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Annual Report 2003 Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Message from the Foundation Chair 3

Membership 2003-2004 4

Message from the Regional Chair 5

REPORTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

• Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, North Waterloo Region Branch 6

• Ontario Genealogical Society Waterloo Region Branch 7

• Waterloo Historical Society 8

FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES 2003-2004

• Allocations and Finance Committee 9

• Communications Committee 10

• Heritage Advisory Committee 11

AUDITOR'S REPORT AND FINANCIAL

As of December 31, 2003 15

2 get too Regional heritage MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR FOUNDATION

Welcome to the 31 s` Annual General Meeting of the Waterloo Region Heritage Foundation.

The role of the Foundation is defined to be the maintenance, preservation, and restoration of heritage property, and the publication, display, and dissemination of information of traditional cultural or historical significance to the Region of Waterloo. We do this through Grants in response to applications, and through community outreach projects.

The Board consists of appointed representatives, and elected members. Those appointed represent architectural, genealogical, and historical organizations in the region, as well as the History Departments of The , and of Wilfrid Laurier University, and also Regional Council. This year we welcomed two new representatives, Pauline Todkill of Heritage Cambridge, and Prof John Laband of Wilfrid Laurier University. A Board Member for the maximum eight years, Ruth Gutpell retires this year. She was Chair of the Board from 1999 to 2002. From 1999 to the present, the annual grant from the Region of Waterloo to the Heritage Foundation has doubled, representing a real commitment.

The Foundation has the professional support of Waterloo Regional personnel such as Marion Morris, for its administrative services; and of Connie Bogusat for its financial services. And we also acknowledge the cooperation of other Regional Staff, such as Nigel Roberts in Information Technology Services, and Hilary Geddy of Corporate Publishing who has now retired.

Our work is done by three Committees: the Heritage Advisory Committee, including the Awards program, under Warren Stauch, the Allocations and Finance Committee led by Gordon Ambrose that reviews and recommends on grant applications, and Communications under the direction of Stephanie Masse which plans our community outreach programs We are indebted to these leaders for getting the Foundation's business done.

Our Grants must follow the applications, which this past year have been mostly directed towards publications, with a falling off of applications for the restoration of built structures. We have a published policy on privately owned buildings, in expectation of applications for designated places. The public's interest in heritage sites has been demonstrated by the enthusiastic response to the Doors Open Project. Supported by your Foundation, Doors Open has been eminently successful in bringing an appreciation of heritage buildings to the community.

Community awareness and outreach is an important function in order to stimulate public interest in the very significant heritage of Waterloo Region. The Annual Heritage Showcase promoted by WRHF, the Doors Open Waterloo Region supported in part by a WRAF Grant, and the WRHF's program of recognition through Awards, are events which engage community attention.

Herbert C. Ratz, Chair WRHF www.wrhf ca June, 2004

3 MEMBERSHIP 2003 - 2004 Municipality

Herb Ratz, Chair Waterloo

Martin deGroot, Vice-Chair Waterloo

Gordon Ambrose Kitchener Waterloo Region Branch - Ontario Genealogical Society

Jill Armstrong Kitchener

Fred Bishop Kitchener

Eleanor Currie -Waterloo Branch, Architectural Conservancy Of Ontario

Tom Galloway, Regional Councillor Kitchener

Ruth Gutpell Kitchener

Geoffrey Hayes Waterloo University Of Waterloo

Ken Hoyle Cambridge

Stephanie Massel Kitchener

John Laband Waterloo Wilfrid Laurier University

Andrew Reed Waterloo

Pauline Todkill Cambridge Heritage Cambridge

Marilyn Sararus New Dundee

Ken Seiling, Regional Chair Elmira

Warren Stanch Kitchener

Ekke Wigboldus Cambridge

Secretary — M. Morris Treasurer — L. Ryan, Chief Financial Officer

June 8, 2004

4 REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WATERLOO

OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL CHAIR 150 Frederick Street. Kitchener. ON N2G 4J3

Ken Selling Telephone:1519)575-4585 Fax:15191575-4440 email: [email protected]

June 8, 2004

Chair Herbert Ratz and Members Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation

Dear Friends,

Once each year, the Foundation gathers to formally review its activities of the previous year. This is an opportunity to celebrate the heritage activities which the Foundation has assisted. The support given by the Foundation to groups and individuals is one way that the Region is able to support a variety of heritage initiatives across the Region.

On behalf of the Members of Regional Council, I would like to thank all of the members for their work and efforts on behalf of the Foundation. Each year continues to show the wisdom of Jack Young when he spearheaded the creation of the Foundation in the early years of the Region.

Sincerely, e <, Ken Seiling, Regional Chair

5 2003 Annual Report, North Waterloo Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario

On February 15th, 2003 we participated in the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation's Showcase at the Fairview Mall in Kitchener. We had a display of an HO scale model grist mill and scenery to go with it made by Bob Rowell. The display also had maps of the locations of the grist mills in our area. These maps were provided by our member, Herb Whitney. A hand out about early mills was produced by our executive member, Joyce Arndt.

In early June, Slobodanka Lekic, our programme director, led us on an interesting walk of Devil's Creek in Cambridge.

A little later in June we held our annual meeting at Luther Village on the Park. This is an elegant senior's complex and the meeting took place in the chapel. Our speaker was Alex Keefer who spoke about the life of Eric Arthur.

The group took a tour of Paris, Ontario in September. Our tour leader was Margaret Deans who has studied the cobblestone architecture of Paris for many years and we were shown most of the best examples of this architecture. Margaret knew the history behind the cobblestone buildings and that their origin was in upper New York state.

In December our branch held its annual Christmas gathering at the Walper Hotel in Kitchener. We were given a guided tour of the hotel by Denise Strong who showed us most of the restored hotel that had originally been built in 1893. The hotel was decorated for Christmas and it looked very festive.

Contact the ACT at Suite 203, 10 Adelaide Street East, ON M5C 1J3 Telephone: 416-367-8075 Fax: 416-367-8630 Email: aco(&,on.aibm.com Website: www.hips.com/aco

6 Waterloo Region Branch Ontario Genealogical Society

The Waterloo Region Branch had a successful year in 2003 in meeting the goals set the previous year by reviewing and expanding our inventory, issuing a new publications list, purchasing a computer system to link up with the network and a digital camera for photographing tombstones, and hosting the Region III Annual Meeting. Our volunteers have entered a large part of our cemetery records onto a computer database since the lack of a Cemetery Coordinator cancelled our usual summer cemetery recordings.

Our membership steadily increased over the year to 343 members. We have a number of new volunteers who are enabling our Branch to continue our various projects such as building a biographical database for the Region of Waterloo's historical website relating to Waterloo Township, and reviving our annual summer cemetery recordings along with digitally photographing the tombstones. Some of our experienced researchers provided various area groups with speakers on topics relating to genealogical research. Other members took some of our publications to various meetings and exhibits during the year, such as the Heritage Showcase, and the Annual Fall Event in Durham.

Our collection in the Grace Schmidt Local History Room at the Kitchener Public Library increased by a number of books purchased and donations of books and papers from members and other interested parties. A recent inventory showed that our collection is now over 1500 books. About one hundred people enjoyed the Region III Annual Meeting at St. Jacobs on April 26th under the expert direction of Frances Hoffman. Marjorie Kohli spoke on "Emigration as a Solution". Darryl Bonk gave excellent tips for creating your own website, making a CD of your family history, and making the most out of the Internet.

On October 15th our Branch meeting began with an Open House in the Grace Schmidt Local History Room and concluded with a book launch celebrating Marjorie Kohli's "The Golden Bridge: Young Immigrants to Canada, 1833 — 1939". Our other meetings featured Carl Kessler, Mary Eileen McClear of the Joseph , Colleen McQuire on old photographs, Karen Vos Braun, Scrapbookers, and Brian Gilchrist.

Our plans for 2004 include the hosting of a Ryan Taylor Day on September 24 th, a rigorous financial campaign to overcome lower revenue and higher expenses, the renewal of our cemetery recordings, and a new Chair and Vice Chair

Sharon Downey Chair, Waterloo Branch Ontario Genealogical Society

7 The WATERLOO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Waterloo Historical Society ("WHS") is dedicated to the preservation of the unique heritage of the Region of Waterloo, through archival collections of documents and artifacts, and to the dissemination of that heritage through public meetings and through publications.

Five public meetings were held during the year 2003, with a usual attendance of over 80.

• On March 4th , 2003. Barry Gough spoke in the Victoria Park Pavilion about the War of 1812. • On May at Linwood, Julie Schnurr spoke in the Schnurr General Store, about her book on Linwood, followed by a walking tour. • In 2003, at Doon Heritage Crossroads on July 5th, we celebrated 30 years of the Region of Waterloo, and 150 years from the first Waterloo County Council Meeting, in "History under the Trees" . • At the Schwaben Club, October 7, Dr Ulrich Frisse talked on "The Historical Identity of , Ontario through German-Canadian Eyes", based on an analysis of over 60 years of the Berliner Journal. • The Annual Meeting on November 11, was in Knox's Galt Presbyterian Church with Prof Geoffrey Hayes relating one soldier's story based on his diaries. Also at this meeting, Gordon Nelson recruited some WHS members to participate in his Heritage Landscape Guide project. Since these public meetings move from place to place, WHS bought a portable microphone and speaker for its open meetings.

The Waterloo Historical Society offers an Annual Local History Award at each of the University of Waterloo, and Wilfrid Laurier University. In 2003, an Award went to UW student David Martin for his paper on Local Mennonite History especially the Hawksville Brethern and the Wallenstein Bible Chapel, and with Honourable Mentions to Rebecca Hahn, and to Colin Fraser, also at UW.

In 2003, WHS published Vol. 90 of its Annual Volume series, which continually add to the record of history for Waterloo County and Region. This year featured early maps in colour. Supported by local firms, the WRIIF, and over 30 individual patrons, it is distributed to members, regional school boards, and libraries. The work of the Annual Volume is carried on by a Publications Committee under the leadership of Susan Hoffman.

WHS participated in the Heritage Showcase 2003 in Fairview Mall, and Word on the Street in Kitchener, as well as other events throughout the Region.

The Society has acquired a collection of aerial photographs of Waterloo Region taken by flying photographer, Garfield Schmidt in the years 1947-52. These were donated by his daughter Joan George of Breslau.

Herbert C. Ratz, President, Waterloo Historical Society www whs.ca WHS Representative on the WRIIF Board; June, 2004.

8 ALLOCATIONS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE

The Allocations and Finance Committee receives and considers all grant applications before they are forwarded, with a recommendation, to the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation Board for a final decision. We are pleased with the number and quality of the applications received and processed during the year 2003. We continued to support the Waterloo Historical Society in the publication and distribution of their 2003 Annual Volume. Grants were approved for North Dumfries LACAC for production and publication of The Walking Tour of Ayr and The Walking Tour of Roseville, and the Foundation supported a very successful Doors Open Waterloo Region. Funding was also approved for a portable display stand for the Waterloo Community Arts Centre, and for the Heritage Cambridge Cider and Spirit Walk production for 2003. Funding was approved to support The Friends of the Kraut Line and their Kraut Line Monument project, and also the J. Steckle Heritage Homestead. In addition to the Publication Grants noted above, we funded publication of three additional books: Terrier Town by Reid Menary, published by Wilfrid Laurier Press; Community Justice Initiative of Waterloo Region; English Garden Publishers for A History of the Ontario Mennonite Relief Sale and Quilt Auction; and to Dr. J. G. Nelson, Civics Research Group in Heritage Research Centre, University of Waterloo, for research leading to the publication of a Waterloo Region Heritage Landscape Guide. The Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation developed new guidelines to more fairly deal with project applications for funding support of privately owned heritage buildings. The committee feels that these guidelines will be very helpful in 2004 and beyond. I wish to thank Connie Bogusat for supplying the financial data, and all members of the Allocations and Finance Committee who faithfully met prior to each monthly Foundation meeting to review, deliberate and make recommendations on grant applications. On behalf of the Committee, I would like to acknowledge the dedicated service of Ruth Gutpell not only as past chair of the Foundation but as an active member of the Allocations and Finance Committee. Ruth is required to step down from the Foundation in June 2004 after eight years of faithful service. Thanks Ruth. Gordon V. Ambrose Chair, Allocations and Finance Committee.

Allocation and Finance Committee Members

Gordon Ambrose Jill Armstrong Fred Bishop Ruth Gutpell Ken Hoyle Marilyn Sararus Ekke Wigboldus Herbert Ratz, ex-officio

9 COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE

The Region of Waterloo is rich in the number of heritage groups, organizations and resources. Promoting the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation's grant programs to local groups and individuals is the primary function of this committee. It is also the happy job of the Communications Committee to facilitate the exchange of information between these groups and the public through various events.

The Foundation attempts to rotate events throughout the Region. Last year, the Heritage Showcase and the Annual General Meeting were both held in Kitchener. This year, the Foundation is pleased to have held both the Heritage Showcase and the Annual General Meeting in Cambridge. Venues for meetings and events are always needed, and the Foundation encourages heritage groups to step forward with ideas for next year.

The biggest initiative every year is the Heritage Showcase. This year's event was held at the Cambridge Centre on February 21, 2004 and attracted 34 exhibitors from across the Region of Waterloo. A special thanks to all Foundation Board members who assisted at the Heritage Showcase by transporting and putting up displays; assisting exhibitors; and, promoting the Region's heritage resources to passersby.

The Fire Hall Museum and Education Centre in Cambridge is the host of the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 8, 2004. Still in its pre-restoration state, the Fire Hall Museum and Education Centre is certain to make a significant contribution to the Region's heritage resources in the near future. We wish them all the best in their restoration efforts.

Although the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation celebrates the past, the Committee's ability to communicate lies in embracing new technology for the future. Work has just begun on the complete refurbishment of the web site which will include a listing of all heritage resources in the Region; a Calendar of Events; an on-line version of the Tremaine Map; and, other links, along with information about the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation and its grant programs. In essence, this web site will serve as a heritage portal for the community and a virtual communications tool for heritage organizations.

This past year has been a busy and exciting one for the Foundation. In the coming year, the Communications Committee will continue to promote the Foundation's grant programs and investigate new opportunities to inspire excitement about the Region's rich past.

Stephanie Massel, Chair Communications Committee

Communications Committee Members

Stephanie Massel, Chair Martin deGroot Andrew Reed Pauline Todkill Herb Ratz, ex officio 10 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2003 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

Awards of Excellence The Awards of Excellence are intended to recognize outstanding contributions by individuals, institutions and organizations for heritage preservation in the Waterloo Region in such areas as archaeological, architectural, archival, cultural, genealogical, historical, individual, literary, media, natural or other areas of heritage significance. The program began in 1983.

This year's Awards of Excellence nominations include:

Rosemary Ambrose, Kitchener Rosemary's involvement with the Ontario Genealogical Society spans more than thirty years during which she has been instrumental in the day-to-day operations of the Society, ensuring its continued success through administrative duties. She has served as editor of the quarterly newsletter of the Waterloo Regional Branch and has received several citations from the provincial body of OGS for her outstanding work. Rosemary has personally produced countless publications, thereby providing a treasured legacy that will forever benefit researchers wishing to learn more about the history and people of the Waterloo Region. Her contribution in furthering genealogical research is an ongoing passion. A wonderful example of her painstaking documentation and attention to fine detail can be found in her book Waterloo County Churches: A Research Guide to Churches Established before 1900, a publication which is hailed throughout Ontario as an example of other regions to emulate. In her quiet dedicated manner, Rosemary spends countless hours digging for details, many which are obscure or difficult, leaving no stone unturned until sufficient answers have been found. For researchers, local and far-away, Rosemary provides a link to Waterloo County's past.

A.R. Kaufman Public School, Kitchener This year, A.R. Kaufman Public School, hosted, as it has in the previous five years, a first-class history fair. Grade seven and eight students spent months researching and preparing projects that swept widely across the range of Canadian history. The students were required to present their projects to judges. One of the judges commented. "What struck me most... was the fact that the students had drawn meaningful conclusions about the manner in which their project related to their personal lives...The students had thoroughly researched a historical topic and came away with an awareness of the importance of this heritage in their own lives." Teacher Jill Reiner is to be commended for instilling in the next generation an appreciation of our heritage, a task that is by no means easy given the societal pressure toward the sciences. This award also recognizes the school's ongoing commitment to heritage preservation and awareness.

11 Edward R. Good Funeral Home Ltd., Waterloo The Edward R. Good Funeral Homes Ltd. has made excellent use of the historically-designated Kuntz House by using it for their business, as a family center, art gallery and for meeting use free-of-charge for community groups. The owners were in contact with the City of Waterloo's Municipal Heritage Committee when they were planning to add a link between the funeral home and the Kuntz house. Their architect, Robert Dyck, was very concerned that the link fit in with the architectural style of the house. He listened to the committee's suggestions and implemented them into the design, which are very pleasing to the eye and an excellent example of adaptive re- use.

Restoration Team of the Freeport Bridge The Freeport Bridge, a heritage designated bridge (2001) over the heritage , was rated #1 out of 100 historic bridges in the 1999 Waterloo Region's Historic Bridge Study: Spanning the Generations: A Study of Old Bridges in Waterloo Region. This bowstring arch concrete bridge, the longest of the three arch bridges in the Region, was originally constructed in 1925. The scope of the restoration included complete replacement of the bridge deck, handrails, sidewalks and parts of the arch sections, repairs to the piers and girders and reinstatement of the asphalt pavement. Working with the Region's Design and Construction Department, were the engineering consulting firm of McCormick Rankin & Assoc. Ltd. of Kitchener and Underground Services (1983) Ltd. of Bolton.

Diane Strickler, R.R. #1, Breslau Diane is a member of both the Waterloo and the Wellington branches of the OGS., and the Woolwich councillor for the Waterloo Historical Society. She is a founding member of the St. Boniface-Maryhill Community Historical Society and has held a variety of positions on various committees. Diane has compiled 1390 separate family histories from 1828-1910 and has made them available to hundreds of researchers trace their family histories. Over a 14-year period, she translated local church records from Latin and German to English. Diane has also transcribed inscriptions from the gravestones in old and new Maryhill cemeteries and has published them in two volumes. She is currently updating the "New Germany Journal" and is co-authouring two new publications, "Tour of Maryhill" and "Tour of St. Boniface Church".

Susan Struthers, Cambridge Susan, a health professional, has been actively involved with Cambridge LACAC since 1997 and served as chair from 2000-2003. In 2003, she was a member of the Mayor's task force on Legacy Cambridge. She strongly encouraged the preparation of a heritage master plan for Cambridge and works tirelessly to promote heritage conservation. She is a strategic thinker who works to build consensus among heritage advocates. She was introduced to heritage conservation in the early 1970s at Beverly Farms in New England and has been involved in adaptive re-use of buildings at Hess Village in Hamilton.

12 Patricia Wagner, Kitchener Patricia has devoted her total spare time and energy to heritage preservation and heritage awareness in Kitchener and the Waterloo Region. As vice-chair of the Friends of the Governor's House and Gaol and co-chair of the Waterloo Gaol Garden, she spoke passionately to friends, acquaintances, and politicians about the importance of preserving the Waterloo County Gaol and Governor's House, the last remaining historically significant Waterloo County public buildings. She has been a member of the Region's Heritage Planning Advisory Committee and served multiple six-year terms on Heritage Kitchener, serving as its chair. "Pat is our heritage conscience. No matter how down and out a building looks, Pat works tirelessly to finds its history through dozens of historical sources, proving its value". She is a member of the Waterloo Historical Society, Heritage Canada and has been on the executive of the North Waterloo Region Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. In 1985, Pat researched and wrote study entitled "Responding to Social Need in Ontario and Waterloo County During the Early 20th Century" for Doon Heritage Crossroads.

Sally Thorsen Award of Excellence This award, created by the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation in 1998, is named for Sally Thorsen, the former Commissioner of Planning and Culture Department of the Region of Waterloo. This award is presented to only one person per year, who has demonstrated, in the course of at least ten years of their professional lives, an outstanding and active level of commitment to heritage concerns.

Dr. Ken McLaughin, Waterloo A professor of history at St. Jerome's University since 1975, Dr. McLaughlin has demonstrated the ability and foresight to not only promote and write about our local history but also to actively assist in the acquisition and preservation of essential primary sources, such as Breithaupt Hewetson Clark Collection, which are housed in the Special Collections Department in the University of Waterloo's Library. In addition, he takes two further crucial steps. He not only uses these archives intensively for his research and writing, he also instills a sense of both excitement and discipline in his students and scholars to do the same. He serves as the University's historian and has been instrumental in the allowing the archives to serve as a "lab" for the students. Ken has also been a great supporter and user of the archives of the Waterloo Historical Society, which are housed in the Grace Schmidt Room at the main branch of the Kitchener Public Library. Through his numerous publications dealing with local history, he exemplifies the mission of the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation — to promote and encourage interest in the heritage and culture of the Waterloo Region. Throughout his career Ken has shown "an outstanding level of commitment to heritage concerns."

Dr. Jean Steckle Award for Heritage Education This award for excellence in heritage education is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership in heritage education through teaching, writing or by example, and who has encouraged and mentored others in the understanding and appreciation of the natural or cultural heritage of the Waterloo Region. The award, in honour of the late Dr. Jean Steckle, was presented for the first time in 2003.

13 Kathryn Hansuld Lamb, Kitchener From 1981 to 2001, the annual volume of the Waterloo Historical Society, of which she served as president in 1971-1973, had been produced under the watchful eye of publication committee member Kathryn Lamb. Kathryn brought her extensive historical knowledge and her years as a writer to the production of the award-winning publication. From 1951-1991, Kathryn was the author of a weekly column in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record called "Party Line" and used it to discuss a variety of rural issues. Her interesting and informative columns introduced readers to many fascinating people, places and events throughout the Waterloo Region and . Kathryn is a founding member of the German Folklore Society and the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation. She was inducted into the Waterloo County Hall of Fame in 2001, having served for many years on the Board of Governors. A native of Oxford County, whose ancestral roots go back to 1819 in Wilmot Township, Kathryn has been a member of the Helena Feasby Women's Institute and serving as president and contributor of articles for the Tweedsmuir History of the community surrounding the Huron Road, an early colonization road through Waterloo and Wilmot Townships.

Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation Heritage Advisory Committee 2003 Awards of Excellence

Award of Excellence Rosemary Ambrose A.R. Kaufman Public School Edward R. Good Funeral Home Ltd. Restoration Team of the Freeport Bridge Diane Strickler Susan Struthers Patricia Wagner

Sally Thorsen Award of Excellence Dr. Ken McLaughlin

Dr. Jean Steckle Award for Heritage Education Kathryn Hansuld Lamb

14 Financial Statements of

WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION

December 31, 2003

15 Deloitte & Touche LLP Deloitte 55 King Street West Suite 700 Kitchener ON N2G 4W1 Canada

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Auditors' Report

To the Board of Directors of the Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation

We have audited the statement of financial position of Waterloo Regional Heritage Foundation as at December 31, 2003 and the statements of revenue and expenditures for the year then ended. These financial statements have been prepared to comply with requirements of the Region of Waterloo Heritage Foundation. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Region of Foundation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.

In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Foundation as at December 31, 2003 and the results of its operations for the year then ended in accordance with the basis of accounting described in Note 1 to the financial statements.

These financial statements, which have not been, and were not intended to be, prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles, are solely for the information and use of Region of Waterloo Heritage Foundation. The financial statements are not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than the specified users or for any other purpose.

Chartered Accountants

April 14, 2004

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Statement of Financial Position 1

Statement of Revenue and Expenditures 2

Notes to the Financial Statements 3

Schedule of Expenditures 4 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION Statement of Financial Position December 31, 2003

2003 2002

ASSETS

Cash $ 8,452 $ 7,475 Accounts receivable 458 369 Investments (Note 2) 123,000 90,000 $ 131,910 $ 97,844

LIABILITIES AND ACCUMULATED NET REVENUE

Grants committed (Note 3) $ 28,780 $ 22,500 Accumulated net revenue 103,130 75,344 $ 131,910 $ 97,844

Page 1 of 4 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION Statement of Revenue and Expenditures Year Ended December 31, 2003

2003 2002

REVENUE Grant from Region of Waterloo $ 90,000 $ 81,000 Interest 3,505 2,495 Other 20 25 93,525 83,520 EXPENDITURES (Schedule) 65,739 88,172 EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUE OVER EXPENDITURES 27,786 (4,652)

ACCUMULATED NET REVENUE, BEGINNING OF YEAR 75,344 79,996 ACCUMULATED NET REVENUE, END OF YEAR $ 103,130 $ 75,344

Page 2 of 4 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION Notes to the Financial Statements December 31, 2003

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICY

Basis of accounting These financial statements are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for municipalities and the Public Sector accounting board and include the following policy:

Fixed assets The historical cost and accumulated depreciation of fixed assets is not reported. Expenditures of a capital nature are charged against revenues in the year they are incurred. 2. INVESTMENTS In 1994, the Heritage Foundation transferred its investment funds to the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. The funds invested are due on demand and bear interest based on the net percentage earned by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo. Interest is paid monthly. 3. GRANTS COMMITTED The Heritage Foundation approved the payment of the following grants upon the applicant meeting all of the conditions of their approval:

2002 Balance Payable Approved 31-Dec-03

Garden Gate Ltd. - Roof Restoration $ 10,000 $ 10,000 Heritage Resources, City of Waterloo 10,700 4,280 C. Elliott, J. Farrar, H. Molyneaux - Display Panels 1,800 $ 22,500 $ 14,280

2003 Community Justice Initiative - Publication Grant $ 6,000 $ 6,000 P. Knowles - Publication Grant 5,500 5,500 Waterloo Historical Society - Publication 3,000 3,000 $ 14,500 $ 14,500 Total Grants Committed: $ 28,780

It is expected that all conditions will be fulfilled and these grants paid in 2004

4. STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS A statement of cash flows has not been presented as it would not provide any additional useful information.

Page 3 of 4 WATERLOO REGIONAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION Schedule of Expenditures Year Ended December 31, 2003

2003 2002 EXPENDITURES Foundation projects Heritage Promotion - Special Events $ 4,221 $ 2,029 - Heritage Awards 150 5,150 - Tremain Map CD Display 2,105 - Architectural Studies 310 6,786 7,179

GRANTS DISBURSED City of Cambridge - Historical Plaques 525 City of Kitchener - Industrual Oral History Collection 10,000 Charles Belair - Publishing Grant 4,520 Cambridge Sports Hall of Fame - Display Cases 7,500 J. Steckle Heritage Homestead - Forge Barn Restoration 535 Independent Living Centre - Publication Grant 3,500 Julie Schnurr - Publication Grant 11,425 Homer Watson House - Endowment Fund 9,000 Waterloo Historical Society - 2002 Annual Volume 3,000 Twp of North Dumfries - LACAC-Walking Tour Booklets 2,525 Region of Waterloo-Doors Open - Brochures 5,000 Waterloo Community Arts Centre - Photos & Display 1,200 - U of W Civics Research Group - Research Grant 10,000 - Heritage Cambridge - 150 Celebration - Cider & Spirit Walk 3,000 Friends of the Kraut Line -Monument 5,000 - Wilfred Laurier Press - Publication Grant 4,050 - J Steckle Heritage Homestead - Heritage Buildings 5,726 C. Elliott, J. Farrar, H. Molyneaux - Display Panels (448) 36,054 50,005

GRANTS COMMITTED Charles Belair - Publication Grant (4,520) Garden Gate Ltd. - Roof Restoration 10,000 Heritage Resources, City of Waterloo 10,700 C. Elliott, J. Farrar, H. Molyneaux - Display Panels 1,800 Community Justice Initiative - Publication Grant 6,000 P. Knowles - Publication Grant 5,500 Waterloo Historical Society - Publication 3,000 14,500 17,980

ADMINISTRATION Foundation meetings and seminars 2,584 1,349 Printing, stationery and supplies 975 505 Promotion and advertising 2,102 8,666 Insurance 1,966 1,966 Conferences & conventions 697 24 Memberships 25 Miscellaneous 50 498 8,399 13,008 $ 65,739 $ 88,172

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