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Kingston Penitentiary Paul R King

The federal government recently announced that Kingston Peniten

tiary Canadas most historic (and notori ous) prison and a National Historic Site is to be closed Many Canadians probably think that closing this prison is a good thing This may or may not be the case but it does raise issues in the heritage field

NOW is the time for heritage advocates to contemplate the issues and propose an appropriate adaptive reuse for this historic facility In Oxford England an old prison is now a Malmaison hotel I am not sug gesting that Kingston Pen should become a hotel but before this facility becomes landfill there should be an open and intel ligent discussion about its future If there is no concerted advocacy do not expect the federal government to deal respectfully with this National Historic Site

When a student at Queens University law school I was in a criminology class that was treated to a tour of several federal

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prisons including the Penitentiary for Women Joyccville and Kingston Pen I could expound on my impressions of the prison system resulting from those visits but I will leave that aside What struck me

about Kingston Pen was the incredible architecture some of which dates to the 1830s In addition to the massive lime

stone walls towers and an imposing north gate there is a phenomenal arched stone staircase in the interior This prison is in a superb setting on the east side of the old Portsmouth harbour Undoubtedly this setting is a prime development site so there will likely be pressure to demolish the prison and sell the land for more non descript condominium towers

This will be a good time to start dis cussing the future role of Kingston Peni tentiary

Paul R King is the immediate past president of CHOPCO

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IN THIS ISSUE

Kingston Penitentiary 1

Railway History in Komoka 2

North American Prisoners and 2

Tasmanias Built Heritage

Newmarkets Old Town Hall 4

Professor Herb Stovel 5

An Exploration of Humbcr River 5

Bridges

From the Desk of Bert Duclos 7

CHOPCO Mission Statement 7

Ontario Governors Report 8

Heritage Canada Foundation

Presidents Message 9

Circulate CHOnews 9

CHOPCO Board Meetings 9

Advertisements 10

Advertise in CHOnews 10

We Want to Hear From You 10

CHOPCO Board of Directors 11

News from CHOPCO Board of 11

Directors

Advertisements 12

Copyright Notice 12

Disclaimer 12

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M 3-2Railway History in Komoka

John David Harding

Starting with the horse mule and oxen on land and birch bark canoe

in the water early settlers managed to carve out their humble abodes and work

able lands The development of commerce and hence a better quality and safer life started in earnest when the steam locomo

tive thundered through vast territorial plains The railway meant communication commerce and the creation of towns Grand Trunk and Western and then Cana

dian National and Canadian Pacific rail

ways became essential transportation cor ridors To this day railways provide mas sive economic capital to our nations wealth

Komoka Railway Station

This is our heritage and the history of railways is best demonstrated by the rail way station This is where people waited for the train to take them to grandma and grandpa where business was conducted (if the station offered a place to eat and sleep) and where lovers met and made their vows Whether a whistle-stop or a station with a platform these were where the nations politicians campaigned

The community ofGobies just outside of Woodstock had a railway station that in 1939 was transported by rail to Komo ka at the forks for Windsor and Sarnia In

1974 this small station was in danger of being lost to progress Realizing its his toric importance local community mem bers were motivated into action The Gobshy

els station was bought in 1977 for one dollar and saved from demolition This

was thanks in no small measure to Ron

Davis the present curator of the Komoka Railway Museum and to volunteers rang ing in age from teenaged to octogenarian and older

John David Harding is a member of Heritage Port Heritage Central Elgin

Komoka Railway Museum

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Phone519-657-1912 station-masterkomokarailmuseumca Web wwwkomokarailmuseumca

North American Prisoners and Tasmanias Built Heritage Dr John Carter

The year 2012 marks the beginning of celebrations to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the 183738

Upper Canadian Rebellions Events during this period also form a chapter in the built heritage of a far away colony North Americans involved with uprisings and invasions in Upper Canada were sent to Van Diemens Land (now Tasmania) as punishment for their rebellious acts

Between December 1837 and December 1838 at least ten incursions from the United States into Upper Canada were made by members of the Patriot Army These actions resulted in hundreds of the invaders being captured As a direct result ninety three English speaking men were charged with piratical invasion Initially they faced execution but their sentences were commuted by Lieutenant Governor George Arthur to transportation to the penal colony of Van Diemens Land Three groups of prisoners were shipped The first nine arrived in Hobart Town aboard the Marquis of Hastings in July 1839 Four more came aboard the Canton and were unloaded in Janu

ary 1840 A third party of seventy nine disembarked in Febru ary 1840 after a voyage aboard IIMS Buffalo

These prisoners were some of the first to experience a change from assignment to individual landowners to a new system of working on government projects at probation sta tions As political prisoners the men were segregated from

ordinary felons by specific orders issued by Lieutenant Gover nor Sir John Franklin From February 1840 to February 1842 these exiled Patriots were sent to at least fourteen different pro bation stations throughout Van Diemens Land There they

Part of the road constructed by the prisoners with the Probation Station in the background

Photo The Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society Inc

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Three dimensional image of the completed Jerusalem Probation Station (1844) Photo Graham Ryrie Colebrook Tasmania

worked on various government projects Initially road building was the primary delegated task Work consisted of boring and blasting rock breaking stone and wheelbarrowing earth clay and gravel for road construction

At the Sandy Bay Probation Station on the outskirts of Hobart Town prisoners worked building a nine mile stretch of road between Sandy Bay and Browns River In June 1840 they were moved inland to Lovely Banks Probation Station thirty six miles north of the capital There they laboured constructing the main road to Launceston until September 1840 On relocat ing to Green Ponds (now Kempton) the prisoners continued to do road work and bridge and culvert construction They also assisted in the completion of St Marys Anglican Church In May 1841 the Patriot exiles were sent to the Bridgewater Pro bation Station where they erected a causeway and bridge across the Derwent River At the end of May Lieutenant Governor Franklin decreed that the large group would be separated into smaller parties and be scnl to other probation stations to work and to serve out their terms of incarceration Dispersal from Bridgewater took place on May 29 1841

Some men were sent to New Town Bay near Hobart Town between June and September 1841 to build a new probation sta tion there Others went to the Jericho Probation Station to crcshy

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ate the main road from Jericho to Oatlands This occurred

between June and August of 1841 From September 1841 to February 1842 Patriot prisoners were at the Jerusalem Proba tion Station helping to build that facility Others did similar work at Browns River Probation Station Saltwater Creek Rocky Mills and Victoria ValleySeven Mile Creek Probation Stations between June 1841 and February 1842 Because of their skill with axes the Patriots were selected to provide rails posts shingles and timber for the construction of these sites Patriot exiles also developed some of the first roads on the cen tral plateau and along the east coast as well as building police stations at Bothwell and Marlborough

After serving two year terms with good conduct these pris oners were granted tickets of leave a form of probation This allowed the holder to depart from probation stations to seek employment and to eventually receive a conditional pardon The first free pardon was granted on September 20 1843 Par dons continued to be issued through 1846 Most of the North American political prisoners returned to Canada and the United States after receiving their pardons Some remained in Van Diemens Land and others travelled to colonies on the Aus

tralian continent and settled there

While the memory of these events has faded many of the built heritage resources constructed by these North American political prisoners remain in situ They are a testament to the prisoners craftsmanship and a tangible reminder of an intriguing

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M 3-4part of Australias and Canadas shared historical record This legacy can be appreciated in both countries during commemo rative activities being held during 201213

Dr John C Carter is a Research Associate in the

School of History and Classics University of Tasmania and a member of the South Bruce Peninsula Heritage Committee For further information on this topic he can be contacted at drjohncarterbellnet

Stone barnstorehouse cobblestones and superintendents house Photo The Glamorgan Spring Bay Historical Society Inc

Newmarkets Old Town Hall

The Town of Newmarket is a

prime example of a municipality engaged in urban sprawl Its population is now over 80000 people At its core is the low rise main retail street (you guessed it called Main Street) with a mix of old and new buildings including nine teenth century commercial buildings res idential heritage houses churches and the old town hall This old town hall has

not been used as such for many years having been replaced by a utilitarian facility that is part of the urban sprawl and could be anywhere in North Ameri ca From a heritage standpoint what is of interest arc the efforts over the years to save the old town hall and the current thinking about the buildings importance in the community

Newmarket has always been a market town with Main Street at its heart The

Town was founded in 1801 as a trading post and milling centre where the East Holland River cut an old native trail at

Water and Main streets Within a few

years three trading factions developed in this frontier community The fur trade added extra profit to the business con ducted with Quaker settlers who cleared farms along Yonge Street In its first fifty years the community grew and pros pered Markets held regularly on Satur days were well attended because pur chasers were spared the long journey to York (now Toronto) It is said that the name Newmarket evolved as a result of

the trading that took place While York (Toronto) was the old market this new centre of commerce became the new

market

The old town hall was constructed in

1883 by the firm of Walter Page to the designs of Mallory and Sons It is a buff

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coloured brick Italianate style structure with an imposing bell tower Its original purpose was to provide a farmers market on the ground floor and a meeting halltheatre on the second floor The mar

ket extended to the open area behind (to the south) of the building It later served as administrative offices for the Town and

as a court house A small one storey wing to the south was constructed in the 1950s

to house a jail and facilities for the police One of the curious facts about this build

ing is that due to cost overruns the origi nal bell tower never held a bell The tower

was removed in the 1950s In 1984 the

Town reconstructed the bell tower using a design by municipal heritage commit tee member George Luesby based on a photographic record of that part of the building

Across from the old town hall is a

parking lot There was a plan in the early 1980s to demolish the building to pro vide more parking for Main Street mer chants The municipal heritage commit tee with the assistance of the local news paper held a community meeting to demonstrate to Town Council that there

was strong support for retaining the building Wayne Morgan (a current CHOPCO Board member) was the chair of the Newmarket municipal heritage committee at the time (The potential loss of this building was one of the reasons why Council established the heritage committee) In the early 1980s after a review conducted by Toronto architect Spencer Higgins the Town decided to save and renovate the building In 1999 the property was designated under s29 of the Ontario Heritage Act

Earlier this year Council voted to move ahead with further renovation and

Newmarkets Old Town Hall

expansion of the building What is inter esting is that some members of Council and others in the community consider this project as pivotal to the revitalizashytion of downtown Newmarket The old

town hall is seen as a cornerstone of the

cultural core of the community and will be used for arts and community events As plans are not yet crystallized and the construction work has yet to start the question of whether the renovation and expansion will be respectful of the her itage elements of the old Italianate town hall is still open

Paul R King is the immediate past president of CHOPCO

CHOnews Junejuin 2012

M 3-5Professor Herb Stovel

Professor Herb Stovel is acknowl Herbs distinguished career included Montreal from 1990 to 1998 and was edged as one of the worlds positions at the Ontario Heritage Trust most recently a professor at Carleton

renowned experts in heritage conservation Heritage Canada Foundation and Universitys School of Canadian Stud He died in Ottawa on March 142012 ICCROM (International Centre for the ies He authored over eight hundred

As a trainer educator facilitator Study of the Preservation and Restoration books articles editorials and reports on expert witness adviser author negotia of Cultural Property) as well as policy various topics including heritage His tor and conflict manager Herb brought development for Parks Canada and advice 1998 book is titled Risk Preparedness his expertise to the fields of architectural to World Heritage sites Deeply engaged A Management Manual for World Cul and urban conservation cultural land in shaping heritage conservation theory tural Heritage scape management and risk manage and practice he played leadership roles in Professor Stovel will be sorely ment and preparedness He is credited every major institution in the heritage missed for his warm and generous spirit with developing many of the key princi field and his contagious curiosity and passion ples and doctrinal texts by which conser As a scholar and a teacher of excep for heritage He is survived by his wife vation is (or should be) carried out in tional ability Herb had a huge impact Meryl his two children Colin and Canada and abroad He inspired genera on the advancement of the field and Ginny and three siblings Grant Mar tions of heritage practitioners Cultural building the capacities of hundreds of garet and Leslie sites in Canada and around the world heritage professionals all over the have benefited from his expertise and world He directed a postgraduate con enthusiasm servation program at the University of

An Exploration of Humber River Bridges Susan Robertson

The history of bridges travels back to antiquity From all sought to map all potential heritage bridge locations by where a corners of the earth and throughout the ages bridges have road or rail line crossed over the river The map produced con

served as vital landmarks reflecting the worlds vast cultural tained all the rivers and tributaries in the Ilumber with all existing diversity great feats of engineering and the growth and progress road and rail lines overlaid leaving a total of 1250 watercourse of villages to towns and cities to nation states Serving as gather crossings or potential heritage bridge locations The next step was ing places whether in secret celebration or strife their hidden to confirm all 1250 sites through site inspections A site assess stories reveal much about a communitys local identity and a ment checklist for determining bridges of heritage potential was countrys national heritage developed based on the criteria set out by Ontario Heritage Act

It was within this spirit that the Heritage Subcommitteeof the Regulation 906 Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Humber Watershed Alliance (a Toronto and Region Conservation Value or Interest Once each site was assessed and photographed (TRCA) led community based watershed governance council for the information was recorded electronically in a database In total the Humber River watershed) embarked in 2008 upon inventory 1139 sites were assessed and evaluated with 111 sites not ing the Humbers river bridges The Humber is the only designat ed Canadian Heritage River in the Greater Toronto Area The Her itage Subcommittee strives to promote protect and celebrate the cultural heritage of the Humber so that its residents and visitors may appreciate the significant role it played in the development of Canada

Given the obvious link between cultural heritage rivers and bridges coupled with the lack of information available the idea to conduct a heritage bridge inventory was well received Further to this the goal of this study is threefold

n To promote the Humbers Canadian Heritage River desig nation with its associated human heritage and recreational values

bull Toguide the listing or designation of heritage bridges by local municipalities under the Ontario HeritageAct and

bull To educate and raise public awareness of these unique features throughheritage tourism planning

The project methodology involved three stages quantitative Old Mill Bridge

qualitative and data analysisreview The quantitative approach Photo David Wallace

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M 3-6assessed due to either lack of data availability or inability to gain permission to enter the site (which represents approximately nine percent of the total dataset)

Upon review of the first stage the Subcommittee realized that the road and rail lines referenced on the initial map were only new roads and rail lines and not historic abandoned or decommissioned roads or rail lines With this oversight in mind the next step was to apply a qualitative data collection stage utilizing local knowledge municipal reports and archival photographs

Delegations to all the active municipal heritage committees within the Humber region including Toronto Vaughan King Caledon and Brampton were conducted to introduce the initia tive seek support and gain awareness to possible heritage bridge locations Despite gaining widespread support in principle from the committees the majority were unable to identify potential heritage bridge sites It was at this point that the local expertise and community networks of the Subcommittee were called upon Through contacting colleagues and following potential leads Subcommittee members conducted more site visits to properties

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I lumber River Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge at the Mouth of the Humber River

Photo Robert Hulley Digital Photo Arts(C)

where heritage bridges were believed to be located An additional eight heritage bridges were confirmed based on local knowledge

The last stage was a careful review of all the bridges in the database The final shortlist was compiled and reassessed with a last site visit to each location Lastly research into each bridge was conducted to gather all available heritage information

In summary there are thirty three heritage river bridges and associated vestiges remaining across the watershed This number which seems low underscores the contemporary challenges to promoting and protecting heritage bridges With extensive urban ization occurring in the Humber watershed heritage bridges are often sacrificed as they compete with changing transportation needs Additionally the low number can be attributed in part to the destruction or replacement of many bridges as a result of Hur ricane Hazel in 1954

Since being released in July 2011 the Humber River Her itage Bridge Inventory has known great success As a national award winner from the Heritage Canada Foundation for Volun teer Contribution (2011) the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport considers the Inventory the ideal municipal template for inventorying heritage bridges Some heritage bridges slated for demolition have been saved notably the Sneath Bridge which is the last remaining unaltered steel truss bridge in the Humber River watershed Now beautifully restored it is a pedestrian bridge that crosses over the Main Humber River in the heart of the town of Bolton Discussions arc ongoing with municipali ties and other stakeholders to explore the creation of heritage tourism trails building upon heritage bridges and their connec tions to trail networks heritage conservation districts and TRCA conservation areas

Ultimately Crossing the Humber - The Humber River Her itage Bridge Inventory underscores how heritage bridges arc infrastructure worth preserving Each contributes to a communi tys character development and history To browse our wide array of heritage bridges or review the inventory report go to trcaoncathe-living-citywatershedshumbcr-riverhumber-hershyitage-bridgesdot

Susan Robertson is the Project Manager of the Humber River Watershed at Toronto and Region Conservation

Humber River Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge at the Mouth of the Lakcshorc CNR Bridge Adjacent Great Western Railway Bridge Humber River Abutments

Photo Robert Hulley Digital Photo Arts(C) Photo Robert Hulley Digital Photo Arts(C)

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M 3-7From the Desk of Bert Duclos

Municipal designation under sec tion 29 of the Ontario Heritage

Act (OHA) recognizes the importance of a property to the local community protects a propertys cultural heritage value or interest and encourages good steward ship

In the life cycle of any property change is inevitable There arc instances where change can contribute to the long term viability and continuing cultural her itage value of a property The Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sports Eight Guid ing Principles in the Conservation ofBuilt Heritage Properties provides sound guid ance for making decisions about changes to cultural heritage properties

Section 33 of the OHA gives munici pal councils the authority and the process to consider alterations to cultural heritage properties

33 (1) No owner of property desig nated under section 29 shall alter the prop erty or permit the alteration of the proper ty if the alteration is likely to affect the propertys heritage attributes as set out in the description of the propertys heritage attributes that was required to be served and registered under subsection 29 (6) or (14) as the case may be unless the owner applies to the council of the municipality in which the property is situate and receives consent in writing to the alter ation

The wording of this requirement is the result of amendments to the OHA by the Government Efficiency Act 2002 Prior to the 2002 amendments section 33 (1) of the OHA read in part

33 (1) No owner of property designat ed under this Part shall alter the property or permit the alteration of the property where the alteration is likely to affect the reason for the designation as set out in subsection 29 (6) or (14) as the case may be unless the owner applies to the council and receives consent in writing to the alteration

Essentially designating bylaws passed before the 2002 amendments require councils consent to alterations that are

likely to affect the reasons for designa tion rather than the heritage attributes

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as now prescribed An explanation of the process for seeking permission to alter a designated property is available in the Ontario Heritage Tool Kit Designating Heritage Properties Chapter 4 Conserv ing the Heritage Value of a Designated Property as well as two flowcharts in the Appendix

Well written designating bylaws help the property owner council municipal heritage committee and municipal staff make informed decisions when consider

ing alterations to a designated property If the existing reasons for designation or description of heritage attributes are insufficient or too ambiguousto guide and manage proposed alterations or protect the cultural heritage value of the property then amending the bylaw is an option

Section 301(2) to (10) provides for amending a designating bylaw if the amendments are minor and therefore do not require a public notice These may include clarifying language correcting information or revising the bylaw to be consistent with current requirements of the OHA

Section 301(1) applies when the pro posed amendments to a bylaw arc sub stantial This may include changes to the statement of cultural heritage value or interest and description of heritage attrib utes (formerly reasons for designation) changes to the legal description andor adding information to guide and manage alterations to the property The process is the same as the initial passing of a desig nating bylaw

If the proposed amendments are sub stantial then the property should be evalu ated consistent with Ontario Regulation 906 Criteria for Determining Cultural Heritage Value or Interest The amending bylaw put forward must include the legal description and a statement of cultural heritage value or interest and description of heritage attributes Notice of a pro posed amendment must be served on the property owner the Ontario Heritage Trust and as a public notice Section 301 10) requires that amendments to section 29 bylaws that were passed before the Ontario Heritage Amendment Act 2005 came into effect satisfy the requirements of that Amendment Act

Details for amending designating bylaws are available in the Ontario Her

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itage Tool Kit Designating Heritage Properties Chapter 6 Amending a Desig nating Bylaw as well as two flowcharts in the Appendix

Municipal heritage committees have a valuable role in advising on how alter ations to designated properties are man aged and ensuring that designating bylaws provide sufficient guidance for managing change

Bert Duclos is the Heritage Out reach Consultant with the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport Culture Services Unit responsible for provid ing advice to MHCs He can be reached at 4163147154 fax 4162121802 bertduclosontarioca

CHOPCO Mission

Statement

To encourage the develop

ment of municipally appointed

heritage advisory committees

and to further the identification

preservation interpretation and

wise use of community heritage

locally provincially and

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M 3-8Ontario Governors Report Heritage Canada Foundation

Being Ontarios representative on the Board of Governors of the

Heritage Canada Foundation gives me the opportunity to be inspired by what Ontario communities are doing in heritage conservation

I had the pleasure in April to speak at the Annual General Meeting of the South Bruce Grey Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario The meeting was held in Brockton which was formed in 2001 as an amalgamation of the Town ships of Brant and Greenock and the Town of Walkerton The meeting was held in Victoria Jubilee Hall During a tour of downtown Walkerton members of the

ACO Branch explained that Victoria Jubilee Hall was built to replace the origi nal wood town hall and to house an opera house The cornerstone was laid on

August 15 1897 in commemoration of Queen Victorias Diamond Jubilee The property was designated under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1979 In 1996 the Walker ton Town Council and the Clerks office

moved from the building to rental quar ters The cupola and bell were taken down and left on the parking lot The following year Council attempted to remove the heritage designation bylaw and in April announced demolition plans Horrified local residents working with the ACO South Bruce Grey Branch purchased the site in trust for the community It is still maintained by the Branch and its theatre

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continues to be a focal point of the local cultural scene

Another heritage related initiative in the Bruce Grey vicinity is the Bruce Botanical Food Garden This takes sus

tainable agricultural practice and agrishytourism to a new level Try to imagine a small scale Royal Botanical Gardens or Butchart Gardens with spectacular dis plays of a diverse collection of edible plants that can be grown locally What docs this have to do with heritage It is part of the growing realization that her itage is more than buildings and mortar it is also about culture traditions and understanding ways of life How people obtained their food from local sources is

an important thread in the history of Ontario since the first human habitation

thousands of years ago At the 2011 INTOHcritage Canada Conference in Victoria Rob Macklin of the English National Trust described how his organi zation is supporting marketing and facilitating networks of sustainable local food practice to achieve a wide variety of aims such as protecting biodiversity and cultural diversity This also helps farmers as the stewards of a vast

amount of the heritage in England and Wales to be financially successful with in the confines of heritage buildings and cultural heritage landscapes As a holis tic approach to heritage here in Ontario the Bruce Botanical Food Garden is the

way of the future for heritage In my municipality of Grimsby we are devel oping a strategy to support and network local food as a way of promoting susshytainability economic vitality and agrishytourism in ruralagricultural areas within the Grccnbclt

I was honoured to attend the Willow-

bank School of Restoration Arts 2012 Graduating Ceremony during which Shiloh Bell Walter Furlan and Scott Tripp received diplomas in heritage con servation There are few more inspiring places for a heritage enthusiast to visit in Canada than this school in the beautiful

village of Qucenston Under the direc tion of Julian Smith Willowbank is an independent and innovative post sec ondary cultural heritage educational institution operating within the dramatic setting of the 19th century Willowbank estate It is a place where theory and

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practice intertwine with the optimism of youth the knowledge and experience of leading heritage practitioners and the passion that all of us involved in her itage hold I have had the privilege of lecturing at Willowbank with my col league Erik Hanson about municipal her itage planning We always leave with a renewed sense of passion enthusiasm and purpose for the work we do in con serving heritage

Spring means the beginning of Doors Open season in Ontario Most communi ties have those major must see sites on

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their tours but do not overlook the small er often surprising sites During Doors Open Hamilton in May I visited Westfield Heritage Village a wonderful open air

Spring came early this year and with it a mixed bag of blessings an

early spring promised a longer growing season for our farms but the freezing snap reminded us that Mother Nature can be

merciless The result is the fruit basket of

Ontario will be quite bare come the fall The land that we live on has been sus

taining us for two millennia The beauty of our land has not only made our lives happier and content but given us inspira tion to create and invent We are part of the land we live on To care for our land is

to care for ourselves

So it is with our heritage our culture and our history These are vital to our wcllbcing and we must not treat ourselves as expendable Progress has many promis es and pitfalls At times in order to bring in the new the old is bulldozed over for gotten and lost to the elements As our early spring has shown those elements can do irreversible damage For every her itage property lost we lose a part of our history and at times evidence of a crafts manship that few can duplicate today

museum in Flamborough (Hamilton) I also stopped at the picturesque church St Albans Rockton Just another place of worship Not at all What I discovered was a remarkable community effort to save their Anglican church from demoli tion The effort began in 1950 when the church was closed due to the lack of

parishioners Friends of St Albans Church acquired the building in 2001 and main tain it in immaculate condition with the

help of rental income that includes an occasional service St Albans was the

heart of the community and thanks to the people of Rockton will be for many years to come

The struggle to keep heritage relevant to successive generations of municipal leaders and local citizens is ongoing Even when properties are designated we should

Presidents Message Roscoe M Petkovic

When we speak of sustainability smart economy prudent fiscal manage ment and a cleanerbetter environ ment we tend to forget that the price we pay for ignoring the value of our heritage can never be justified Our forefathers used their skills to create and build with

minimal impact on the land Phrases like built to last and skillful utilization of

materials point to a respect for the land and what it gives us

Ontario Heritage Conference 2012 in Kingston pays emphasis to Best Prac tices in heritage as the key to better pro mote and effectively protect our land scapes natural and built heritage With the support of the Ministry of Tourism Sport and Culture Ontario Heritage Trust provincial heritage organizations includ ing CHOPCO and every individual who respects our land heritage and hence our environment we the people can learn how to put best practices into effect

As president of CHOPCO I have had the pleasure of participating in a number of unveilings of gravesite marker

never take them for granted We need to continually show how relevant they are to our communities and promote and support good stewardship and regular mainte nance In the case of Victoria Jubilee Hall

there is a happy ending Not only is the building beautifully preserved but it is the focal point of the municipal crest of Brockton

Heritage is preserved when people take an interest Make sure to do your part in the coming months by visiting historical sites museums re-enact ments and festivals like Doors Open Ontario 1 guarantee you will see your province and its heritage in a whole new way

Michael Seaman is the Ontario

Governor and Vice Chair of the Her

itage Canada Foundation

commemorations of Ontario Premiers

Organized by Ontario Heritage Trust these events brought home the impor tance of paying respect to those who held public office Their dedication to service and their unpublicizcd sacrifices helped make Ontario a better province This too is part of our heritage

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M 3-11CHOPCO Board of Directors 2011-2012

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News from the CHOPCO Board of Directors

The CHOPCO Board of Directors

met on March 25 2012 at the Scarborough Archives to discuss the busi ness of the corporation

President Roscoe Petkovic and Direc

tor Wayne Morgan earlier attended a meeting with Ontario Heritage Trust to discuss the possible recognition of those Municipal Heritage Committees that have created Heritage Conservation Districts This would give HCDs higher visibility and illustrate the tourism and economic

value of HCDs in their communities

There is a need to share best practices and encourage more HCDs in Ontario

The SecretaryTreasurer reported that most of the 2011 CHOPCO MHC mem

berships have been renewed for 2012 A few renewals are still outstanding and regrettablysome MHCs no longer exist

In an effort to streamline and simplify email contact with Board members a new email system has been established To con tact any current Board member type the full name followed by communityheritashygeontarioca For example the president can be reached at roscoepetkoviccomshymunityheritageontarioca A complete list of the Board of Directors for 2012-2013

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will appear in the next issue ofCHOnews To increase the role and responsibility

of the Corporations various committees the Board decided to reduce travel costs by holding committee meetings by teleconfer ence This should increase members

involvement with the corporation The Board also resolved to amend the bylaws to provide for eight Board members 75 of whom must be active members of or appointed by a member MHC Recruitment for new committee members will begin at the Conference and Annual General Meet

ing and continue throughout the year The Communications Committee

reported that the new website is running and that social media such as Facebook

and Twitter are being explored as mecha nisms for promoting CHOPCO to a wider audience

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The Conference Committee reported that everything is running smoothly for the 2012 Heritage Conference A report of the Conference will be provided in the next issue ofCHOnews The 2013 Confer

ence will be held in the Simcoe Huronia

Midland area

The Education Committee is seeking new members and ideas for future work

shops This requires a MHC to agree to host a workshop on a topic of their choice such as the popular MHC orientation work shop CHOPCO will arrange for speakers and publicize the workshop to other MHCs in the area Contact the president if you are interested in hosting a workshop or serving on the Education Committee

Bert Duclos of the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport provided his regular report to the Board which includ ed an update of reconstituted and new MHCs in West Nipissing and Huntsville Other municipalities considering the establishment of a MHC include Wool

wich LaSalle Bracebridge Georgian Bay and Severn Township

Following the AGM in Kingston the new Board will meet on June 24 2012 in Scarborough

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Cancarta Mapping

MHCs and historical societies want tourists and locals to visit your communitys historic sites museums and commemorative plaques Using GPS coordinates I will plot your heritage assets on Internet maps Compete online with high budget tourism promotions

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Phone 705-639-5706

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only for purposes of legibility and accuracy to the extent that can be readily

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CHOnews is published quarterly by

Community Heritage Ontario

Additional copies of CHOnews are available from Rick Schofield at the

corporate mailing address or by calling 4162822710

Submission Deadlines

February 10 May 10 September 10 and December 10

The financial support of the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport is gratefully acknowledged

Corporate Address CHO 24 Conlins Road

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