CAPITAL HERITAGE CONNEXION PATRIMOINE CAPITALE

ANNUAL REPORT 2019 FROM THE ACTING PRESIDENT

Dear Members,

It is a pleasure to connect once again as we look back at the successes of 2019 and chart a course forward together through the unexpected challenges of 2020.

My incredible experience as a Mentor in last year’s Capital Heritage Mentorship Program gave me the opportunity to see first-hand the passion and professionalism CHC staff bring to every project. Creating powerful and transformative connections within the heritage community is why CHC exists. The Board of Directors is proud to work with such a dedicated and hardworking team. We thank them for all of their efforts. We also extend warm wishes and sincere thanks to all of the amazing volunteers who played such a vital role in the success of our events in 2019.

The Board has recently completed work on a 3-year Strategic Plan. We are tremendously enthusiastic about what we can achieve by focusing on delivering value to our members. We will concentrate on strengthening members’ capacity and facilitating connections within the heritage communities through training, mentorship and other resources.

There is no doubt that the heritage sector, in all its many facets, has been hit extremely hard by COVID-19. In response, we eliminated membership fees and offered refunds to those who had already paid. We have also been running free “ConneX” Zoom sessions. These events bring together members from across the region and special guests from further afield to collectively brainstorm the best ways through this crisis. At times like these, it is so nice to see many friendly and supportive faces.

While the road ahead is challenging, we look forward with optimism and a strong desire to serve our members.

Jim Dean, Creative Director, Haunted Walks Inc. Acting President

1 ANNUAL REPORT

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Valued Members,

Overall, 2019 was a positive year for the Capital and our Heritage sector and community. We became a metropolitan area of over 1 Million residents, with a new brand: Canada in One City.

Capital Heritage Connexion was pleased to lead or collaborate on strategic initiatives in support of the Capitals’ Heritage and broader Culture sectors and particularly, our valued Members –as highlighted in this 2019-20 Annual Report.

But 2019 left with an unhappy, unforeseen legacy, the Novel Coronavirus, that would wreak world- wide havoc in 2020. As one of our Members said this Spring as his business was first reeling from COVID-19 and 100 staff layoffs, “What a year this week has been.” And that was just at the outset of this unforeseen force that hit so many, fast, and hard.

Capital Heritage has been working throughout these long months to pursue and provide support for Heritage stakeholders during these challenging COVID-19 coping times. And, promoting and supporting their impressive initiatives to pivot through what has become a pandemic paradigm shift: online exhibits, tours and activities; pick-up activity packages; ‘bubble tours’; and virtual gatherings and meetings.

Looking ahead to 2021, we know things won’t be as they once were, but rather a new normal. We look forward to continuing to support and serve our friends in Heritage in the coming days.

We wish you health and success in the coming year.

With Best Regards,

Catherine Lindquist, Executive Director

2 WHO WE ARE

ABOUT Capital Heritage Connexion Patrimoine de la Capitale (CHC|CPC) is an umbrella organization serving organizations, businesses, and individuals who are interested in the history and heritage of the greater Capital area. We play a leading role in supporting, developing, and sustaining the heritage sector and ensuring local residents have access to and engagement with our region’s history and heritage. To achieve its objectives, CHC|CPC works closely with museums, archives, historical and genealogical societies, cultural communities, heritage buildings, built and natural sites, spaces and features, as well as a range of heritage scholars, supporters and advocates. We act as an important liaison with all three levels of government and other cultural and economic umbrella groups.

OUR VISION OUR MISSION Our well connected heritage and history To connect, promote, and strengthen the Capital communities contribute to the Capital area’s area’s heritage and history communities by creating vitality, and are recognized as having opportunities for collaboration and development as intrinsic value. well as provide cultural leadership.

COLLABORATION DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION We recognize that collaboration We support and seek diversity is the best way to leverage and and equity in our Membership, share the collective insights of our Board, Staff, partners, heritage and history communities. collaborators and participants in Heritage. We foster the development of emerging heritage professionals We encourage people of all as our future heritage abilities, languages, cultures and leaders. communities in their heritage activities.

OUR VALUES

RESPECT RESPONSIVENESS We treat each other We respond to the needs of our and our Members members by undertaking creative with respect and forward thinking initiatives and compassion. to address challenges and opportunities.

3 OUR TEAM Executive Director Catherine Lindquist continues to bring her multi-faceted leadership skills to the helm of CHC. She was very pleased to hire our new talented Program Manager, Natalie Hart – previously our impressive Intern through the Young Canada Works Building Careers Through Heritage program and Mentee in our 2019 Capital Heritage Mentorship Program. And, to hire our new keen and creative Communications Coordinator, Trisha Booth. This dedicated ‘Team ConneX’ continues to focus their considerable energies on serving and advancing the Capital’s Heritage sector, notably our valued Members.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF

Acting President: Jim Dean Executive Director: Catherine Lindquist Past President: Kelly Eyamie Program Manager: Natalie Hart Treasurer: Sébastien Labelle Communications Coordinator: Trisha Booth Directors: Cindy Stelmackowich, Resource Support: Emily McKay David Dean, André Mersereau, Outgoing: Cassandra Marsillo, Kimberley MacDonald Nathalie Picard, Outgoing: Teigan Goldsmith, Molly McGuire, Chrissie Unterhoffer, Monica Ferguson, Annie Lapointe Justin Labelle

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK Capital Heritage Connexion has identified fiveKey Result Areas (KRAs) to focus on in the three coming years in order to continue to move towards achieving its vision and improve the delivery of its mandate:

3. Advocacy 5.Organizational 1. Membership and Leadership Sustainability and Capacity

2. Programs 4. Marketing and Events and Branding

4 CULTURAL LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY

MAYOR’S TASKFORCE Our Executive Director continued to serve on the The Summit was a great success, with 100 Mayor’s Heritage Matters Taskforce. In addition to attendees, advance media coverage, and Mayor receiving updates on a heritage property ‘watch list’ Jim Watson making an appearance. Together and leveraging increased investment in built heritage with Festival Network representatives grants, the taskforce secured new financial incentives our Executive Director co-presented Cultural for heritage property conservation. Tourism/the OTTAWA Experience Kiosk pilot project; and served as a media spokesperson. We were pleased that the City took steps with a heritage She flagged highlights of an interview with Alan action plan, to help respond to the concerns flagged Neal/CBC Radio ‘All in a Day’ and Kelly Hill in the ‘Ottawa’s Heritage Conservation Districts at Risk of Hill Strategies to the Mayor, which he then Report and Recommendations’ prepared by Julian referenced in his State of the City Address. Smith, October 2018 -including assigning heritage staff to liaise with each neighbourhood. Building on this supporting research and further consultations, in August 2019, the Alliance And, pleased to have advocated for increased finalized and released A Liveable City for All: investment in the Heritage Grant Program (from A New Cultural Roadmap for Ottawa 2019-22 $150,000 to $300,000 in 2019) and to see this –which maps out the path to an Ottawa where all maintained in 2020. Even with the doubled investment, citizens can take part in Ottawa’s culture scene. applications exceeded the budget. One reason for a This new community-driven Cultural Roadmap great response rate was a postcard promo campaign recommends the strategy and priorities for in targeted heritage areas, which we recommended culture, and was also intended to inform Ottawa be done again in 2020. Also approved for 2020 was City Council’s planning, for the next four years. $500,000 in new funding for Heritage Tax Relief as an The Roadmap was funded by, developed in incentive to invest in the rehabilitation of commercial consultation with, and submitted to, the City of heritage buildings. Ottawa’s Arts and Heritage Development Unit.

OTTAWA CULTURAL ALLIANCE The General Manager, Recreation, Culture and Facility Services subsequently advised the The Alliance held the Ottawa Cultural Summit at City would be developing a municipal 10-year the Ottawa Art Gallery in January 2019 with expert Cultural Development Plan, with consultations panelists and break out group consultations on findings in 2020-21. And, that “The Cultural Roadmap, from extensive research and consultations (available at together with the Official Plan, Ottawa Next: ottawaculture.ca): Beyond 2036, the City’s Reconciliation Action Plan, the Ottawa Music Strategy and the • Charting the Course: A findings report Algonquin Anishinabe Nation Civic Cultural of research and community input to Protocol, will provide important context for the inform the development of a Cultural 10-year Culture Plan.” Roadmap for Ottawa • Arms-Length Cultural Development Feasibility Study • Ottawa Cultural Research Group ‘OCRG Indicators Report’ and ‘Counting on Culture’ Symposium • Cultural Tourism pilot project • Environmental Scan • Community Consultations

5 Capital Heritage with our colleagues at Culture Outaouais

‘TOURNÉE NUMÉRIQUE–DIGITAL TOUR’ Capital Heritage partnered in this -Quebec Digital Exchange Pilot Project consisting of five presentation/networking activities from April 11-June 6, 2019. The tour goals were to inspire, explore, innovate, create and network. CHC participated in some of the sessions and allied with our colleagues at Réseau du patrimoine de Gatineau et de l’Outaouais (RPGO) to co-host the final ‘Digital and Heritage’ session and tour wrap-up networking event at Maison des auteurs in Parc Jacques-Cartier, Gatineau. As part of a panel, our Executive Director and Program Manager co-presented our work on Ottawgraphy and received valued input from participants.

OTTAWA CULTURAL TOURISM WORKING GROUP The Ottawa Festival Network (OFN) and Capital Heritage Connexion (CHC) were leads on behalf of the Ottawa Cultural Alliance and its investment in a successful ‘OTTAWA Experience’ Kiosk pilot project on the York Street Plaza during the Summer of 2018, in partnership with the ByWard Market BIA, Ottawa Tourism and . A final report on potential next steps was submitted to all of the partners and presented at the Ottawa Cultural Summit.

The ByWard Market BIA assumed operation of the kiosk for the 2019 tourism season. CHC has continued to advocate for a more permanent indoor info kiosk with additional public services, such as wifi, restrooms, online and print information, ticketing and supporting storage – which would complement outdoor space for outreach and animation. This included identifying the need and opportunity at consultations on the ByWard Market Public Realm Plan.

6 CONSULTATIONSCONSULTATIONS +AND CONNEXIONS CONNEXIONS

CAPITAL HERITAGE CONNEXION WAS PLEASED TO BE ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING:

- 2020 Budget Speak, Urban Caucus workshop at City Hall - 2020 Budget, presentation to Community and Protective Services Committee at City Hall - Artscape consultation re: Zibi site, at Ottawa Art Gallery - Black History Month - African Day on The Hill, Sir John A. MacDonald Building - Museum Luck and Lore Exhibit Launch - Museum, Annual Lumberjack Breakfast - ByWard Market BIA, Event - ByWard Market Public Realm Plan Presentations and Workshops - Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, Minister Cultural Reception, Ottawa Art Gallery and Asian Heritage Month Reception, National Gallery of Canada - Heritage Conservation District Expansion - Château Laurier Addition - City-Building Panel, at Westin Hotel and Summit at - City of Ottawa Gathering for Dialogue on Equity and Inclusion co-hosted by City of Ottawa’s Cultural Funding Support Section (CFSS) and its new Equity and Inclusion Committee at City Hall - City of Ottawa Cultural Information Sessions - Diefenbunker Artist In Residence Juries (2019 and 2020) - Digital Tour: Step 3 - Performing Arts and Metadata, National Arts Centre - Digital Tour: Step 5 – Digital and Heritage, Maison des Auteurs, Parc Jacques-Cartier - Heritage Ottawa Rural Research - Know History, History and Heritage Networking Night - Neanderthals Exhibit Launch, Canadian Museum of History - Ottawa Next: Beyond 2036 - Official Plan Review consultations; and Defining Ottawa Together: Culture in the Official Plan consultation at City Hall - Ontario Museums Association Symposium on Family Learning, Inclusion and the Value of Play in Museums at the Canadian Children’s Museum, Canadian Museum of History - Ottawa Arts Council Awards (honouring Ottawa Art Gallery Executive Director Alexandra Badzak) at the OAG - Ottawa’s City-Building Summit, Ottawa Board of Trade and Ottawa Business Journal - Ottawa Festival Network AGM, Lansdowne Park - Ottawa’s Place DNA™ (City of Ottawa/Ottawa Tourism) Presentations and Workshops - Ottawa Tourism Awards Gala (with our Member nominees), Lansdowne Park - Ottawa Tourism 2020 Plans and Strategy Presentation and Holiday Event - Reuse and Renewal: Designing Futures for Historic Places – NCC Urbanism Lab - The Gallant Thousand: Ottawa and the South African War, Opening Reception, - Invasion! - Canadians and the Battle of 2020 Budget Speak Normandy, 1944; and Highland Warriors Exhibit Launches, - Ottawa Arts Council Executive Director Peter Honeywell Retirement, Ottawa Art Gallery - Ottawa Cultural Roadmap wrap up event for the OCA Advisory and Steering Committees, Arts Court - Working Title Terrace, Allsaints, Grand Opeining - Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, INDIGICHEF Culinary Competition Feast, Vincent Massey Park - Urban Forum: Perfect City with Joe Berridge, Partner at Urban Strategies

7 CAPITAL HERITAGE CONNEXION WAS PLEASED TO BE ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING:

- 2020 Budget Speak, Urban Caucus workshop at City Hall - 2020 Budget, presentation to Community and Protective Services Committee at City Hall - Artscape consultation re: Zibi site, at Ottawa Art Gallery - Black History Month - African Day on The Hill, Sir John A. MacDonald Building Some of our many - Luck and Lore Exhibit Launch connections in 2019: - Bytown Museum, Annual Lumberjack Breakfast - ByWard Market BIA, Winterlude Event these at the Bank - ByWard Market Public Realm Plan Presentations and Workshops of Canada Museum - Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, Minister Cultural Reception, Ottawa Art Gallery and Asian Heritage Month Reception, National Gallery of Canada Luck and Lore Exhibit - Centretown Heritage Conservation District Expansion - Château Laurier Addition Launch! - City-Building Panel, at Westin Hotel and Summit at Lansdowne Park - City of Ottawa Gathering for Dialogue on Equity and Inclusion co-hosted by City of Ottawa’s Cultural Funding Support Section (CFSS) and its new Equity and Inclusion Committee at City Hall - City of Ottawa Cultural Information Sessions - Diefenbunker Artist In Residence Juries (2019 and 2020) - Digital Tour: Step 3 - Performing Arts and Metadata, National Arts Centre - Digital Tour: Step 5 – Digital and Heritage, Maison des Auteurs, Parc Jacques-Cartier - Heritage Ottawa Rural Research - Know History, History and Heritage Networking Night - Neanderthals Exhibit Launch, Canadian Museum of History - Ottawa Next: Beyond 2036 - Official Plan Review consultations; and Defining Ottawa Together: Culture in the Official Plan consultation at City Hall - Ontario Museums Association Symposium on Family Learning, Inclusion and the Value of Play in Museums at the Canadian Children’s Museum, Canadian Museum of History - Ottawa Arts Council Awards (honouring Ottawa Art Gallery Executive Director Alexandra Badzak) at the OAG - Ottawa’s City-Building Summit, Ottawa Board of Trade and Ottawa Business Journal - Ottawa Festival Network AGM, Lansdowne Park - Ottawa’s Place DNA™ (City of Ottawa/Ottawa Tourism) Presentations and Workshops - Ottawa Tourism Awards Gala (with our Member nominees), Lansdowne Park - Ottawa Tourism 2020 Plans and Strategy Presentation and Holiday Event - Reuse and Renewal: Designing Futures for Historic Places – NCC Urbanism Lab - The Gallant Thousand: Ottawa and the South African War, Opening Reception, Bytown Museum - Invasion! - Canadians and the Battle of 2020 Budget Speak Normandy, 1944; and Highland Warriors Exhibit Launches, Canadian War Museum - Ottawa Arts Council Executive Director Peter Honeywell Retirement, Ottawa Art Gallery - Ottawa Cultural Roadmap wrap up event for the OCA Advisory and Steering Committees, Arts Court - Working Title Terrace, Allsaints, Grand Opeining - Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival, INDIGICHEF Culinary Competition Feast, Vincent Massey Park - Urban Forum: Perfect City with Joe Berridge, Partner at Urban Strategies

8 EVENTS

HERITAGE DAY Another successful Heritage Day was presented, and co-hosted by the Mayor and our Executive Director, on February 19, 2019 at City Hall with the theme Heritage: the Tie that Binds.

The Workers’ History Museum received the Mayor’s proclamation in recognition of their work to preserve, interpret, present and promote Ottawa workers’ shared history, heritage and culture; and to connect this important community which builds and binds our City. A full showcase of Member exhibitors welcomed visitors, including the Mayor and City Councillors.

OTTAWA REGIONAL HERITAGE FAIR We were pleased to sponsor and present two new CHC cash awards at the Ottawa Regional Heritage Fair student showcase held at the Canadian Museum of History. The awards recognize two projects, one in English and one in French, that focus on Ottawa’s heritage and that contain a bibliography indicating sources from an organization supported by the Connexion.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING On June 18, 2019, we hosted our 2018 AGM at the Photos: top left: Catherine Lindquist presenting at National Historic Site, which was followed Heritage Day, middle: Watson’s Mill exhibitors, bottom: The Worker’s History Museum receiving the by a guided tour of the impressive site and a networking Mayor’s proclamation social at the Royal Oak.

In addition to presenting past and current year highlights, GATHERING AND HERITAGE we thanked outgoing Board members Monica Ferguson HOLIDAY SOCIAL and Caroline Boutin, staff Kimberley MacDonald and We were pleased to host our annual Gathering Cassandra Marsillo, and project coordinator Nathalie of Members and Heritage Holiday Social at the Picard for their valuable contributions. Canadian Museum of History (CMH) on December 3rd. The well attended evening included a We also paid tribute to outgoing colleagues who have heritage ‘In-Sites’ tour of the impressive Canadian contributed much to our Ottawa Cultural Alliance: History Hall led by CMH Director General Jean- Peter Honeywell, retiring from his long-time Executive Marc Blais and Senior Director, Exhibitions and Director role at the Ottawa Arts Council and; Visitor Experience Chantal Amyot. Inspiring David Jeanes, stepping down from his term as President opening remarks for the Gathering were provided of Heritage Ottawa. by Mark O’Neill, CEO of the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum and our A/President, CMH Corporate Secretary and Director ATIP, and Policy Chrissie Unterhoffer.

8 TRAINING AND RESOURCES

Photos: 2019 Capital Heritage Mentorship Program Mentees/Interns

CAPITAL HERITAGE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM We presented this exemplary program again in 2019. Over 6 months, 8 Mentees were provided with the unique opportunity to develop and enhance their career building skills with 4 Mentors. In addition to offering Mentorships, we also expanded the program to offer two paid Internships. Our thanks go to our Mentors from the Canadian War Museum, Canadian Museum of History, Haunted Walk of Ottawa and Ubbink Book and Paper Conservation for their generous time commitment and wisdom imparted to the Mentees/Interns. Mentees/Interns and Mentors alike were again effusive in their praise for the program. It was presented in 2018, 2019, and is again in 2020, due to the generous and continued support of the Ottawa Community Foundation.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES DATABASE CONNEXION LIBRARY We were pleased to secure and host a sought after A database of our available reference materials was Canadian Conservation Institute ‘Emergency and updated, and our library is available to Members Disaster Preparedness for Cultural Institutions’ and the public in our meeting room by appointment. 2-day regional workshop October 17-18 at the The complete database can be viewed on our City of Ottawa Archives, followed by a tour website. provided by the Archives. Some participants travelled from southern Ontario to participate.

OTTAWAGRAPHY We continue to enhance this flagship interactive, educational portal – which connects visitors to Ottawa’s rich history and stories -via a timeline, and posted or linked exhibits. We were grateful to secure and leverage funding through the City of Ottawa’s Capacity Building Program and Canadian Heritage’s Young Canada Works Summer program to hire talented Molly McGuire to add further content to the site and draft a concise history of the Capital.

9 CURRENT 2020 HIGHLIGHTS

Note: as the CHC’s 2019 AGM and this Annual Report were delayed from early June to end of September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it includes reporting on additional activities.

HERITAGE DAY 2020 We co-hosted another successful Heritage Day on February 18, 2020 with the theme of 2020 Vision: Bringing the Past into the Future. Fitting with this theme, the Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum, was presented with the Mayor’s Proclamation in recognition of their work undertaking initiatives to increase accessibility, and foster partnerships in order to allow visitors to engage with the Museum in new and inventive ways.

Capital Heritage Connexion also presented a new, annual award, in recognition of the hard-working volunteers that support the Heritage sector. The Louise and Eric Moore Award for Outstanding Heritage Volunteerism was created in honour of Louise and her recently deceased husband Eric, who served on our Board from 2005-2007. Both Louise and Eric were dedicated volunteers at our past Colonel By/ Bytown Days and Heritage Day events and with other Photos: top left: Heritage booths, top right: The Louise and Eric heritage organizations, including the Friends of the Moore Award for Outstanding Heritage Volunteerism Experimental Farm –where Louise still volunteers. bottom left: Black History Ottawa, bottom right: Town Crier

OTTAWA REGIONAL HERITAGE FAIR Again in 2020, we were pleased to sponsor and present two Capital Heritage Connexion cash awards to students at this valued Member’s showcase held at the Canadian Museum of History.

UPDATED STRATEGIC PLAN / BY-LAWS The Connexion Board of Directors has overseen the preparation of the new 3-year Strategic Plan that will guide our work from 2020-2022. New areas of focus include developing an Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility plan and protocols.

We have also revised our By-Laws to reflect our name change, clarify our Member categories, reflect online meeting options, and eliminate the requirement for a second annual Members meeting (the Gathering of Council).

FUNDING We received a favourable assessment of our work and secured approval of a new 3-year (2020-22) Heritage Service Agreement with the City of Ottawa. We are grateful for this core funding from the City which enables us to serve the Capital’s Heritage community.

10 Participants of the 2020 Capital Heritage Mentorship Program

CAPITAL HERITAGE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM In the fall, we will be officially launching the 2020 Capital Heritage Mentorship Program. Thanks to a $15,000 grant from the Ottawa Community Foundation, we will again be providing 8 Mentorships including 2 Internships, with 4 Mentors - especially important in these times of diminished employment opportunities.

Due to the challenges of meeting in person caused by COVID-19, we also secured a sponsorship from Symba, an online intern management platform. This will allow us to create meaningful connections between Mentors and Mentees/Interns, even in a remote environment; and to develop a template for future years of the program and other organizations to follow.

We are very pleased to welcome Mentors from the Goulbourn Museum, Haunted Walk of Ottawa, Parks Canada, and School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University.

COMMUNICATIONS We continue to issue a twice-monthly e-newsletter Xpress (formerly the HerAulde/la Presse Patrimoine) to thousands of subscribers and post news items on our website capitalheritage.ca And, to promote our Members’ offerings on our website Calendar and through social media. Our Member Communiqués also provide timely information regarding funding opportunities and other resources.

COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING In response to our Members’ desire for more communications training, we hosted a Communications Planning and Crisis Communications Workshop on May 12, 2020. This timely half-day professional development workshop was led by Village PR Chief Strategist Heather Badenoch, and offered at no cost to our Members due to financial challenges posed by the pandemic. All Members who attended agreed the workshop added to their understanding of crisis communications and confidence in creating communications plans in-house.

11 COVID-19 RESPONSEFINANCIAL STATEMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT

ConneX session; Reimagining Revenue Generation for a COVID-19 World

The unforeseen and unimagined pandemic required our heritage community, sector, Members, and organization to pivot on many fronts. Details of CHC’s leadership on this front are provided in our ‘CHC COVID-19 RESPONSE’ document. Examples include:

• Advocating for investment and support for the full Heritage sector to all levels of government and in tandem with national NGOs like the National Trust, Cultural Human Resources Council and Tourism Industry Association of Ontario • Conducting a COVID-19 Direct Impacts on our Heritage Community Survey and sharing results with the City of Ottawa to inform their research • Presenting a Crisis Communications workshop and Mental Health webinar series • Championing/promoting our Members’ innovative online programming and engagement • Participating in Tele Town Halls hosted by, and submitting inquiries to Ontario Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Cultural Industries, Lisa MacLeod • Submission to Ontario Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs re: study of impacts of COVID-19 on the Culture and Heritage sectors • Adding dedicated COVID-19 Information and Resources section to our website • Securing increased funding for our Capital Heritage Mentorship Program (incl. Internships) • Hosting Capital Heritage ConneX monthly Members Zoom check-ins addressing COVID-19 challenges, including: . • Retooling for Re-opening and Optimizing Online Engagement during Covid-19 and Beyond • Reimagining Revenue Generation for a COVID-19 World • Hosting virtual Annual General Meetings and other virtual gatherings • Proposing the Ottawa COVID-19 Archive being undertaken by the City of Ottawa Archives • Offering new Free 2020 Connexion memberships and existing membership refunds • Securing/investing in additional online software • Assisting Members with online logistics of hosting an AGM and booking tours • Ensuring broader heritage sector represented in Cultural Human Resources Council Cross Sectoral Recovery Roundtables

12 FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENT

I am pleased to share the Capital Heritage Connexion’s Financial Statement for 2019 as prepared by our auditor McCay Duff LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants. Reflecting our mission to empower the Capital’s heritage sector, we continue to connect with our Members while staying financially sound with the funding that we receive. Our net position has grown by $22,000 through diligent financial managemen

Sébastien Labelle Treasurer

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS & STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS FOR THE 2019 2018 FINANCIAL POSITION AT 2019 2018 YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 DECEMBER 31, 2019

ASSETS REVENUE CURRENT City of Ottawa Cash 79,054 67,841 - Operating Grant 179,401 179,401 Investments 76,305 74,375 - Cultural Facilities Funding - 1,816 Accounts receivable 1,938 2,661 - Commemoration Grant - 7,500 Prepaid expenses 6,828 3,099 - Capacity Building 5,000 - ______Ottawa Community Foundation 164,125 147,976 - Cultural indicators Project - 4,500 - Mentorship Program 12,000 3,000 LIABILITIES Provincial Grants CURRENT - Ottawa 150 Capital Time Capture - 1,000 Accounts payable and accrued 20,075 22,265 Memberships 4,070 3,600 liabilities Investment Income and miscellaneous 4,159 2, 688 Deferred contributions 3,655 7,015 Registration income - 2,505 ______ON HerOrgDevGrant 1,545 1,545 23,730 29,280 PCH Young Canada Works Grants 9, 270 - Donations - 100 NET ASSETS ______Unrestricted 140,395 118,696 215, 445 207, 655 ______164,125 147,976 EXPENSES Salaries and wages 114,629 116,019 Rent 16,215 16,215 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS Professional fees 12,756 12,841 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 2019 2018 Commemoration policy session - 7,569 DECEMBER 31, 2019 Travel and professional development 2,808 5,221 Office expenses 8,429 5,160 CASH PROVIDED BY (USED FOR) City Capacity Building 5,000 - OPERATING ACTIVITIES Telecommunications 4,946 5,103 Cash from operations Cultural Indicators Initiatives / (shared) 172 5,062 Net revenue for the year 21,699 17,917 Insurance 3,866 3,772 Capital Heritage Mentorship Program 12,000 3,179 Changes in non-cash working capital Meetings 2,480 2,812 - accounts receivable 723 (1,492) City of Ottawa - Heritage Project Grant - 1,816 - prepaid expenses (3,729) (1,378) Gathering of Council 4,939 1,779 - accounts payable & accrued (2,190) 1,455 Ottawagraphy 1,500 1,551 liabilities Memberships and licenses 965 675 - deferred revenue (3,360) (4,330) Translation 976 562 ______Heritage Day 143 236 13,143 12,172 Website maintenance 1,922 166 FINANCING ACTIVITY ______Change in Investments (1,930) (912) 193,746 189,738

CHANGE IN CASH DURING NET REVENUE FOR THE YEAR 21,699 17,917 THE YEAR 11,213 11,260 Cash position - beginning of year 67,841 56,581 NET ASSETS - BEGINNING OF YEAR 118,696 100,779 ______CASH POSITION - END OF YEAR 79,054 67,841 NET ASSETS - END OF YEAR 140,395 118,696

Audit of financial statements prepared by McCay Duff LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants.

13 OUR MEMBERSHIP IN 2019

We were pleased to welcome more Members in 2019-20, further reflecting the rich and diverse heritage of the Capital area – and, more individual and younger Members among them.

Types of 19 Museological Institutions Museums, Galleries, National Organizational Members Historic Sites used for programming based on Primary fuction 84 or holding collections and/or exhibits Number of 15 Societies/Associations Current Members Historical, Geneaological, including: Archaeological, Friends of... 63 Organizational 4 Archival/Library Institutions 21 Individual 25 Other 10 Reciprocal Members are Networks, Committees, Clubs, included in the count of 55 Organizational Members. Primary Areas of Focus Activities performed by Members

Archives 4 18 Advocacy Work Archaeology 1 24 Collections/Archives *Canadian Heritage 9 33 Education Programs Cultural/Minority Groups 4 21 Exhibits 18 Education 7 21 Facility Rentals Events/Tourism 2 5 Heritage Preservation Number of Geneaology 1 7 Lectures Volunteer-Based **Local Heritage 33 23 Newsletters Members 2 Private Consultations *includes history/heritage that 14 Research extends beyond the local scope 20 Special Events **includes local history, heritage, 21 Summer Camps culture and collections 25 Tourism/Marketing 4 Walking Tours 37 6 Workshops Number of Members who also Notes: have Members Information was gathered from Membership forms and Members’ websites. Membership fees are paid based on the Annual Operating Budgets: Less than $50K (22 Members), $50K-74K (5 Members), $75K-100K+ (35 Members)

MEMBER BENEFITS • Online and print resources • Member listing on our website • Invitations to attend the Annual General Meeting, • Promoting your events, exhibits and activities in In-Sites tours and Holiday Heritage Social our e-newsletter and online calendar of events • Opportunity to sit on the Board of Directors • Free exhibition table at Heritage Day • United voice, strategies for Heritage community • Exclusive training workshops; sessions • Participation in Members’ ‘Connex’ Sessions • Listing your heritage projects on Ottawagraphy ORGANIZATIONS 1. Algonquin College Applied Museum Studies Program 53. Railway Museum of Eastern Ontario 2. Archives Association of Ontario, Eastern Chapter 54. Réseau du patrimoine de Gatineau 3. Arnprior and District Museum et de l’Outaouais 4. Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives 55. Réseau du patrimoine franco-ontarien 5. Bank of Canada Museum 56. Rideau Township Historical Society 6. Foundation 57. Sir Guy Carleton Branch, UELAC 7. Billings Estate National Historic Site 58. Smith Falls Heritage House Museum 8. Black History Ottawa 59. Société franco-ontarienne du patrimoine et de 9. British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa l’histoire d’Orléans 10. Bytown Museum 60. The Historical Society of Ottawa 11. ByWard Market BIA 61. Ubbink Book and Paper Conservation 12. Canada Agriculture & Food Museum 62. Watson’s Mill Manotick Inc. 13. Canada Science & Technology Museum 63. Workers’ History Museum 14. Canada Space & Aviation Museum 15. Carleton University Library Archives 16. Carleton Centre for Public History NEW MEMBERS IN 2020 17. Chapter One 1. Carleton University, School of Indigenous 18. City of Ottawa Archives and Canadian Studies 19. City of Ottawa Museums 2. Global Centre for Pluralism 20. Cumberland Heritage Village Museum 3. Indigenous Walks 21. Cumberland Township Historical Society 4. Know History 22. Diefenbunker: Canada’s Cold War Museum 5. North Lanark Historical Society 23. Doors Open, City of Ottawa 6. OC Transpo 24. Fairbairn House Heritage Centre 7. Ottawa Walking Tours 25. Fairfields Heritage House 8. The Sons of Scotland Pipe Band 26. Friends of the Canadian War Museum 27. Friends of the City of Ottawa Archives 28. Gloucester Historical Society 29. Goulbourn Museum INDIVIDUALS 30. Goulbourn Township Historical Society 1. Ezra Beudot 31. Haunted Walk of Ottawa 2. Caroline Boutin 32. Heritage Ottawa 3. Pamela Cook* 33. House History Ottawa 4. Steven Dieter 34. Huntley Township Historical Society 5. Sarah Duffy 35. Ingenium 6. Bruce S. Elliott 36. Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Cultural Education Centre 7. Sam Gardiner 37. Knox Presbyterian Church 8. Hagit Hadaya* 38. Laurier House National Historic Site 9. Natalie Hart 39. Muséoparc Vanier 10. Diana Kirkwood 40. National Capital Commission 11. Mary Martel-Cantelon 41. 12. Emily McKay 42. Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin 13. Miduran Murugathasan 43. Osgoode Township Museum 14. André Mersereau 44. Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society 15. Amanda Moore 45. Ottawa Chapter, Ontario Archaeological Society 16. Justin Labelle 46. Ottawa Jewish Archives 17. Dennis Lloyd 47. Ottawa Museum Network 18. Nathan Sells 48. Ottawa 19. Cindy Stelmackowich 49. Ottawa Regional Heritage Fair 20. Christine Tomlinson 50. Pinhey’s Point Foundation 21. Robert Yip 51. Pinhey’s Point Historic Site, City of Ottawa 52. Prime Ministers’ Row *Honourary Life Members

15 CAPITAL HERITAGE CONNEXION PATRIMOINE CAPITALE

FUNDERS AND SUPPORTERS

Front cover images from top left: Global Centre for Back cover images from top left: Maple Taffy at Museopark, The Pluralism, Museopark, The Haunted Walk, Indigenous Beechwood Cemetery Foundation, Mississippi Valley Textile Walks, Ottawa Jewish Archives, The Beechwood Cemetery Museum Fibrefest 2019, Jim Watson at Heritage Day 2019 Foundation, Heritage Day 2020, National Capital Commission