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*Annual Report * * ANNUAL REPORT DECEMBER 2013 - DECEMBER 2014 * TABLE OF CONTENTS LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD 3 ABOUT HERITAGE TORONTO 4 PROGRAMS TOURS PROGRAM 5 DOORS OPEN 7 PLAQUES AND MARKERS PROGRAM 8 HERITAGE TORONTO AWARDS AND WILLIAM KILBOURN MEMORIAL LECTURE 10 STATE OF HERITAGE REPORT 12 BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT 14 LECTURE SERIES 15 TORONTO IN TIME APP UPDATE 15 MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS 16 STAY CONNECTED 17 2013 FINANCIAL SUMMARY 18 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 19 We would like to thank our volunteer photographers Denise McMullin, Marc Mitanis, Anthony Sladden, Ashley Foad, Olena Sullivan, and Mark Rodas for their beautiful photographs used throughout this report. 2 Heritage Toronto Annual Report * LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD Board of Directors Alexandria Pike Chair Catherine Marshall Vice Chair John Belyea DECEMBER 2014 Audit & Finance Chair Tyler Greenleaf Once again we want to take the opportunity to reflect upon the state of our organization, Executive Committee acknowledge our partners, and thank our supporters. Two years into our four year strategic plan we are well on our way to achieving our goal of being the recognized voice of heritage in Councillor Gary Crawford Councillor Sarah Doucette Toronto. Councillor Mary Fragedakis Councillor Michael Layton In 2014 we continued doing what we do best in our Tours and Plaques & Markers Programmes, reached a milestone with our 40th annual Heritage Toronto Awards and Jeffrey Clayman William Kilbourn Memorial Lecture, and collaborated with countless community partners. Dr. Ross Fair We expanded our market by hosting tours in over half of the wards in the City and launching our new logo and visual identity – exemplifying “who we are” as people, places, and events. Patrick Forster To better represent our four interpretive pillars (architectural, cultural, archaeological, and Andrew Himel natural heritage) and appeal to more diverse groups in all areas of our city, we offered four symposiums and one mayoral debate. The symposiums and debate were strategically Andrew Jeanrie aligned with the preparation of our State of Heritage Report to be released in the coming year. Viviana Laperchia As we near the end of 2014, Heritage Toronto is going through a period of change with our Deborah Lechter Executive Director of the last four years moving on to new opportunities. We’ve begun the process of identifying a new leader to shepherd Heritage Toronto as it continues on its Paul Litt journey to build on the successes we have had. Our Chief Historian/Associate Director, Donald Loucks Gary Miedema, will also be moving on to new opportunities. His excellent work will be continued by his colleague Kaitlin Wainwright, who has been appointed as the new interim Barbara McPhail Director of Programming building on her past role as Plaques and Markers Coordinator. Our current part-time Plaques and Markers Assistant, Michelle Ridout, will step into the Plaques Tanzeel Merchant and Markers Coordinator role. Peter Ortved We look forward to working closely with our community partners, volunteers, donors, and Brent Pearlman sponsors to fulfill our mandate of delivering programs that promote and provide education Allan Penning about our city’s heritage in the New Year. Elizabeth Philbert Kevin Plummer Sincerely, Mark Warrack Darren Wasylucha Daniel Farmer (posthumously) Karen Carter, Executive Director Alex Pike, Chair, Heritage Toronto Board December 2013 - December 2014 3 * ABOUT HERITAGE TORONTO HISTORY Today Heritage Toronto is a charitable organization and agency of the City that works with the citizens of Toronto to celebrate, interpret and educate for a greater understanding of our city’s rich heritage. Through partnerships with local community groups and volunteers, Heritage Toronto works to heighten awareness of our shared history by providing city-wide programs and services. Programs include Tours, the annual Heritage Toronto Awards and William Kilbourn Memorial Lecture, Heritage Plaques and Markers, and participation in Doors Open. 1949 Toronto Civic Historical Committee (the first of its kind in Canada) was established by Toronto City Council. Its role was to supervise and control all matters of a historical nature with a view to properly preserve and display historic sites, buildings, monuments, objects and municipal documents within the City of Toronto. 1960 Toronto City Council formally established the Toronto Historical Board as an arm’s length agency of the city. It became a registered charity in 1967. 2000 After the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Metro Toronto, most of the Toronto Historical Board’s structure and functions were dispersed. Heritage Toronto continued the Board’s tours, Awards program, and its connection to the local heritage sector. MISSION VISION Heritage Toronto The recognized celebrates, interprets, voice for heritage and educates for our in Toronto city’s cultural, Heritage Toronto receives base funding architectural, from the City of Toronto archaeological and natural heritage 4 Heritage Toronto Annual Report TOURS PROGRAM * 121 TOURS NEW 16 NEW TOURS 6 MULTILINGUAL TOURS 63 PAY WHAT YOU CAN WALKING TOURS (INCLUDING 18 DOORS OPEN TOURS) ABOUT THE PROGRAM 2 Heritage Toronto’s neighbourhood heritage walking tour program BIKE TOURS was introduced in 1994 to provide residents and visitors with an opportunity to learn about the heritage and architecture of the city. Heritage Toronto Tours are researched, designed, and led by local historians, community groups, and professionals who volunteer 3 their time and energy. Whether you’re interested in learning more BUS TOURS about Toronto’s architecture, exploring our natural heritage or hearing stories of the our diverse city and its past, we’ve got a Heritage Toronto tour for you! 22 A LOOK BACK AT 2014 BOUTIQUE TOURS In the past year, 16 new tours were presented alongside old favourites. For the second year in a row we partnered with Citizenship and Immigration Canada to provide free walking tours in celebration of Asian Heritage Month. Tours included the new 4,506 St. James Town and the Filipino Community and Chinatown: Then and Now along with last year’s favourites Korea Town and Gerrard India ATTENDEES Bazaar. To join in the festivities of World Pride 2014, we collaborated with the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives and offered boutique walking tours to celebrate Toronto’s LGBTQ past and present. We Program Sponsor also built upon our boutique walking tour program by offering NEW Creating Chinatown Toronto Walk Sailor: Do any 2 boutique exclusive tour savings to those who attended two or more boutique walks, get a ticket for your next boutique walk 50% OFF Music on Yorkville Yonge Street Music walking tours with our Loyalty Card! Strip Scene LOYALTY Walk Captain: Do any 4 boutique walks, get a ticket for your next Designing Pride boutique walk FREE! Toronto* Walk See reverse for details on how to redeem one offer of your choice *A tour for children 7 to 12 years and their families CARD December 2013 - December 2014 5 COMMUNITY PARTNERS Archaeological Services Inc Cabbagetown Preservation Association Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives Chinatown BIA Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter Colborne Lodge Museum Community Bicycle Network Don Watershed Regeneration Council East York Historical Society Etobicoke Historical Society Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel Evergreen Brick Works Exhibition Place Archives Friends of Guild Park and Gardens Gerrard India Bazaar BIA Heritage York Koreatown BIA La société d’histoire de Toronto Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests (LEAF) Mackenzie House North York Historical Society North York Community Preservation Panel Ontario Jewish Archives Portuguese Canadian History Project Spadina Museum Swansea Historical Society Textile Museum of Canada PROGRAM SPONSORS Theatre Museum Canada Toronto Botanical Garden Toronto Public Library Village of Islington BIA Weston Historical Society Wychwood Barns Community Association 01 08 24 39 41 42 23 07 33 10 09 40 02 25 16 44 15 34 38 12 37 43 04 11 21 26 03 17 22 35 31 36 29 27 05 13 18 HERITAGE TORONTO 19 32 14 20 30 28 PRESENTED TOURS IN 06 28 ALL OF THE WARDS N S HIGHLIGHTED 6 Heritage Toronto Annual Report * DOORS OPEN TORONTO ONE WEEKEND 18 WALKING TOURS ABOUT THE PROGRAM Doors Open Toronto is an annual celebration of Toronto architecture. On the weekend after Victoria Day in May, about 150 buildings of architectural or historical significance, many not otherwise accessible to the public, are opened to visitors free of charge. This event is organized by the City of Toronto Special Events 699 department. A founding partner, Heritage Toronto has participated in the festival since it began in 2004. ATTENDEES A LOOK BACK AT 2014 PROGRAM PARTNER: In 2014, Heritage Toronto partnered with Doors Open to create a unique tour based on the years theme Communing with the Spirits? Doubt and Belief in Toronto the Good. Other tours included Guild Park: Where Art Meets Nature; Layers of Leaside; and Mount Pleasant Cemetery: Where Soldiers Rest in Peace. December 2013 - December 2014 7 * PLAQUES AND MARKERS PROGRAM ABOUT THE PROGRAM For over 40 years, Heritage Toronto’s Plaques and Markers Program has officially remembered key people, places and events that have shaped the city we live in today. The program helps to foster a better understanding of Toronto’s past – and a greater sense of place – in the city’s neighbourhoods and communities. Since 2012, Scotiabank has been our
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