aS ~A COUNCIL REPORT ABBOTSFORD
Report No. PRC 22-2014 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Date: September 3, 2014 File No: 7710-20
To: Mayor and Council From: Tamaka Fisher, Arts & Heritage Coordinator Subject: Community Heritage Register and Heritage Conservation
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. THAT Council direct staff to prepare a comprehensive inventory of significant heritage resources (known as a "heritage inventory");
2. THAT Council direct staff to contact private owners of potential historically significant properties in Abbotsford regarding voluntarily listing on the Community Heritage Register; and
3. THAT Council approve the addition to the Community Heritage Register of City-owned, historically significant properties in the Statements of Significance provided to Council including: a) The former Great Northern Railway bridge site and embankment (Ellwood/ Fishtrap Creek Park) Maclure Rd ; b) The former Abbotsford Lumber Company Log Dump (at Mill Lake Park); and c) A portion of Old Yale Road, also known as the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road (located from approximately 39180 Old Yale Road to Vye Road, located approximately at 39623 Old Yale Road).
SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE
At the June 23, 2014, Executive Meeting, Council directed staff to provide information relating to:
• Community heritage registry best practices (as indicated in recommendations 2 and 3); • Updates of the current status of the City of Abbotsford's community heritage register; and • The potential actions Council may take to support heritage recognition and conservation, to serve the community of Abbotsford (as indicated in recommendations 1-3).
In addition, at its July 15, 2014 meeting, the Parks, Recreation & Culture Commission made a number of recommendations. Commission approved all recommendations in Report No. PRC 09-2014 dated June 26, 2014, from the Arts & Heritage Coordinator, regarding the Community Heritage Register and Heritage Conservation including:
• The addition of City-owned properties, that have Statements of Significance (SoS) (Attachment "A"); Report No. PRC 22 -2014 Page 2 of 6
• That staff contact private owners of historic properties regarding the community heritage register; and • That appropriate in-kind resources (staff time) be budgeted from operating funds in future years as resources become available.
The purpose of this report is to provide Council with information relating to both Council's resolution and the recommendations of the Parks, Recreation & Culture Commission.
BACKGROUND
On June 21, 2004, Council adopted the Arts and Heritage Master Plan (AHMP). The plan laid out a vision for heritage conservation in Abbotsford. It covered civic governance, heritage information, heritage communication and awareness, partnership opportunities, and OCP opportunities.
Subsequent to adoption of the AHMP, Council adopted the Heritage Strategic Plan (HSP) on March 7, 2005. The HSP identified the status of heritage within the city, established goals, and action items to achieve them.
, The Official Community Plan (OCP) supports heritage through the creation of the Clayburn Heritage Conservation Area and contains conservation guidelines. The OCP was amended in 2005 to include these heritage provisions.
To date, Abbotsford has accomplished, as a result of the three plans, the creation of a Community Heritage Register, the Clayburn Heritage Conservation Area, The Reach Gallery Museum Abbotsford (which contains archival research information), and continues support of the MSA Museum Society (responsible for the Trethewey House heritage site).
Types of Heritage Recognition There are a wide variety of opportunities and mechanisms for Council to recognize and protect a heritage asset.
They are:
1. Heritage Inventory; 2. Heritage Plaque or Marker; 3. Community Heritage Register; 4. Municipal Bylaw; and 5. Heritage Conservation Area.
The City currently is applying 3, 4, and 5.
1. Heritage Inventory To support heritage recognition and conservation, Council is recommended to endorse a heritage inventory. To date, a citywide heritage inventory has begun to be compiled by the Arts & Heritage Advisory Committee. The Heritage Strategic Plan identifies compilation of a citywide inventory as being the foundation for future heritage initiatives. Report No. PRC 22 -2014 Page 3 of 6
2. Heritage Plagues or Markers A future action that Council may take to support heritage recognition and conservation, would be to institute a formal heritage plaque or marker policy. Some markers have already been installed. Pursuing a formal policy is not recommended at this time, although may be considered to be budgeted in future years.
3. City of Abbotsford's Community Heritage Register One of the goals of the Heritage Strategic Plan was to establish a Community Heritage Register (CHR). On July 25, 2005, Council adopted the CHR, which now contains five properties (Attachment "B"): 1. Trethewey House, 2313 Ware Street (Attachment "C"); 2. Clayburn School, 4315 Wright Road (Attachment "0"); 3. Clayburn Church, 4280 Wright Road (Attachment "E"); 4. 1911 Sikh Temple, 33089 South Fraser Way, (National Historic Site Status) July 2002 (Attachment "F"); and 5. Old South Poplar School, 32746 Huntingdon, Abbotsford (Attachment "G").
This report recommends the addition of three more City-owned properties to the Community Heritage Register, as a potential action Council may take to support heritage recognition and conservation. They are: o The former Great Northern Railway bridge site and embankment (Ellwood/ Fishtrap Creek Park) Maclure Rd; o The former Abbotsford Lumber Company Log Dump (at Mill Lake Park); and o A portion of Old Yale Road, also known as the New Westminster-Hope Wagon Road (located from approximately 39180 Old Yale Road to Vye Road (approximately 39623 Old Yale Road (Attachment "A").
The Statements of Significance for these properties has been completed by the Arts & Heritage Advisory Committee and staff feel that the sites are worthy of being on the Community Heritage Register. There is no cost to the City in the addition of these sites as the groundwork has been completed.
4. Municipal Bylaw The following information regarding bylaws is provided to update Council on the current status of heritage. The City of Abbotsford has a number of bylaws relating to heritage conservation. They include: • Trethewey House, 2313 Ware Street (municipally designated: HCA Bylaw 2113) Adopted May 4, 1981; • Clayburn School, 4315 Wright Road (municipally designated: HCA Bylaw 1700) Adopted October 11, 1978; • Clayburn Church, 4280 Wright Road (municipally designated: HCA Bylaw 1535) Adopted October 4, 1978; • Consolidated Heritage Alteration Permit Application Procedures Bylaw, 1996, Bylaw No. 215-96; • Clayburn Village Community Heritage Commission Bylaw, 1996, Bylaw No. 216-96. Note: The Clayburn Village Community Heritage Commission has disbanded for several years although the bylaw has not yet been repealed; and • Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2005, Bylaw No. 1483-2005 (Clayburn Village Heritage Conservation Area). Report No. PRe 22 -2014 Page 4 of 6
A new bylaw is not being proposed in this report.
5. Heritage Conservation Area Although not recommended in this report, a future action that Council may take to support heritage recognition and conservation in future, would be to consider designating additional heritage conservation areas. There is currently one heritage conservation area in the city- Clayburn. The Clayburn Heritage Conservation Area was designated in 2005 and forms part of the current Official Community Plan.
DISCUSSION
An integrated approach to heritage conservation, using the various types of recognition and conservation avenues afforded by legislation will allow the City to serve the public, ensure that heritage assets are recognized, and the story of Abbotsford is preserved for future generations.
1. Heritage inventory The Heritage Strategic Plan recommends that a complete list of heritage assets in the community be completed. This will outline the community's heritage assets in one complete list, which can assist with future heritage initiatives.
The following local communities currently have heritage inventories: • Burnaby • Coquitlam • Maple Ridge • Mission • Township of Langley
It is recommended that Council directs staff to prepare a comprehensive inventory of significant heritage resources (known as a heritage inventory)
2. Heritage Plagues or Markers Pursuant to the Local Government Act, the local government may have a plaque or other marker installed to indicate recognition, subject to the requirement that permission for this must be obtained from the owner of the property on which the marker is installed. While the City currently does not have a formal policy for this, heritage plaques have been placed on a number of sites in the city.
A policy on this could be explored after the heritage inventory is completed.
3. Community Heritage Register Under the Local Government Act, a building can be "registered" as a heritage site established by the city. Approval by Council is required and a Statement of Significance is highly recommended to show suitability for inclusion. The City has established a Community Heritage Register containing five properties. Another three City properties are recommended to be added. o The former Great Northern Railway bridge site and embankment (Ellwood/ Fishtrap Creek Park) Maclure Rd; o The former Abbotsford Lumber Company Log Dump (at Mill Lake Park); and Report No. PRe 22 -2014 Page 5 of 6 --'------_.... _- .
o A portion of Old Yale Road, also known as the New Westminster-Hope Wagon Road (located from approximately 39180 Old Yale Road to Vye Road (approximately 39623 Old Yale Road).
City-owned properties may be listed by the City of Abbotsford. Staff would take the approach with private property owners that they may voluntarily nominate their site for listing. If the private property is deemed by Council to have heritage significance then it may be listed.
Properties on a Register are eligible for special provisions, including equivalencies under the B.C. Building Code, alternative compliance under the Energy Efficiency Requirements and exemptions from the Homeowner Protection Act.
4. Municipal Bylaw Legal heritage protection is afforded by bylaws (Local Government Act Section 967-970 (Attachment "H").
Three of the five properties currently on the Community Heritage Register are protected by bylaw. One of the properties that are not protected by bylaw (the Gur Sikh Temple) is protected under Section 13 of the Heritage Conservation Act as a provincially recognized site. It is also federally recognized.
A new bylaw is not being recommended in this report. Information on existing bylaws is for Council's information.
5. Heritage Conservation Area An Official Community Plan may designate a heritage conservation area under the Local Government Act Section 971, (Attachment "I"). In 2005, Council amended the OCP to include Clayburn Village as a heritage conservation area.
The benefits are that: • An area with a large number of potentially significant properties may be monitored to ensure that redevelopment or alterations honour the form and character of the conservation area and its unique assets; and • Areas with a higher concentration of historically significant assets may create potential for cultural tourism and site interpretation opportunities.
A new heritage conservation area is not being recommended in this report. Information on the Clayburn Heritage Conservation Area is for Council's information.
FINANCIAL PLAN IMPLICATION
The financial plan implications are that in-kind resources (staff time) will be budgeted from operating funds in future years as resources become available.
RevielNedLA~ ana approved by the: Chief Financial Officer Report No. PRe 22 -2014 Page 6 of 6
IMPACTS ON COUNCIL POLICIES, STRATEGIC PLAN ANDIOR COUNCIL DIRECTION
This report relates to the Arts and Heritage Master Plan 2004 and the Heritage Strategic Plan 2005 and the Official Community Plan.
SUBSTANTIATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS
The Arts & Heritage Master Plan, the Heritage Strategic Plan and the Official Community Plan lay the groundwork for heritage conservation efforts in Abbotsford. Council has requested information relating to heritage protection in Abbotsford and the PRC Commission has made recommendations for the same. Based on Council's request and the PRC Commission's recommendations, pursuant to these plans, staff recommends:
• Preparing a heritage inventory of the City through the efforts of the Arts & Heritage Advisory Committee; • Contacting private property owners regarding voluntarily listing on the Community Heritage Register; and • Adding three City properties to the Community Heritage Register including: o The former Great Northern Railway bridge site and embankment (Ellwood/ Fishtrap Creek Park) Maclure Rd; o The former Abbotsford Lumber Company Log Dump (at Mill Lake Park); and o A portion of Old Yale Road, also known as the New Westminster-Hope Wagon Road (located from approximately 39180 Old Yale Road to Vye Road (approximately 39623 Old Yale Road).
Tarr1i3ka Fisher Arts & Heritage Coordinator anager, Parks, Recreation & Culture
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment "A": Map of Locations and Statements of Significance for City-owned Properties Proposed to be added to the Community Heritage Register Attachment "B": Map of Existing Sites on the Community Heritage Register Attachment "C": Trethewey House, 2313 Ware Street Attachment "0": Clayburn School, 4315 Wright Road Attachment "E": Clayburn Church, 4280 Wright Road Attachment "F": 1911 Sikh Temple, 33089 South Fraser Way, (National Historic Site Status) July 2002 Attachment "G": Old South Poplar School, 32746 Huntingdon, Abbotsford Attachment "H": Local Government Act, Section 967-970 Attachment "I": Local Government Act Section 971 Proposed Additions 1. Great Northern Railway Bridge Site 2. Former Abbotsford Lumber Company Log Dump -; L- 3. New Westminster-Hope Wagon Road ~ ...... - .... -.. ... , -'
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Former Great Northern Railway bridge site and embankment
EllwoodlFishtrap Creek Park Maclure Road, Abbotsford
Statement of Significance June 2012, amended January, 2014
Description ofPlace
This site is situated in the park alongside Maclure Road to the north of Old Yale Road. It includes the Fishtrap Creek, an island and the banks on both sides of the creek as shown in the attached sketch. The eastern approach consists of a c. ] 5 metre maximum height embankment 75 metres long accessible by means of steps leading to an observation point overlooking several trestle piles running towards a small island. There are more piles in the creek beyond the island leading to the western embankment. The east side embankment appears to have been partially removed at its eastern extremity and there is no evidence of a right of way on the west bank.
Heritage Value
The Great Northern Railway was built through this area as the Vancouver, Victoria and Eastern Railway between Huntingdon and Cloverdale in 1908. The company generated business in the area of present day Abbotsford by means of sidings at Abbotsford, Abbotsford Timber Spur, Pine Grove Lumber Company Spur, Pinegrove and the Fish Trap Pit. By 1924 a mixed goods and passenger train crossed over the bridge at this location daily except Sunday east bound at c.8.45am and west bound at 10.45am. The railway was abandoned in ] 929.
The remains ofthe fonner Great Northern Railway trestle bridge over the Fishtrap Creek has heritage significance for its capacity to interpret the history of the railway which traversed rugged forested land in this vicinity prior to the expansion of the City of Abbotsford along the route of the Old Yale Road. The height of the surviving earthworks together with the implied dimensions ofthe mostly demolished trestle bridge provide an indication ofthe scale of investment and the aspirations of the V.V and E, a subsidiary of James J. Hill's GNR. This significance is enhanced by the site's association with the history of southern British Columbia which was dominated for a period by the vigorous rivalry between the GNR and the Canadian Pacific Railway at least up until James J. Hill's death in ] 916.
Character Defining Elements
• The east side approach embankment. • At least 10 piles visible in the water at the base of the embankment. • At least 13 piles visible in the water west of the island. • The arrangement of tv·,'o groups of pile ends at the western extremity of the site clearly indicative of the trestles that once supported the cross heads and rails above. • The island in the middle of the waterway which has not been inspected but which may contain further piles. Piles east of the island, looking towards the island. Piles west of the island, looking towards the island. CITY OF ABBOTSFORD HERITAGE INVENTORY
Former Abbotsford Lumber Company Log Dump Mill Lake, Abbotsford
Statement of Significance January, 2013
Description ofPlace The remains of the once extensive shingle and planer mills on the former Abbotsford or Matsqui (now Mill) Lake have been reduced to a row of piles presumed to have formed the log dump, situated towards the present western shore of Mill Lake. The piles disappear at their south end into the undergrowth along the lake bank and there is an associated pile cluster between the former log dump and the existing shore line. The site of the milling operation east of the piles has been filled and now forms a car park and recreational ground The lake itselfwas an integral part of the mill's operations incorporating the booming area where the logs were stored and sorted prior to being milled.
Comparative Analysis Log dumps such as this were once a commonplace part of milling operations, formerly existing in British Columbia at locations including Green Point on Harrison Lake, Chemainus, Oyster Harbour, Giscome, Ocean Falls, Campbell River, Cowichan Lake, Reid Bay, Alberni Inlet, Englewood and Theodosia Arm 1. There is no evidence today of the Green Point log dump. The other sites have not been inspected.
Heritage Value The remaining trestle of the private rail line which was used to transport Jogs from the 2 surrounding area to the mill on Abbotsford Lake was built in 1907 . The owners of the Abbotsford Lumber Co, Alexander Johnston and James Cook, installed the original 2.5 miles of logging railway to reach their timber limits south of Abbotsford. The line was serviced by two narrow-gauge Climax locomotives - nos. 1 and 2 - commonly called "dinky loci", the lettering on the tender of the latter reading "Abbotsford Lumber Mining and Development Company". They dumped the logs into the lake when the train crossed the trestle. The lake was then used to sort the logs for various uses. Most of the logs were cedar and fir which grew abundantly in the area.
The Abbotsford Lumber Co was acquired by Arthur Trethewey in 1909 when he decided to return to sawmilling. He chose this company as it was an ideal location with access to several railway lines; south to the United States, and east to the Prairie markets. He installed a spur line, of which the log dump is understood to form a part, to the Canadian Pacific Railway, the Great Northern Railway, and the B.c. Electric Railway. In 1910 Arthur installed an electrical plant and other improvements which increased production to 75,000 board feet per day. In order to supply the amount of logs required for this expansion, he increased the length of the rail line to 7 miles pushing into the densely wooded areas of Clearbrook and Huntingdon. Operations continued until the mid 1930s.
The remains of the Abbotsford Lumber Company log dump consisting of a row of piles and associated pile cluster are historically significant for their capacity to recall Abbotsford's founding years as a settlement when the logging industry constituted a vital part of its economic base. They are closely associated with the lake itself which served as a storage pond and with the home of the Trethewey family facing Ware Street.
1 See Turner R., Logging by Rail Sono Nis Press (1990) for photographs of comparable log dumps. 2 See early views oflog dump at The Reach Archives including nos. 998, 3364, 5562 and 5597. The piles may also be significant as a rare extant site of its type, presumed to be unique in the Lower Mainland.
Character Defillillg Elements • The row of piles in the lake • The associated pile cluster • The lake itself • Trethewey House (see separate statement of significance) CITY OF ABBOTSFORD HERITAGE INVENTORY
Section of the Old Yale Road, also known as the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road
Location: from Marion Road (approximately 39180 Old Yale Road) to Vye Road (approximately 39623 Old Yale Road). A corridor of approximately 1.38 kilometres in length running roughly southwest to northeast
GPS coordinates of the southwest point: 49.007601, -122.140687 GPS coordinate of the northeast point: 49.016974, -122.128010
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Description ofPlace The right-of-way for what is now known as the Old Yale Road was established in 1874 as part of the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road (Cherrington, 1992 p. 153). This 1.38 kilometre section ofthe Old Yale Road running along the base of Vedder Mountain is mostly a formed single lane road with a gravel surface. There are shallow ditches on both sides and, whilst the road surface has been improved and graded in recent years, it retains much of the appearance of a well-constructed wagon road of the late 19th century. The road runs through a second growth coastal rainforest retaining some evidence of logging including tree stumps with springboard notches.
Comparative Analysis There are no similar sections of the Old Yale Road with these physical characteristics within the Municipality.
Heritage Value The establishment of the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road in 1874 along this stretch of Vedder Mountain reflects the development of trails and wagon roads during the last half of the I 9 t11 century in British Columbia. Frequently roads of this nature were built on or close to trails used by First Nations peoples and early explorers and pioneers (Hayes, 2005 p. 34). This section of the Old Yale Road follows closely a First Nations transportation route that linked the Sumas, Matsqui, and Nooksack peoples with those communities living at today's Chilliwack and further upriver (Schaepe, 2001 pp. 60-1) (MSA Museum Society, 2010 p. 192). The route itself "proved to be challenging, as engineers first needed to determine the high-water mark of Sumas Lake". This route ran along the east side of the former Sumas Lake, which was drained in 1924 (MSA Museum Society, 2010 p. 192).
The route is well elevated above the shore of Sumas Lake to prevent flooding during high water periods. As such it is one of the few cultural features remaining today reflecting the size and significance of Sumas Lake prior to its draining and comparing in this respect with the former BC Electric embankment running parallel with Vye Road ..
The New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road was part ofa substantial network of trunk roads developed under the direction of the Colony of British Columbia during the years 1858-71. It was constructed to help encourage settlement of the Fraser Valley away from the steamboat landings along the Fraser River (Cherrington, 1992 p. 109). The network served the Fraser Valley and included "the Yale Road (1874) from New Westminster to Hope and Yale at the head of the Fraser Valley, Ladner Trunk Road through Delta (1874), and Scott Road (1875) and McLellan Road (1876) in Surrey" (Scott, 1997 p. 458). As the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road, this section was in active use as a transportation corridor from 1874 until 1931 when the Trans-Canada Highway was opened on the recently drained Sumas Lake bed (MSA Museum Society, 2010 p. 192). Until the late 1920s the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road remained the only road route between Abbotsford and Chilliwack. All other travel was by riverboats along the Fraser River shifting to the Canadian Northern, the Great Northern, and the BC Electric railways as they opened between 1907 and 1910 (Brown, 2012).
Social and Cultural Impacts The 160 kilometre (100 mile) route of the New Westminster- Hope Wagon Road "substantially opening up the Fraser Valley" for settlement (MSA Museum Society, 2010 p. 192). Prior to 1874 the Fraser Valley was mostly covered with dense coastal forest with occasional clearings or prairies. With the development of the colonial trunk road network, including the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road, the Fraser Valley was gradually logged and opened up to an agriculture based economy.
By 1886 the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road was the only east-west road serving today's City of Abbotsford. It was supported by the Whatcom and Boundary Commission Trails of the 1850s and Mt Lehman Road and the Matsqui Sleigh Road (today's Riverside Road roughly follows this route) in the 1870s and 1880s. All of these routes intersected with the east-west spine of the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road, thus unifYing the land transportation corridors of the pre-railway era Abbotsford (Riggins, et aI., 1991 p. 26).
In 1881, seven years after the completion of the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road, the entire Fraser Valley population was approximately 6,000 persons. By 1901, and six years before the completion of the Vancouver, Victoria & Eastern Railway linking the communities south of the Fraser River to Vancouver, the population had risen to 52,000 in the Fraser Valley (Riggins, et aI., 1991 p. 27) (Brown, 2012). During the last two decades of the 19th century it is clear that the trunk road network, of which the New Westminster - Hope Road was an important part, led to an increased popUlation in the Fraser Valley.
Given the introduction of the motor vehicle during the late nineteenth century, the 1874 New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road gains historical significance as the last major engineering work in the Fraser Valley representative of the horse and wagon era. By 1911 British Columbia had "one car for every 116 people ... by 1921, the ratio had dropped to an incredible 1: 16". (Cherrington, [992 p. 24 [) As a result the "Vancouver Auto Club took a keen interest in promoting tours of the valley and initiated directional signs from New Westminster to Hope" (Cherrington, 1992 p. 192).
It is of historical interest that this section of the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road also played a part in the 1912 Thomas Wilby and Jack Haney REO Special auto tour from Halifax to Vancouver - the first all-Canadian transcontinental motor vehicle tour (Davis, unkown). Wilby wrote in his account of the 49 day journey:
A few miles east ofChilliwack, we found a group oftownspeople '" awaitingfor us by the roadside. Cars were drawn up, ready to escort us into the town and on to New Westminster ... (Wilby, 1914 p. 273)
With the draining of Sumas Lake in 1924, the opening of the Inter-provincial Highway between Abbotsford and Chilliwack in the late 1920s, and the completion of a two lane wide modem standard Trans-Canada Highway in 1931, the New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road, now known as Old Yale Road gradually faded as an important transportation route.
This section along the foot of Vedder Mountain remains intact and close to its appearance of the 1920s major trunk road of the Fraser Valley. This section of the fonner New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road is historically significant as a substantially intact remnant of the first east-west land route through the Fraser Valley which was important to the early settlement of the region. This significance is enhanced by the route adopted along the lower slopes of Vedder Mountain, bearing testimony to the fonner presence of Sumas Lake prior to it being drained in 1924 and comparing in this respect with the route adopted by the fonner Be Electric parallel with the alignment ofVye Road.
This section of the road has aesthetic significance on account of its capacity to illustrate the long since lost character of the road established by its narrow, winding, gravelled carriageway hemmed in by forest and retaining some evidence of early logging activity. This importance is heightened by its isolated character, being remote from closer settlement.
Character Defining Elements
• The original alignment and right-of-way of this section of the 1874 New Westminster - Hope Wagon Road • The roughly 4 metre wide right-of-way allowing for the passage of a single wagon or motor vehicle • The road's elevation sufficient to provide a year-round travelling surface not subject to flooding during period of high water in the former Sumas Lake • Associated evidence oflogging including tree stumps with spring board notches. Works Cited Brown Jack The Railway Era 1887-1910 [Online] II Surrey History. - 2012. - January 4, 2013. - http://www.surreyhistory.calrrera.html.
Cherrington John A. The Fraser VaHey: A History [Book]. - Maderia Park, BC : Harbour Publishing, 1992.
Davis Chuck History of Vancouver - The 1912 REO Special [Online] II The History of Metropolitan Vancouver. - unkown. - January 4,2013. - http://www.vancouverhistory.calarchivesJeo.htm.
Hayes Derek Historical Atlas of Vancouver and the Lower Fraser VaHey [Book]. - Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2005.
MSA Mnseum Society Old Yale Road; Yale Secondary School [Book Section] II Alphabetically Abbotsford: People ... Places ... Parks. - Abbotsford: University of Fraser Vall ey Press, 20 1O.
Riggins Loretta R. and Walker Len The Heart of the Fraser Valley: Memories of an Era Past [Book]. - Abbotsford & Clearbrook: Matsqui I Abbotsford Community Services & Matsqui Centennial Society, 1991.
Schaepe David M. St6: 16 Communication and Transportation Routes, c. 1850 [Book Section] II A St6:l6-Coast Salish Historical Atlas I book auth. Carlson Keith Thor. - Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2001.
Scott Andrew Road and Street Development [Book Section] II The Greater Vancouver Book: An urban encyclopaedia I book auth. Davis Chuck. - Surrey, BC : The Linkman Press, 1997.
Wilby T.W. A Motor Tour Though Canada [Book]. - Toronto: Bell & Cockburn, 1914. \ ~ Attachment B
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Old South Poplar School, 32746 Huntingdon, Abbotsford Local Government Act Page 14 of28 Attachment H
(8) Before entering into or amending a heritage revitalization agreement, a local government must hold a public hearing on the matter if the agreement or amendment would permit a change to the use or density of use that is not otherwise authorized by the applicable zoning of the property and, for these purposes, sections 890 to 894 apply. (8.1) Despite section 135 [requirements for passing bylaws] of the Community Charter, if a public hearing on the matter has been held under subsection (8), the local government may adopt the bylaw under this section at the same meeting at which the bylaw passed third reading. (9) Within 30 days after entering into or amending a heritage revitalization agreement, the local government must (a) file a notice in the land title office in accordance with section 976, and (b) give notice to the minister responsible for the Heritage Conservation Act in accordance with section 977. (10) If a notice is filed under subsection (9) (a), the heritage revitalization agreement and any amendment to it is binding on all persons who acquire an interest in the land affected by the agreement.
Heritage designation protection 967 (1) A local government may, by bylaw, on terms and conditions it considers appropriate, designate real property in whole or in part as protected under this section if the local government considers that
(a) the property has heritage value or heritage character, or (b) designation of the property is necessary or desirable for the conservation of a protected heritage property. (2) A heritage deSignation bylaw may do one or more of the following: (a) apply to a single property or to part of a property; (b) apply to more than one property, including properties owned by different persons; (c) apply to affixed interior building features or fixtures identified in the bylaw; (d) apply to landscape features identified in the bylaw; (e) establish policies or procedures regarding the provision of financial or other support for the conservation of the heritage property;
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(f) specify types of alterations to the property that are allowed without a heritage alteration permit;
(g) establish policies regarding the issuance of heritage alteration permits in relation to property covered by the bylaw. (3) Except as authorized by a heritage alteration permit or allowed under subsection (2) (f), a person must not do any of the following: (a) alter the exterior of a building or structure protected under this section; (b) make a structural change to a building or structure protected under this section; (c) move a building or structure protected under this section; (d) alter, remove or take an action that would damage an interior feature or fixture that is identified under subsection (2) (c); (e) alter, remove or take an action that would damage a landscape feature that is identified under subsection (2) (d); (f) alter, excavate or build on land protected under this section.
Heritage designation procedure 968 (1) Before a heritage designation bylaw is adopted, the local government must hold a public hearing on the proposed bylaw for the purpose of allowing affected parties and the general public to make representations respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw.
(2) Sections 890 (2) to (3.1) and (5) to (9), 891 and 894 apply with respect to the public hearing and enactment of the heritage designation bylaw. (3) At least 10 days before the public hearing, a notice in the prescribed form must be given in accordance with section 974 to (a) all persons who, according to the records of the land title office, have a registered interest in real property that would be deSignated, and (b) all occupiers of real property that would be deSignated. (4) A notice in the prescribed form must also be published in at least 2 consecutive issues of a newspaper, with the last publication to be at least 3 days but not more than 10 days before the public hearing.
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(5) The local government must have a report prepared regarding the property to be designated that includes information respecting the following matters: (a) the heritage value or heritage character of the property; (b) the compatibility of conservation with the official community plan and any other community planning objectives in the area in which the property is located; (c) the compatibility of conservation with lawful uses of the property and adjoining lands; (d) the condition and economic viability of the property; (e) the possible need for financial or other support to enable appropriate conservation. (6) At least 10 days before the public hearing, the report under subsection (5) must be available for public inspection at the local government office during its regular office hours. (7) No heritage designation bylaw is invalid for inadvertent and minor non compliance with this section or Division 6 of this Part, or for an error or omission in the report required under subsection (5). (8) Within 30 days after a local government adopts or defeats a heritage deSignation bylaw or determines not to proceed with the bylaw, the local government must give notice of this in the prescribed form to the owners entitled to notice under subsection (3) (a). (9) Within 30 days after adopting a heritage designation bylaw, the local government must give notice of this (a) to the land title office in accordance with section 976, and (b) to the minister responsible for the Heritage Conservation Act in accordance with section 977.
Compensation for heritage designation 969 (1) If a deSignation by a heritage designation bylaw causes, or will cause at the time of designation, a reduction in the market value of the deSignated property, the local government must compensate an owner of the designated property who makes an application under subsection (2), in an amount or in a form the local government and the owner agree on or, failing an agreement, in an amount or in a form determined by binding arbitration under subsection (4).
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(2) The owner of a designated property may apply to the local government for compensation for the reduction in the market value of the designated property. (3) An application under subsection (2) (a) must be made, in order for the owner to be entitled to compensation under this section, no later than one year after the heritage designation bylaw is adopted, and (b) may be made before the heritage designation bylaw is adopted. (4) If the local government and an owner are unable to agree (a) that the owner is entitled to compensation, or (b) on the amount or form of compensation, then either the local government or the owner may require the matter to be determined by binding arbitration under the Arbitration Act. (5) An arbitration under this section must be by a single arbitrator unless the local government and the owner agree to the appointment of an arbitration panel. (6) The arbitrator or arbitration panel, in determining whether the owner is entitled to compensation and the amount or form of compensation, must consider (a) financial and other support available for conservation of the designated property, and (b) any other benefits that are available because of the designation of the property. (7) Compensation must not be paid, and an arbitration must not continue, if the local government defeats, or decides not to proceed with, the designation bylaw. (8) Nothing in this section authorizes the local government to give any financial or other benefit to an owner except that which is commensurate with the reduction in the market value of the designated property caused by that designation. (9) This section does not apply with respect to property that, immediately before the adoption of the heritage designation bylaw, is already designated under a heritage designation bylaw or under section 9 of the Heritage Conservation Act.
Heritage site maintenance standards
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970 (1) A local government may, by bylaw, establish minimum standards for the maintenance of real property that is
(a) designated as protected by a heritage designation bylaw, or (b) within a heritage conservation area. (2) Different standards may be established under subsection (1) for different areas or for different types or classes of property.
Designation of heritage conservation areas 970.1 (1) For the purposes of heritage conservation, an official community plan may designate an area as a heritage conservation area to which section 971 (1) applies.
(2) If a heritage conservation area is designated under subsection (1), (a) the official community plan must (i) describe the special features or characteristics that justify the designation, and (ii) state the objectives of the designation, and (b) either the official community plan or a zoning bylaw must specify guidelines respecting the manner by which the objectives are to be achieved. (3) If a heritage conservation area is designated under subsection (1), the official community plan may do one or more of the following: (a) specify conditions under which section 971 (1) does not apply to property within the area, which may be different for different properties or classes of properties; (b) include a schedule listing buildings, structures, land or features within the area that are to be protected heritage property under this Act; (c) for the purposes of section 971 (3), identify features or characteristics that contribute to the heritage value or heritage character of the area. (4) At least 10 days before the public hearing on an official community plan that includes a schedule under subsection (3) (b), the local government must give notice in accordance with section 974 to the owner of each property that is to be included in the schedule, unless the property was already included in the schedule.
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(5) Within 30 days after the adoption of a bylaw that includes a property in or deletes a property from a schedule under subsection (3) (b) to an official community plan{ the local government must (a) file a notice in the land title office in accordance with section 976{ and (b) give notice to the minister responsible for the Heritage Conservation Act in accordance with section 977.
Heritage conservation areas 971 (1) If an official community plan designates a heritage conservation area, a person must not do any of the following unless a heritage alteration permit authorizing the action has been issued:
(a) subdivide land within the area; (b) start the construction of a building or structure or an addition to an existing building or structure within the areaj (c) alter a building or structure or land within the area; (d) alter a feature that is protected heritage property.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if conditions established under section 970.1 (3) (a) apply. (3) If a heritage alteration permit Is required by subsection (i), a delegate may only act in relation to such a permit if (a) the property is protected heritage property, or (b) the permit relates to a feature or characteristic identified under section 970.1 (3) (c).
Division 5 - Heritage Alteration Permits
Heritage alteration permits 972 (1) A local government or its delegate may issue a heritage alteration permit authorizing alterations or other actions jf the authorization is required by
(a) this Act or by a bylaw or order under this Act, (b) a heritage revitalization agreement{ or (c) a covenant under section 219 of the Land Title Act.
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