the Morris office have Roman numerals on the beams. The building was mentioned in Charles Morris' will in 1781, which makes this one of the four oldest buildings in HRM.
The Heritage Trust has had cooperation and financial contributions for the
developers, Louie and Peter Lawen of Dexel Developments, and from HRM, particularly Mayor Peter Kelly, and Councillors Dawn Sloane, Jennifer Watts and Bob Harvey. Heritage Planner Maggie Holm has arranged numerous permits
and permissions. Intervening property owners, such as Pascal Holdings,
and lessees are cooperating. Nova Scotia Power will providing a temporary resting place for the building for up to three years, at $1 per year. Kim Thompson and the other members of the Ecology Action Centre have been
working hard to assist in keeping the building out of a landfill. Roy McBride has provided structural engineering advice.
"We are delighted that we have so many partners in wanting to see the
Charles Morris office building saved," says Peter Delefes, President of the Heritage Trust.
The Trust will have a fund raising drive to cover the cost of the move, securing the building, and finding a permanent solution for the building. Information on the drive will be forthcoming. The Trust will also be seeking ideas for a permanent home and use for the building.
Contact:
Peter Delefes, President, 826 2087, pdelefes@eastlink.ca
Phil Pacey, Chair HRM Committee, 237 1375, 422 8814, 494 3334
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16. Call for Nominations: 2009 ACO Annual Awards
Gill Haley: Awards Committee Chair
Nominations for the 2009 Architectural Conservancy of Ontario Annual Awards are due!
Awards will be presented at the annual ACO Gala Dinner on November 6, 2009. As the principal non-government volunteer organization for heritage conservation in Ontario, the Awards Program of the ACO is designed to honour preservation leaders and/or projects that are considered valuable on a provincial scale to the architectural conservation movement in Ontario.
Awards include, the AK Sculthorpe Award for Activism, Peter Stokes Award for Heritage Restoration, The Eric Arthur Award for Lifetime Achievment, Margaret and Nicholas Hill Award for Conservation of Cultural Landscapes, and
For more information and nomination forms, visit the ACO website at www.arconserv.ca.
