Tag Archives: Heritage

12.20.08
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City abdicates heritage responsibilities

Ian McCallum

Ian McCallum


Nearly seven months after it succumbed to fire, Alma College is still in the headlines for the negligent fashion in which the owners, city and province deal with this heritage property.
In a presentation to council Monday, Suzanne van Bommel, president of the Alma Advocacy Association, called on the city to enforce minimum property standards, an action it could have pursued several years ago, but instead the municipality chose to abdicate on its heritage responsibilities. Continue reading →

12.05.08
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Alma not our responsibility, Mayor Cliff Barwick

St. Thomas Mayor Cliff Barwick says a clean up order should be in place by spring, but it is up to the province to decide what happens, not the city.
Supporters who had wanted the property declared a heritage site before the fire destroyed the buildings, continue to mourn the loss.
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12.03.08
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An Alma Christmas story

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Aileen Carroll,
I recently drove the 2 hours from my hometown of Brampton,Ontario,to the beautiful City of St.Thomas,it was a windy & snow-swept day,and as I pulled up to 96 Moore Street,the place in which beautiful and historic Alma College stood for 130 years,tears came to my eyes,as I was looking over to the quaint little chapel,because one of the roof tiles blew completely off,and tumbled across the rubble filled property. Continue reading →

11.25.08
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Heritage funding sources now available online

Heritage Canada Foundation

Heritage Canada Foundation


Ottawa, Ontario, November 20, 2008 – The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) is pleased to announce that over 600 links to Canadian heritage and cultural funding sources are now available online.
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11.15.08
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National historic sites deteriorating

Funding cuts are eating away at national historic sites says a survey done in early 2008 for Parks Canada. The Environics survey found nearly 70 per cent of the 689 national historic sites not managed by the federal government are in fair or poor condition, or have elements that are in poor condition.
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10.31.08
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Making a Recession Work For Ontario’s Community Landmarks

Catherine Nasmith, President Architectural Conservancy of Ontario

In times of recession governments turn to investing in infrastructure, and that often translates into investment in sewers, roads, and sometimes other community facilities.

Everyone remembers the great investments that the U.S. and Canadian governments made during the depression in highways. Few remember that it was during these times that both government also chose to make major investments in the development of National Park systems, and in preserving the nation’s heritage landmarks. Often these parks included National Historic Sites.

As the stock markets run amok many are now calling on governments to use their powers to invest in public projects, to use this time to build the infrastructure for the 21st century and beyond. Its time we reminded our governments that heritage and environment projects are worthy contenders for that public investment. Continue reading →