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Heritage Day
Celebrate Our Heritage
Heritage Day is an opportunity to celebrate the architectural heritage and historic places of Canada. The Heritage Canada Foundation promotes the third Monday in February each year as Heritage Day and has long advocated adopting this date as a national holiday.
Heritage 2007: Places for People - Our Heritage of the Everyday
As its heritage education theme in 2007, the Heritage Canada Foundation decided to identify and feature the lesser-known but important structures of Canada. This involved delving into the histories of communities where buildings are located as well as the characters and places that shaped them.
Heritage places of the everyday—our vernacular architecture—can be as familiar as the corner store, small town bakery, or church on the Prairies. Yet when it comes to defining exactly what vernacular architecture means, it is not easy to come up with a universal definition.
The word vernacular was originally used by linguists to mean the “native language of a region” as opposed to a superior (often imposed) language like Latin or Greek. Architectural historians borrowed “vernacular” to mean the native architecture of a region.
Vernacular architecture is a form of building that is distinctive to the region where it is practised, based on local needs and preferences. It is an aspect of cultural expression rooted in a particular place, a set of values, and sometimes in an institution.
Across Canada there is a wealth of vernacular heritage—some recognized, some undiscovered. This selection of 12 vernacular buildings and places described below is a starting point to explore historical riches in other communities, large cities, small towns and villages, and every place in between. These buildings differ from coast to coast, region to region, in style, materials, and purpose. Vernacular heritage helps to define and, in turn, is defined by the place in which it was built and the individuals who built it.
Despite the romance and charm of much vernacular architecture, these structures were built to be used. Their purposes are many, but they seem to fit into simple categories: Where we settle, where we grow, what we need, where we live, where we work, where we do business, where we learn, and where we worship. Each building in the selection had an original purpose and remarkably many continue to function as originally intended.
As these buildings and stories show, vernacular heritage buildings are often taken for granted and frequently undervalued. Many of these structures have had close calls and were very nearly demolished. Some hold on to life by a slim thread, ignored and generally forgotten.
We hope that this project contributes to a greater appreciation for what vernacular heritage means to Canadians and our communities. Everyday buildings and places are the link to our history and shared experience. Vernacular heritage architecture is a legacy that helps us understand ourselves. It is a legacy the Heritage Canada Foundation considers worth conserving and passing on.
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Façade Improvement Loan Program
Designed to help property owners finance building façade improvements, this interest-free loan program provides funding up to $15,000 per municipal address, to a maximum of $45,000 per property owner.
The Façade Improvement Loan Program will be administered on a first come first served basis to the limit of available funding in accordance with any administrative rules governing the loan program.
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September 26, 2006
For immediate release
TORONTO – Fifty years ago today, the Ontario Heritage Trust unveiled Ontario' Ontario'
The first blue and gold provincial plaque was erected in 1956 to commemorate the founding of Port Carling. Originally called Indian Village , it was renamed in 1869 in honour of John Carling, Ontario' Ontario
"As a boy, I witnessed the unveiling of the first blue and gold provincial plaque and was tremendously impressed," said The Honourable James K. Bartleman. "As a lifelong student of history, I applaud the Ontario Heritage Trust for highlighting significant stories from our past to raise awareness and appreciation of the rich heritage we share as Ontarians."
Since the Provincial Plaque Program began, nearly 1,200 plaques have been erected across the province. Intended to promote awareness and foster conservation of historic places, early plaques concentrated on the founding of communities and the province's political and economic heritage. Over the years, the variety of subjects commemorated by plaques has grown. Now, they cover a broader range of topics, including innovation and achievement, natural heritage, cultural diversity and modern architecture.
"Our blue and gold provincial plaques are familiar to both residents and visitors alike," said The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust. "They showcase Ontario'
The first provincial plaque was erected by the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario. The Sites Board was established following the passing of the Archaeological and Historical Sites Protection Act in 1953. Soon after it started meeting, the Sites Board began discussing commemorative plaques to stimulate public awareness of, and pride in, Ontario'
In 1974, the Sites Board was incorporated into the Ontario Heritage Foundation (now the Ontario Heritage Trust), which assumed responsibility for the Provincial Plaque Program. Today, the Trust works in partnership with heritage-minded individuals, community groups, non-profit organizations, municipalities and corporations throughout the province to erect provincial plaques.
"The Provincial Plaque Program builds pride in our communities by commemorating and celebrating local history," said Ontario Minister of Culture Caroline Di Cocco. "By marking important historical events where they occurred, these plaques enrich our villages, towns, cities and rural areas, revealing the unique character of each region of the province."
The Ontario Heritage Trust is an agency of the Government of Ontario, dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario'
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Contact:
Catrina Colme
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Ontario
Telephone: 416-325-5074
E-mail: catrina.colme@heritagetrust.on.ca
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May 20, 2006
For immediate release
DRESDEN — The McGuinty government is investing $10 million to preserve and promote heritage sites in communities across Ontario
"Our government is committed to celebrating people, places and events that have influenced and continue to shape our society," said Di Cocco. "This investment is an important step in strengthening the capacity of the Ontario Heritage Trust to preserve and protect some of our most important heritage sites."
This investment will support the Ontario Heritage Trust's (OHT) efforts to provide meaningful heritage experiences to the public and to protect the province's heritage interests.
"This investment is greatly appreciated and will help us ensure that our shared heritage is preserved and protected for today and future generations," said The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Chairman of the Ontario Heritage Trust.
The OHT is an agency of the Ministry of Culture and is dedicated to identifying, preserving, protecting and promoting Ontario
"The preservation and conservation of Ontario' Ontario government will continue to work with the OHT and other heritage stakeholders to ensure that Ontario'
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Contacts:
Wayne Beaton
Minister's Office
416-325-1676
Guy Lepage
Communications Branch
416-314-3497
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More Protection for Ontario's Heritage Properties
Passage of Stronger City of Toronto for a Stronger Ontario Act Brings
Interim Protection
TORONTO, June 12 /CNW/ - Legislation that will help preserve Ontario's
heritage properties became law today.
"Passage of the Stronger City of Toronto for a Stronger Ontario Act, 2006
provides interim protection for heritage buildings across Ontario, not just
those in the City of Toronto," said Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister
John Gerretsen. "Our government is committed to conserving Ontario's heritage
for the benefit of present and future generations."
"Our heritage buildings and architecture strengthen communities in a
number of ways," said Minister of Culture Caroline Di Cocco. "Our government
moved quickly to give municipalities the tools to protect heritage
properties."
The legislation amends the Ontario Heritage Act and requires that the
owner of a listed property now give a municipality at least 60 days notice of
the owner's intention to demolish or remove a building or structure on the
property. "Listed property" means property of cultural heritage value or
interest that is not designated - but has been included by a municipality on
its municipal heritage register. The ability to formally list properties was
one of the changes made to the Ontario Heritage Act last year.
Section 27 of the Ontario Heritage Act requires the clerk of each local
municipality to keep a register of property that is of cultural heritage value
or interest. The register must list all property designated under Part IV of
the Ontario Heritage Act. The register may also include property that has not
been designated, but that the municipal council believes to be of cultural
heritage value or interest. This amendment is meant to address situations
where a municipality needs time to consider designation for a listed property
that may be faced with demolition.
Royal Assent of the Stronger City of Toronto for a Stronger Ontario
Act, 2006 helps municipalities to protect their unique built heritage. It
complements changes already incorporated into the Ontario Heritage Act and
provides municipalities with the time needed to determine whether a listed
property should be designated in order to prevent its demolition.
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