Moving Forward As Members of ACO
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From: Architectural Conservancy Ontario [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: March 1, 2019 1:36 PM To: Erica Cole Subject: Acorn in a Nutshell: Marching on ACORN in a Nutshell: The Newsletter of View this email in your browser ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVANCY ONTARIO The past. Our present. Your future. Donate to ACO Join ACO Visit our Website Moving forward as members of ACO Dear Nutshell readers, Some of you have recently received membership expiry notices. Some people were confused and many were delighted. We are happy to let you know that we now have a renewal reminder system in place that will let you know when your membership is about to expire. We have also made it easier to renew your membership online, and view your records, so that you can update addresses, emails, or any other contact information we have on file for you. This is progress! As with most things, the system will take a bit of time to work perfectly. Please bear with us as we transition to this new system and smooth out the wrinkles. If you received a message in error, if you are encountering any problems accessing or using the database, or need help renewing your membership, please let us know and we'll be happy to help you. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to check your membership status online, and make sure that the information we have on file for you is correct. Just go to the ACO website, www.acontario.ca and log in. Your username is your email address and your password is your postal code (with a space in the middle). Again, let us know if you encounter any challenges and we'll help get you in. Some of you have been receiving ACORN Magazine in the mail even though your membership has lapsed. We are refreshing the membership database so that this will no longer be the case. If you love ACORN, please be sure to renew your membership. The Spring issue will be coming to you in April, and it's a fun one; Places Of Play. Your membership must be active by Wednesday March 20 if you want to ensure that you are included in the April mailing of ACORN. Thank you again for supporting ACO through your membership. It helps us operate, and also shows funders and politicians how many people care about heritage. The more members we have, the more effective we can be. If you like the work ACO is doing and are not yet a member, we hope you'll consider joining us! p.s. we have a brand new Membership Coordinator, Tai So (we'll introduce her properly in the next Nutshell), and she is happy to help you with any membership issues you have. She can be reached at [email protected] Heritage Advocacy day a big success On Wednesday February 20th, ACO held its annual Heritage Advocacy Day at the Ontario Legislature in Toronto. Over the course of the day 24 delegates from across the province met with 25 MPPs, and carried on the conversation with many more at our reception. This year ACO highlighted the important economic and community benefits of heritage conservation, and raised our concerns over Bill 66, the fate of older school buildings and the future of Ontario Place. It was great to hear MPPs supportive of ACO’s message, with many positive connections made and ideas exchanged. Thank you to all those who participated and who came to the reception for investing your time and expertise. Our advocacy doesn’t stop there though. We encourage everyone to continue promoting heritage awareness in your communities and with your local representatives throughout 2019. Hon. Michael A. Tibollo, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport (left) and ACO President and Chair Leslie Thompson (from left) Dan Schneider, Felicity Pope, Hon. Randy Pettapiece (MPP Perth-Wellington), and Kae Elgie (from left) Hon. Billy Pang (MPP Markham-Unionville), Jean Haalboom, and Felicity Pope Want to learn more about Heritage Planning? This Spring, Algonquin College is once again offering its continuing education course Heritage Planning for Practitioners, an introductory course for all individuals interested in the theoretical and practical aspects of heritage conservation planning in Ontario. Participants will learn about a variety of topics including the history, legal aspects, evaluation processes, how to integrate the concepts of sustainability and accessibility, and some of the practical management challenges of the field. These will be presented through a variety of lectures, readings, in-class and online activities. Suitable for all knowledge and experience levels, this course will include discussions, group work, walking tours, and a short paper. You can click here to learn more or to register. Help Save The Historic Port Hope Hospital That Treated World War 1 Soldiers ACO Port Hope is fighting to save the historic hospital that treated our WW1 soldiers during and after the war. Port Hope Council plans to vote June 19 to reverse their unanimous decision to designate the Historic Hospital buildings. ACO Port Hope recently completed a Conservation Review Board hearing where Phil Carter was the expert witness for the Municipality of Port Hope. Phil Goldsmith and Bruce Bowden spoke on behalf of ACO as participants. Since a new Council was elected late last year, there are four new representatives on Council, who have had minimum exposure to this issue. ACO Port Hope has met with each new councillor to update them on the property and explain the designation process. ACO Port Hope also created and published a small booklet which summarises the history of the building, the reasons for designation and ACO's past projects. There is currently an online petition, which will be submitted to Port Hope Council before their final vote. It would help if the numbers were higher. YOU MAY ADD YOUR NAME TO THE PETITION BY CLICKING HERE. We'll follow this story and keep you notified of the outcome in an upcoming Nutshell. Upcoming Public Heritage Events Streets Trees + Infill Stratford (Stratford) When: Thursday March 7, 7:00 pm Where: Auditorium, Stratford City Hall Cost: Admission is free Summary: This public forum to discuss heritage strategies in Stratford’s heritage area features guest speaker Wes Kinghorn (PhD Geography, Western University, Chair of Woodfield Community Assn., and Past President Urban league of London). All are welcome. Meet the Developers: Apartment Building Construction in Ottawa, 1900 to the Present (Ottawa) When: Wednesday March 20, 7:00-8:00 pm Where: Auditorium, Ottawa Public Library, 120 Metcalfe Street Cost: The lecture is free and there is no need to pre-register. For more information: click here Summary: Although developers of Ottawa’s apartment buildings are less well-known than the architects who designed them—after all, it is a building’s appearance that endures—it was these local entrepreneurs who chose the architects, hired the contractors and took the financial risks. This lecture looks at some of the most important apartment building developers in Ottawa and how they shaped (and reshaped) the residential landscape over the decades. Find out who they were, and what they accomplished, from the construction of the city’s first apartments at the turn of the 20th century through to the present. Toronto’s Disappearing Main Streets: Buildings and Businesses (Toronto) When: Saturday April 6, 9:30 - 4:30 Where: Toronto Central Grosvenor St. YMCA Centre, 20 Grosvenor Street, Toronto Cost: $15 (includes lunch) To register: click here Summary: Join ACO Toronto for our 2019 Heritage Symposium, Toronto’s Disappearing Main Streets: Buildings and Businesses. This one-day symposium will engage and expand on the theme while also developing tangible solutions. Featuring speakers from a range of perspectives including: architects, municipal officials, developers, heritage consultants, landscape architects, urban planners and more, the symposium will also include visual and historical account of this shifting landscape. The topics explored will range from taxation and development; form and transportation; to zoning and changing retail. The symposium will provide an excellent opportunity to discuss the city’s changing landscape from multiple vantage points. Exhibition: Pieces of Brockville (Brockville) When: Until April 26, open Monday to Friday 10am-5pm Where: Brockville Museum, 5 Henry Street, Brockville Cost: Admission is by donation For more information: click here Summary: Explore the history of some of Brockville's landmark buildings that are no longer with us through the pieces that were saved and donated to the museum. Discover the factors that contribute to the loss of buildings like these as well as the efforts to preserve other heritage buildings. ACO Port Hope: Antiques and Artifacts 15th Annual Auction & Tag Sale (Port Hope) When: Sunday April 28th, 2019 Where: Town Park Recreation Centre, 62 McCaul Street, Port Hope For more information contact Joan Tooke at [email protected] Details: Garden and Chair Sale starts at 9:30am in the Fall Fair Centre (next door to Recreation Centre). Preview and Tag Sale commences at 10:00am in the Recreation Centre. The Auction will take place at 12:30pm. Refreshments are available. Do you have an upcoming event in your community? Please email us information about your events and we will include them in future Nutshells. Ontario Heritage Conference: Open for registration Early Bird rates end April 30 Have a story to share? Please send in your stories and photos for ACORN in a Nutshell to [email protected]. Share Tweet Forward Through advocacy and direct action, ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVANCY ONTARIO (ACO) has been involved in preserving Ontario's architectural and environmental heritage since 1933. Copyright © 2019 Architectural Conservancy Ontario, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are a member of ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVANCY ONTARIO.