Ontario Heritage Connection

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Both current and archived stories are searchable. It can take up to a week before the most recent stories have been made searchable. This invaluable search engine uses the popular Google search technology. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_j.html">IT TOOK 10 YEARS – NOW LIGHTHOUSES PROTECTED</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_j_small.jpg" width="135" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Preservation stories don't always have bleak endings. Individual and community efforts often result in successful outcomes. After nearly 10 years of effort, bill S-215, <strong>An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses</strong> was passed by Parliament on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The private member's bill empowers communities to help preserve Canada's heritage lighthouses. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_i.html">ST. CATHARINES INCREASES MUSEUM FUNDS</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_i.gif" width="171" height="58" hspace="6" vspace="24" border="0" align="right" /><br /> St. Catharines has stepped in to support its own museum with extra funds. The money was desperately needed to address a huge backlog in items to be curated. Shelves and boxes at the museum are filled to capacity and stacked high. The museum needs more resources for cataloguing, special shelving, acid-free storage materials and staff people to do the work. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_h.html">WIRED GENEALOGY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_h_small.jpg" width="103" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Come to the 2008 Ontario Genealogical Society Conference, May 30 – June 1st, 2008 at Fanshawe College, London Ontario – the largest genealogy and technology Conference in Canada! The theme is <strong>Wired Technology. </strong>Learn how to use technology and the Internet to research your family history. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_g.html">RESTORATION SURPRISES AND TRIALS IN KINGSTON</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_g_small.jpg" width="137" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> When the <strong>Frontenac Heritage</strong> <strong>Foundation</strong> inherited a building of shops in <strong>Kingston</strong>, it thought it had a building from the mid 19th century. But as the building at 62, 64, 66 Brock Street was carefully examined, they found it was actually built in the later 1820s. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_f.html">BILINGUAL FAMILY HISTORY PROJECT GETS GRANT TO USE TECHNOLOGY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_f_small.jpg" width="195" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The <strong>Friends of the Macdonell-Williamson House</strong> have received a $49,600 Trillium grant for a one-year bilingual genealogy project in Chute-à-Blondeau, near Hawkesbury. The project will promote interaction between seniors and youth who will research and document local history after training in technology that can enhance their work. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_e.html">ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS AT THE BIRTHPLACE OF TORONTO</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_e_small.jpg" width="195" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Fort York is the site of some of the oldest buildings in Toronto and archaeology there has helped to fill in the picture of York’s (now Toronto’s) early days. On Wednesday, May 7, 2008 7:30 p.m. Governor Simcoe Branch of the United Empire Loyalists presents a talk, <strong>“Archaeological Excavations at Fort York”</strong>, by archaeologist David Spittal. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_d.html">MAY IS MUSEUM MONTH WITH ACCENT ON GREEN</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><p><br /> The special focus for 2008’s Museum Month is on the "greening" of our museums. Heritage preservation is all about saving and using the old, to keep vital the past and our history. Special exhibits and events and free or reduced entrance fees means you can enjoy our wealth of museums before heat of the busy summer tourist season. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/200805_d_banner.jpg" width="531" height="82" hspace="0" vspace="0" border="0" /></p> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_c.html">HERITAGE SLAUGHTER IN CANADA CONTINUES</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_c3.jpg" width="226" height="132" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) has released its <strong>Top Ten Endangered Places and Worst Losses </strong>lists drawing attention to a total of 20 architectural and heritage sites in Canada either threatened with demolition or already lost. Two of the most endangered places are in Ontario, while four of the worst recent losses occurred here. HCF has started a petition to help stop this destruction. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_b.html">TIME TO NOMINATE YOUR LOCAL HERITAGE HEROES</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_b_logo.jpg" width="215" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>The Ontario Heritage Trust</strong> is seeking nominations for its <strong>2008 Heritage Community Recognition Program</strong>, which celebrates volunteers for outstanding achievements to preserve, protect and promote Ontario's heritage. The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 4, 2008. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200805_a.html">TRYING TO SAVE OLD RADIAL RAILWAY STATION IN SUTTON</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200805_a_small.jpg" width="178" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> In an encouraging move for built heritage lovers, Georgina’s council is moving quickly to stop a threat to one of Georgina’s most historic buildings. Built in 1906, the building was first known as the Ontario Hydro building and was used as a waiting room and ticket depot for the York Radial Railway until 1931. The streetcar made its way north from Toronto and by 1909 reached the Village of Sutton. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200805_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_q.html">ENTER THE TORONTO HERITAGE POSTER COMPETITION</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_q_small.jpg" width="147" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Here is your chance to design a poster that shows the value of Toronto’s built heritage and inspires people to protect it. Deadline to register is May 7th and to submit the poster, May 12th. The competition is organized by the Toronto Society of Architects, DIAC and Heritage Toronto. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_q.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_p.html">PAISLEY INN REPAIR THWARTED AGAIN</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_p_small.jpg" width="147" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Municipality officials have applied yet again to destroy the Paisley Inn  and are standing in the way of the owner’s attempts to repair it. This is a twist, governments aren’t usually trying to destroy heritage, rather it’s usually the owner who wants to turn a heritage property into dust for financial reasons. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_p.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_o.html">HIKE FOR HEALTH AND HISTORY IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_o_small.jpg" width="141" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Friends of the Macdonell-Williamson House</strong> is pleased to announce that a “Hiking for Health & History”, project is underway. The Friends are working to bring you another unique bilingual map of the Lower Ottawa River Region which will display various historic buildings and highlight activities that people can enjoy while discovering “their own backyard” independently. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_n.html">HARVARD AIRCRAFT COMES HOME TO CANADA</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_n_small.jpg" width="105" height="114" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br />  <br /> On April 19 a vintage World War 2 Harvard aircraft landed in Tillsonburg after a four-day trip from its old home in Washington state. The Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association now owns seven Harvards. Today there are fewer than 50 Harvards flying in Canada. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_m.html">HELP! DEMONSTRATE FOR HERITAGE AT HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_m_small.jpg" width="229" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Dear Heritage Advocate: We have been contacted by a group of concerned citizens, and pass along their plea for your help. The Victorian Red Brick building adjacent to the Lister Block (Balfour Building) has been demolished without saving anything. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_l.html">NORFOLK’S FIRST DOORS OPEN, APRIL 26-27</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_l_small.jpg" width="126" height="143" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br />  <br /> Come and visit <strong>Norfolk County</strong> on the weekend of April 26 to 27th. This is Norfolk’s first Doors Open and a great opportunity to explore the Lake Erie fishing villages and the inland towns, which thrived on the tobacco and forest industries. They are home to many lovely 19th buildings. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_k.html">LANDMARKS NOT LANDFILL</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_k_small.jpg" width="130" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Environmental Responsibility... Sustainable Development… Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. These are key phrases heard daily in our media reports and social conversations. It is only fitting that the 2008 Heritage Conservation Conference will focus on the theme of heritage preservation and environmental sustainability. Come to Collingwood, Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1 to discuss and learn. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_j.html">OHS CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON NATURAL HERITAGE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_j_small.jpg" width="180" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Ontario Historical Society is holding its conference and AGM Friday June 13 and Saturday, June 14, 2008, at the University of Guelph. The theme is Ontario’s environmental history:<em> From Nature to Ecology, Landscape to Ecosystems: An Historical View of Ontario Environments</em>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_i.html">HIGH RISES COMING TO PEEL SCHOOL BOARD’S FARM</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_i_small.jpg" width="132" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Peel School Board has decided to lease 12 hectares (32 acres) of the 80-hectare (200-acre) Britannia Farm to a developer for 99 years so that up to eight office towers can be built on Hurontario St. in Mississauga. King William IV, Queen Victoria’s uncle, deeded the farm in trust for the benefit of Peel’s school children in 1833. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_h.html">A BIG YEAR FOR SESQUICENTENNIALS</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_h_small.jpg" width="166" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> All over Ontario 150th anniversaries are being celebrated in 2008. Bowmanville, Renfrew, Southampton, Stirling and Welland are towns putting on special celebratory events. And don’t forget the 150th anniversary of the North America’s first commercial well in Oil Springs. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_g.html">PRESERVATION IS GREEN</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_g_small.jpg" width="171" height="90" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The <strong>U.S. National Trust for Heritage Preservation</strong> is now campaigning to save old buildings not just for their historic value but also because preservation helps fend off climate change. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_f.html">OHC APPOINTS NEW EDITOR</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_f.jpg" width="214" height="94" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Sandra Eadie has been appointed Editor for The Ontario Heritage Connection. She succeeds OHC Chair, Margaret McBurney, who has been Editor since the OHC web site began in early 2004. Ms. Eadie starts immediately. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_e.html">INFORMATION SOUGHT: SAINT PATRICK’S KEARNEY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_e_small.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> To prepare for an Ontario Heritage Conservation Review Board Hearing scheduled April 22, 2008, Elwood Varty is seeking information about the history of <strong>Saint Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church, Kearney</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_d.html">MORE DOORS OPEN EVENTS THAN EVER</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200704_l_small.gif" width="184" height="97" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> More <strong>Doors Open Ontario</strong> events are set to take place in 2008 than ever before. Nine of the 54 events are new. We have put a link to upcoming events on the OHC site to make it easy to enjoy this cornucopia of historical and heritage delights... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_c.html">LEGACY AND SETTLEMENT OF LOYALIST SOLDIERS IN NIAGARA</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_c_small.jpg" width="86" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Toronto Branch of the United Empire Loyalists will have as its guest Ron Dale, author and project manager for Parks Canada’s War of 1812 Bicentennial in Niagara-on-the-Lake* on Wednesday, April 16, at 8 pm. He will speak on "<strong>Rangers in Paradise: the Settlement of Butler's Rangers in Niagara</strong>". <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_b.html">LIVING HISTORY, A BASKET MAKING WORKSHOP</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_b_small.jpg" width="142" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> On Saturday, May 3rd, you will have the unique opportunity to learn how to make an authentic Great Lakes Spoked Ojibway Basket at Timber Village Museum in Blind River. Register by April 25th. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200804_a.html">BYZANTINE ARCHITECTURE AND GROUP OF SEVEN DECORATION</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200804_a_small.jpg" width="122" height="109" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> A free public symposium will take place on Saturday, May 3rd celebrating the centenary of St. Anne’s Anglican church building in Toronto. It is a big parish church, a model of Hagia Sophia, Saint Sophia, in Istanbul, which was decorated in the 1920s by members of the Group of Seven and associates. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200804_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803ab.html">ONLINE GREY COUNTY HISTORY TREASURES</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left> <br /> <img src="images/200803ab_small.jpg" width="126" height="94" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />Grey Roots Museum & Archives proudly presents “For Home and Country: The Women’s Institutes of Grey County.” This online collection of Tweedsmuir History books compiled by local Women’s Institute branches launches in the Grey Roots Theatre with a musical celebration and demonstration on March 29, 2008 at 4 p.m. Original volumes will also be on display. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803ab.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803aa.html">ATTEMPTS TO PROTECT BARRIE TRAIN STATION</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803aa_small.jpg" width="200" height="103" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Another historic train station is in peril. Now that the city of Barrie has announced its intention to redevelop the Allandale train station, Heritage Barrie has stepped in to try to save this link to the past. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803aa.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_z.html">TRYING TO SAVE OLD FARMHOUSE IN THE CREDIT VALLEY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_z_small.jpg" width="94" height="102" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> In a case that looks very much like demolition by neglect the Credit Valley Conservation authority wants to destroy an 1869 log cabin in Georgetown. A dedicated group of local citizens have joined together to prevent this happening. Here is a letter to the editor in the Georgetown Independent and Free Press on the subject by John Carroll. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_z.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_y.html">PLAQUE RECOMMENDATIONS SOUGHT</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_y_small.jpg" width="184" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>On Saturday, April 12 at 9:30 am</strong>, the <strong>Etobicoke York Heritage Round Table</strong> will take place at Montgomery’s Inn, 4709 Dundas St. W. <strong>Peggy Mooney</strong>, the Executive Director of Heritage Toronto will be exploring opportunities for potential plaque locations and walking tours in the west end. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_y.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_x.html">A COMMUNITY CHARRETTE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_x_small.jpg" width="100" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> A group of waterfront citizens, architects and city planners have been working on a plan to convert the <strong>silos at the foot of Bathurst St.</strong> into a museum dedicated to Toronto's history and culture. A <strong>"Community Workshop and Design Charrette"</strong> is being held on Sunday March 30th from 10a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Harbourfront Community Centre at 627 Queen's Quay West. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_x.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_w.html">A 13TH CENTURY VILLAGE SITE ON HOLD</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_w_small.jpg" width="150" height="80" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> There’ll be no new homes on an ancient village site discovered on the south shore of Chemong Lake — at least for now.<strong> </strong>Development is on hold as this<strong> 13th-century site is investigated</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_w.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_v.html">WATERLOO DESIGNATES A HERITAGE DISTRICT</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_v_small.jpg" width="177" height="116" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> With the issuance of the<strong> Ontario Municipal Board’s</strong> Order on January 29, 2008, the City of Waterloo has received formal approval of its first <strong>Heritage Conservation District</strong>. The MacGregor Albert Neighbourhood, located in the Uptown area of the City, is now officially recognized as one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Waterloo. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_v.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_u.html">HERITAGE CONSERVATION DIRECTORY TAKES TO THE WEB</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_u_small.jpg" width="160" height="98" hspace="6" vspace="16" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Owners of heritage properties will now find conservation projects a little easier, thanks to the recent posting of a directory of conservators and restorers online. <strong>Richard Longley</strong>, of Toronto’s <strong>Harbord Village Residents' Association</strong>, said the compilation of links to experts, crafts people and suppliers, provides guidance to those planning to conserve and restore heritage homes rather than renovate them. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_u.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_t.html">MORE HERITAGE LOST?</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_t_small.jpg" width="139" height="80" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Heritage buffs fear the sale of abandoned train station in Kingston. "It's at the crisis stage," says local historian <strong>Peter Hennessy </strong>of a plan to sell this unique city landmark. Other local heritage proponents fear that the city is on the brink of losing this civic landmark. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_t.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_s.html">PAUL MARTIN’S WINDSOR HOME MAY BE SAVED</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_s_small.jpg" width="118" height="78" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The former home of <strong>Paul Martin Sr. </strong>and the retreat of <strong>Canada</strong><strong>'s 21st prime minister, Paul Martin Jr.</strong> is in a “desperate state.” But hope has blossomed again for one of Windsor's most historically significant homes, the Low-Martin House. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_s.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_r.html">A NEW CANADIAN HISTORICAL NOVEL</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_r_small.jpg" width="97" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong><em>Where the River Narrows</em></strong> by <strong>Kevin Gray</strong> — It is 1759. The war has dragged on for 5 years, but it has always seemed remote to Rachelle Ducoin. There are few hints of the struggles afar on the farm below Quebec. Catastrophe strikes. Ruin and starvation loom. Sickness, madness and murder claim those she loves. An invading army makes her a refugee. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_r.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_q.html">STREETCAR WARS AND FLAMES AT FORT YORK</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_q_small.jpg" width="200" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> You’ll learn all about Streetcar Wars during the <strong>Festival of Storytelling</strong> coming up at Fort York on <strong>Sunday, March 30</strong> at 1 p.m. Hear how Fort York, nearly a century after U.S. Forces destroyed it in 1813, was almost overrun again on March 30, and then on April 27, about the first attack. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_q.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_p.html">DESIGNATE THE BRUSSELS LIBRARY? OH THE COST!</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_p_small.jpg" width="160" height="107" hspace="6" vspace="12" border="0" align="left" /><br /> It’s all about money. After debating whether or not they agreed with designating the Brussels library as an historically significant building, Huron East councillors at their Feb. 19 meeting decided to table the issue. “I have a problem with us designating it,” said Deputy Mayor Bernie MacLellan... ”I don't have a problem with heritage but having it not designated may raise more funds when we sell it.” <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_p.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_o.html">OTTAWA RIVER’S HERITAGE IN JEOPARDY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_o_small.jpg" width="185" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="6" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The dream of designating the <strong>Ottawa River</strong><strong> </strong>a heritage site could die within days if the federal government does not give its final approval for the project. That grim prognosis comes from <strong>Larry Graham</strong>, chairman of the Ottawa River Heritage Designation Committee, who shares a growing frustration in the community that the river will not receive its long-overdue recognition as one of the nation's most important physical landmarks. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_n.html">THREATENED IN KITCHENER</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_n_small.jpg" width="178" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="4" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Downtown Kitchener has too few architectural riches to allow it to lose a small but bona fide jewel – the former Toronto-Dominion Bank building at the corner of King and Frederick streets. City staff have correctly identified it as one of Waterloo Region's finest examples of modern-movement design and understandably want it preserved. Yet the building is today threatened by a plan to turn it into a restaurant. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_m.html">2007 ONTARIO HERITAGE AWARDS FOR COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_m_small.jpg" width="105" height="117" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> On February 21, at a splendid ceremony at Queen's Park, <strong>Lieutenant-Governor David Onley</strong> and one of his predecessors, <strong>Lincoln M. Alexander</strong>, chair of the Ontario Heritage Trust, presented the annual Lieutenant-Governor's <strong>Ontario Heritage Award </strong>to three youth groups and 19 individuals in honour of remarkable achievements in protecting, preserving and promoting the province's heritage. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_l.html">A CREATIVE APPROACH IN LONDON TO ENHANCE CIVIC LIFE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left> <br /> <img src="images/200803_l_small.jpg" width="211" height="106" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />The newly formed <strong>London Heritage Council </strong>is led by chair <strong>Alan Cohen</strong> and a team of dedicated community volunteers who are implementing an innovative strategic plan designed to enhance the quality of life and civic commitment of all Londoners. The City of London has charged it to allocate grants to the Heritage and Museum sector. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_k.html">GUELPH’S CIVIC MUSEUM RECEIVES $1-MILLION</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_k_small.jpg" width="147" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Good news for Guelph! The<strong> </strong>Honourable<strong> Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage</strong>, <strong>Status of Women and Official Languages</strong>, and <strong>Dr. Gary Goodyear</strong>, Member of Parliament (Cambridge), announced last week that there would be new funding for the Guelph Civic Museum. The new home is a heritage limestone building in the downtown core that was formerly the <strong>Loretto Convent</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_j.html">ARCHAEOLOGY: THE FOUNDATION FOR GOOD RESTORATION</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left> <br /> <img src="images/200803_j.gif" width="111" height="117" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />The <strong>Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation</strong> will hold the first lecture in a series of four scheduled for 2008. It will take place on March 11, 2008, at Kingston City Hall at 7:30 in Memorial Hall. This year marks CARF's 25th anniversary. To commemorate the event the organization is teaming up with the Frontenac Heritage Foundation to present a special talk on the value of archeological research to heritage restoration projects.<br />  <br /> <strong>All are welcome to this free event.</strong> <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_i.html">HERITAGE SPOTLIGHT ON LOYALIST’S KINGSTON HOME</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left> <br /> <img src="images/200803_i_small.jpg" width="127" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />Here’s a story about a distinguished United Empire Loyalist and the house he built in Kingston 175 years ago. Quite a legacy! The Cartwright House was built for <strong>Robert David Cartwright</strong>, an Oxford graduate who became the assistant minister of St. George's Cathedral in 1831. Cartwright had the house at 191 King Street East built just in time for his marriage to <strong>Harriet Dobbs</strong> of Ireland in 1833. Few families have had such an extensive impact on Kingston's history. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_h.html">GRANTS TO MAINTAIN MISSISSAUGA’S DESIGNATED HERITAGE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_h_small.jpg" width="169" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="12" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Mississauga's 2008 <strong>Designated Heritage Property Grant Program</strong> is now accepting applications. "Now in its second year, we've increased the 2008 budget to $75,000, thus enabling us to offer more grant opportunities to eligible properties and ultimately conserving Mississauga's invaluable heritage resources," said <strong>Mark Warrack</strong>, the city’s heritage coordinator. "In the first year, the program provided more than $43,000 in grants." <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_g.html">AURORA HONOURS ITS HERITAGE CHAMPIONS</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left> <br /> <img src="images/200803_g_small.jpg" width="150" height="101" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />The Town of Aurora, which was founded in 1827 when the first sawmill was built, recently honoured nine winners of the <strong>Ontario Heritage Trust Awards</strong> for 2007 in seven categories. In recognition of the Ontario Heritage Week, these awards were presented by <strong>Mayor Phyllis Morris</strong> at the Council meeting on February 26, 2008. Earlier in the month, Aurora presented 21 heritage designation plaques. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_f.html">REWILDING THE LANDSCAPE – EUROPEANS LEAD</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_f_small.jpg" width="130" height="99" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Throughout the United Kingdom, individuals are purchasing wilderness to help preserve that precious resource, spending the equivalent of $20,000 - $160,000 to do so. In the process, they sign contracts promising never to construct roads, pipelines, or permanent buildings and not to permit any activities that might jeopardize the land. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_e.html">LAST PHOTOS OF A LOST HERITAGE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_e_small.jpg" width="160" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The recent fire on<strong> Queen Street West</strong> in Toronto destroyed what City Councillor Adam Vaughan called “the heart of the arts community.” The cultural damage may be irreparable. To see what has been lost, here are photographs taken by heritage enthusiast <strong>George Rust D’Eye</strong>, just a few days before the blaze destroyed a string of historic buildings between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_d.html">HUDSON'S BAY BEAUTIFIES UGLY RENOVATION WORK</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_d_small.jpg" width="158" height="92" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>The Hudson's Bay</strong> store at Yonge and Queen in downtown Toronto has altered its south façade by putting up a vast printed sheet that resembles the structure's south front, which dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It covers the restoration work going on behind. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_c.html">SEEDY SUNDAY FOR HEIRLOOM-SEEDS</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left> <br /> <img src="images/200803_c_small.jpg" width="226" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />The 1,400-member <strong>Seeds of Diversity Canada</strong>, or SODC, is a co-ordinating body for exchanging so-called heritage or heirloom seeds. This year in February and March, enthusiasts are putting on local events to share heirloom-plant seeds along with their knowledge and experiences about growing them. In the Ottawa Valley, <strong>Seedy Sunday</strong> (March 2) takes place 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Marguerite Centre in Pembroke. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_b.html">HERITAGE HONOUR FOR NEW HAMBURG'S HARTMAN BRIDGE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_b_small.jpg" width="147" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Waterloo Regional Municipality has received an achievement award for its<strong> </strong>restoration of the handsome <strong>Hartman</strong><strong> Bridge</strong> in New Hamburg — an award presented by<strong> </strong>the <strong>Architectural Conservancy of Ontario's North Waterloo Branch</strong> and the <strong>Heritage Canada Foundation</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200803_a.html">MAKE OLD FARMSTEADS PART OF NEW NEIGBOURHOODS</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200803_a1_small.jpg" width="164" height="134" hspace="6" vspace="8" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Beautiful old farmsteads often get flattened along with the rest of the landscape when new subdivisions are created. Writing in Community Heritage Ontario’s <em>CHOnews </em>Michael Seaman, the Community Planner with the Town of Aurora, describes why we should and how we can go about preserving these important buildings. Mr. Seaman and CHO have kindly given us permission to feature this article. CHO was incorporated in 1991 to provide a non-profit provincial umbrella organization in support of municipally-appointed heritage advisory committees. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200803_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_o.html">RECONSTRUCTING HISTORY IN SIOUX LOOKOUT</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200802_o_small.jpg" width="181" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="8" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Last autumn, the <strong>Friends of Cedar Bay</strong> and the municipality of <strong>Sioux Lookout</strong><strong> </strong>were hoping to restore the principal cabin in the camp at Cedar Bay. They brought in a group from <strong>Summer Beaver</strong>, or <strong>Nibinamik</strong> to do the job.The men were undertaking research on the heritage site there, so they set up the group to do work on contract and collect money for the project — to help pay for interviews and questionnaires. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_n.html">RECYCLING BUILDINGS</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><strong><img src="images/200802_n_small.jpg" width="278" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /></strong><br /> In a recent article in the Toronto Star, columnist <strong>Christopher Hume</strong> wrote that <strong>“Great Cities Recycle Buildings — but the creativity needed for conversion is often lacking in Toronto.” </strong>Too true. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_m.html">“THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD: NEXT STOP, FREEDOM” ROLLS INTO OAKVILLE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><strong><img src="images/200802_m_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="8" border="0" align="left" /></strong><br /> A new exhibition in the Oakville Museum at Erchless Estate — “The Underground Railroad: Next Stop, Freedom” — includes a multimedia presentation honouring Black Canadians in Oakville and their heritage. It presents the dramatic story of Perry and Deborah Brown who reached the freedom of Canada in their flight from Maryland and slavery via the 'Underground Railroad'. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_l.html">SAVED BY THE BANK – BRIGHT NEW SPACE FOR CHP</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><strong><img src="images/200802_l_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="8" border="0" align="right" /></strong><br /> On Thursday, February 7, a press conference announced that The Bank of Nova Scotia had offered Toronto's <strong>Community Heritage Project</strong> (CHP) a new home on the second floor of its branch at Queen East and Church streets. The CHP's expansive archive contains artifacts, documents, maps, photos, and other memorabilia from Toronto's past. In January it lost its crowded three rooms in premises at Bloor and Yonge streets to wreckers' hammers. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_k.html">NEW THINGS APLENTY AT TORONTO’S OLD FORT YORK</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><strong><img src="images/200802_k.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /></strong><br /> Fort York is a busy place. There will soon be an audio guide, which it hopes to launch this spring. Also coming up are several exhibitions this year, including “The Soldier's Trade.” City of Toronto Culture recently published <strong><em>Fort York: A Short History and Guide</em></strong>, by <strong>Dr Carl Benn</strong>. Toronto Culture has also invited artists to depict the Lake Ontario shoreline of the 1790s and its historic and natural features. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_j.html">INVITATION TO CELEBRATE FRENCH-CANADIAN HERITAGE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><strong><img src="images/200802_j_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /></strong><br />  <br /> Le Regroupement des organismes du patrimoine franco-ontarien (ROPFO) invites you to the award ceremony for the Roger Bernard Heritage Prize, February 21, 2008 at the Muséoparc de Vanier, 300, avenue des Pères Blancs, Ottawa on Thursday February 21, 2008, from 5 to 7 p.m. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_i.html">CHAMPION OF OIL SPRINGS HISTORY HONOURED</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><strong><img src="images/200802_i_small.jpg" width="80" height="104" hspace="6" vspace="2" border="0" align="left" /></strong><br /> In the 150th-anniversary year of the continent's first commercial well in Oil Springs, Lambton County, <strong>Charlie Fairbank</strong> of that town is receiving the <strong>Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement</strong>. Fairbank has spent decades working to make the public aware of the county's history... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_h.html">FUND-RAISING PLUS! SUCCESS IN PETERBOROUGH</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200802_h.gif" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> St John's in Peterborough is one of the oldest Gothic stone Anglican churches on the continent. Parishioners oversubscribed to a campaign to raise money to keep the structure operating. In less than four months they donated over $640,000 – well over the $508,000 goal! <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_g.html">GREY COUNTY’S BLACK HISTORY ON VIEW IN OWEN SOUND</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200802_g_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>Grey Roots Museum and Archives</strong> in Owen Sound celebrates Black History Month with the re-launching of the exhibition <strong>“From Slavery to Freedom: African-Canadians in Grey County.”</strong> There’ll also be events for children, documentaries about black heritage, and the launch of the <em>Northern Terminus Journal </em>and <em>Going North: The Story of Geraldine's Great Great Grandfather</em>... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_f.html">CLAIREVILLE HERITAGE-HIKING TRAIL LOOKING FOR SPONSORS</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200802_f_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Brampton chapter of the <strong>Architectural Conservancy of Ontario</strong> (ACO) organized a meeting on Saturday January 19 to inform the public and invite feedback about a possible heritage-hiking trail in the Claireville Conservation Area. The ACO set up the session in the hope that some guests would launch an association to construct and maintain the trail... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_e.html">REBELS ARGUE ABOUT 1837 FAILURE AND NAVY ISLAND</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left> <br /> <img src="images/200802_e_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />On Saturday March 29, two storytelling events relate to 1837 rebels <strong>William Lyon Mackenzie</strong> and <strong>David Gibson</strong>. At 1:30 p.m., Mackenzie and Gibson will debate at Mackenzie House. Then, that evening at 7, Gibson House Museum will present “The Truth about Navy Island.” In 1850, Mackenzie and Gibson, having returned from U.S. exile, settle down to squabble over various events that followed the failure of the rebellion of 1837... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_d.html">HISTORY CARVED IN STONE AT CATARQUI CEMETERY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200802_d_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="10" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Many of Kingston's grave markers hint at the city's rich history. The story of one figure is suggestive of what visitors can learn with some background reading. <strong>Archibald Cameron Macdonell</strong> (1884–1941) rests at Cataraqui Cemetery. He graduated from Royal Military College; served in the NorthWest Mounted Police and in the Canadian Mounted Rifles, where he rose to brigadier-general; served in the South African and Great Wars; and became commandant of his alma mater... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_d.html">Read more</a>]</span><br />  </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_c.html">SESQUICENTENNIAL OF NORTH AMERICA’S FIRST COMMERCIAL OIL WELL</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200802_c_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="10" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Are you surprised to learn that, <strong>Oil Springs</strong>, Lambton County, Ontario is the site of North America's first drilled commercial oil well? Not far from Sarnia, it was dug by James Miller Williams in 1858. Throughout 2008, the village’s <strong>Oil Museum of Canada</strong> marks the 150th anniversary of the industry’s birth. Celebrations kick off during Ontario <strong>Heritage Week</strong>, February 18-23 with tours, special events and free admission... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_c.html">Read more</a>]</span><br />  </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_b.html">A NEW PLAN TO PRESERVE VICTORIAN PORT PERRY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200802_b_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Preserving the historic core, Victorian of downtown <strong>Port Perry</strong> by creating a special heritage conservation district would be the best way to save the area. Councillors for Scugog Township heard this at a packed gathering on January 28. <strong>Regan Hutcheson</strong>, who manages heritage planning in Markham, strongly recommended this approach... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200802_a.html">ALMA COLLEGE ALMOST GONE, HERITAGE CANADA FOUNDATION ENTERS FRAY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200802_a_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Sad to say, the Ontario Municipal Board has given its blessing to the demolition of 130-year-old <strong>Alma</strong><strong> College</strong>, a former girls' school in St. Thomas, but has recommended saving the college's tower. The city and the Zubicks of London, however, had planned to keep intact only the building's northwest entranceway — a feeble nod to façadism... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200802_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_o.html">APPLY NOW FOR A SUSTAINABLE TOURISM GRANT FROM TRANSAT</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_o2.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Tourism giant, Transat A.T. Inc., is accepting applications for financial support for sustainable tourism projects proposed by communities or not-for-profit organizations in any of the company's approximately 60 destination countries. The deadline is April 14, 2008.  Last year, Ontario’s Frontenac Biosphere Reserve won a grant... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_n.html">JOIN IN AS QUEBEC CITY CELEBRATES 400 YEARS IN 2008</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_n_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="14" border="0" align="left" /><br /> On July 3, 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded a settlement at Kébec, an Algonquin word meaning “place where the river narrows.” In doing so, he established what would become the first permanent French settlement in North America and one of the world’s most enchanting cities. From January to October 2008, Québec City will be pulling out all the stops to celebrate its 400th anniversary with an $83-million party and you are invited to join in!.. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_n.html">Read more</a>]</span><br />  <br />  </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_m.html">SUDBURY HAS NO PROTECTION FOR HERITAGE TREES</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_m_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br />  <br /> In a recent letter to Sudbury’s newspaper, Northern Life, concerned citizen, Constance Nolan, points out how there is no protection for old trees in the city and makes proposals about what the city could do to change this... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_l.html">READING AND HISTORIC DINNER COMBINED AT GIBSON HOUSE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_l_small.jpg" hspace="12" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br />  <br />  <br /> Author Michael Redhill will read from his novel <strong>Consolation</strong> at Gibson House Museum on Tuesday, February 5 at 7 p.m. An old-fashioned candlelight dinner with a glass of ale will follow. Experience Toronto as it was in the 1850s... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_k.html">LEARN THE KEYS TO ONTARIO FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_k_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Attention both local and family historians! On Feb. 23, a day-long workshop, "Keys to Ontario Research" will take place at North York Public Library. Whether you're searching for roots in Ontario or digging into the history of your community, you'll enjoy this information-packed day about Ontario's records and record-keepers... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_j.html">HER IN HISTORY: FEBRUARY LECTURES AT BLACK CREEK PIONEER VILLAGE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><p> <br /> <strong>Black Creek Pioneer Village</strong> is proud to present four great speakers, each with stimulating topics exploring women in the 19th Century. Take part in the thought-provoking <strong>‘Herstory’ Speaker Series </strong>starting on February 4th. You’ll be able to mingle with the speakers while you enjoy the refreshments provided... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/200801_j.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" /></p></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_i.html">ONTARIO POTTERS IN KABUL HELP REDISCOVER OLD TECHNIQUES</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_i_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /> <br /> A Canadian grant aids in the reconstruction of a medieval segment of Kabul, while two potters from Ontario are helping to revive a 400-year-old tradition in Afghan ceramics in the city according to a Toronto Star story, January 12, 2008... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_h.html">SUPPORT THE URBAN FOREST AND HAVE FUN</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_h.gif" width="176" height="66" hspace="1" vspace="24" border="0" align="right" /> <br /> Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF Toronto) invites you to celebrate and support its work. The event will take place at the Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen St. W., on Wednesday, February 6 and starts at 6 p.m. There will be hors d’oeuvres, a brief presentation at 7.45 p.m., a silent auction that closes at 9 p.m., and music and cash bar until 1 a.m... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_g.html">BRUNCH AND TALK TO LAUNCH BLACK HISTORY MONTH</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_g.gif" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /> <br /> The Ontario Black History Society invites you to the launch of Black History Month, February 2008, in the Frontenac Ballroom, Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, on Sunday January 27 for the month’s kickoff brunch. The doors will open at noon, and seating will begin at 1 p.m. Dr. Joe Darden will be the keynote speaker. Tickets cost $65 per person, or $600 for a table of ten... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_f.html">PROPOSALS FOR A GREEN ARCHITECTURE ONLINE IN OHT’S MAGAZINE</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_f_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /> <br /> <em>Heritage Matters</em>, the flagship publication of Ontario Heritage Trust is now available online via their website, heritagetrust.on.ca. The most recent edition featured an article on the myths around going green in architecture and provided counter-proposals to these myths. We are including most of this article here with the Trust’s permission... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_e.html">KITCHENER MAY FORCE MAINTENANCE OF HERITAGE PROPERTIES</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_e_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /> <br /> Municipal officials in Kitchener may soon be much better able to preserve heritage properties. Councillors will vote on a bylaw to permit the city to repair such places and charge the property owner in their next tax bill. A 2005 amendment to the Ontario Heritage Act allowed councils to arrange for maintenance and repairs and to transfer costs to owners... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_d.html">NO MONEY TO SAVE CHURCH SPIRES IN ST. CATHARINES </A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_d_wauclogo.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /> <br />  <br /> The expense of necessary repairs to the spires of Welland Avenue United in St Catharines mean that they will be dismantled and the church may then close in June. It and two nearby United Church congregations are to vote on possible amalgamation, Sunday, January 27th, 2008... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_c.html">ONTARIO HERITAGE WEEK STARTS FEBRUARY 15th</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_c_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /> <br /> February will bring Heritage Week, under the auspices of the Ontario Heritage Trust, which features a number of activities and events around the province to display and celebrate the conservation work that communities are undertaking... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_b.html">TOP-SECRET WAR PRODUCTION IN CASTLE LOMA REVEALED</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200707_j_small.gif" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /> <br /> Toronto’s <strong>Casa Loma</strong> once housed top-secret wartime production of ASDICs, predecessors to SONAR. In the rabbit warren of the 100-room castle, a heavily guarded basement room was a factory, making detectors, and receiving and transmitting sets... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <A href="main.php?page=news.200801_a.html">VARIED MENU OF LECTURES ON TORONTO HISTORY COMING IN FEBRUARY</A></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class="alt1 " vAlign=top align=left><img src="images/200801_a1_small.jpg" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /> <br />  <br /> Wednesdays in February will feature lectures in Toronto's history at Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, covering the Don River, urban life, urban interiors and the Arts and Letters Club... <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200801_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat colSpan=0><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <a href="main.php?page=archive.html">MORE ... click here for earlier stories</a></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> </TABLE>  <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"></DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <TABLE class=page cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD align="center"><SPAN class=smallfont>Wednesday May 14, 2008<br>  <br> <b>The Ontario Heritage Connection Society</b><br> <a href="http://www.ontarioheritageconnection.org" target="_top">www.OntarioHeritageConnection.org</a><br>  </SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class=navbg align=center><STRONG><FONT class=footer><A href="#top">return to top</A></FONT></STRONG></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY> </HTML>