With funding from the Huron Business Development Corporation and under the direction of a local steering committee, the HRC conducted a study of the Goderich Harbour area as a Cultural Heritage Landscape (CHL).
In January 2007, the HRC organized an action team for the Historic Places Initiative (HPI). The team, consisting of recent graduates, high school and university students, has since been responsible for assisting municipalities in completing nominations for selected heritage sites within and surrounding the Grand Heritage River Corridor. Steady progress has been made in the effort to standardize the methods for recognizing historic places across the country, create a national register and introduce new programs for heritage conservation.
With funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, branches of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO) and Historical Societies will partner with the Heritage Resources Centre (HRC) at the University of Waterloo to undertake a province wide research program to answer the question: Have Heritage Conservation Districts in Ontario been successful heritage planning initiatives over a period of time?
Heritage Conservation District Study Summary Report
Bluewater: Bayfield Heritage Conservation District
Brampton: Churchville Heritage Conservation District
Brantford: Brant Avenue Heritage Conservation District
Cambridge: Galt Heritage Conservation District
Cobourg: King Street East Heritage Conservation District
Goderich: Goderich Hertiage Conservation Districts
Hamilton: Cross-Melville Heritage Conservation District
Hamilton: McNab-Charles Heritage Conservation District
Huron East: Seaforth Heritage Conservation District
Kingston: Barriefiled Heritage Conservation District
Kingston: Market Square Heritage Conservation District
Loyalist: Bath Heritage Conservation District
Markham: Markham Village Heritage Conservation District
Markham and Vaughn: Thornhill Heritage Conservation District
Mississauga: Meadowvale Heritage Conservation District
Niagara on the Lake: Queen and Picton Streets Heritage Conservation District
Oakville: First and Second Street Heritage Conservation District
Oakville: Old Oakville Heritage Conservation District
Ottawa: Byward Market Heritage Conservation District
Ottawa: Minto Park Heritage Conservation District
Ottawa: Sandy Hill Heritage Conservation District
Pickering: Whitevale Heritage Conservation District
St. Catharines: Queen Street Heritage Conservation District
Thunder Bay: Waverly Park Heritage Conservation District
Toronto: Wychwood Park Heritage Conservation District
Wilmot: New Hamburg Heritage Conservation District
Dozens and perhaps even hundreds of historic buildings have been demolished in Ontario over the past decades because owners, bankers and developers have argued that the costs of renovating and adapting these buildings for new uses is too high.
This is a comprehensive study on the economics of heritage development in Ontario, commissioned by The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, with additional support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
Last updated: Feb 9, 2011
