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St. Philip Neri Pioneer Memorial Wall Project IN THIS ISSUE Tracy Gayda St. Philip Neri Pioneer Memorial 1 In 1840, the stone St. Philip Neri about after a discussion of the condition of Wall Project Catholic Church at Bellamy Mills the gravestones. They were saddened at Auburn Walk in Peterborough 2 graced the hill that overlooked Bellamy the fact that the names of the people Pond (Lake) in Kitlcy Township. The buried there were being erased by the rav Downton Abbey 3 church was surrounded by a stone wall ages of time. The group thought the first Kicking the OMB out of 3 that contained a cemetery. This small Roman Catholic Church in the area should cemetery is depicted in Thaddeus Leav- be given tribute. They wanted future gen Reflections on a Heritage Hero: 4 itt's sketch in the book. The History of erations to know the history of the parish Lincoln Alexander Leeds and Grenvilie from J749 to 1879. and the cemetery on the hill at Bellamy Who is Your Heritage Hero? 4 Kit ley Township's early settlers are Pond. Sean Fraser, Ontario Heritage Trust 5 recorded on this site, the earliest being From this discussion, the St. Philip documented in 1842. The church was Neri Pioneer Wall Committee was Heritage Canada Foundation 5 replaced by a grander one in the village of formed with members Tom Freeman, Responds to Federal Budget Toledo. The cemetery passed into neglect Geraldine King, Jack McNamee, Theresa CHO Receives Trillium Funding 6 and the marble gravestones were piled Reich, Peter Pcckham, Jason Peckham. for 2013 Conference and toppled along the roadway, some Don McNamee, and Mark Barclay. Ten falling into the lake. A new cemetery was thousand dollars in donations were From the Desk of Bert Duclos 6 started across the road from the old site raised. The committee contacted desccn­ President's Message 8 on County Road 8. dents of the pioneers buried at the ceme Heritage Canada Cornerstone 8 In 2005, a group of interested citizens tery to inspire interest in the project and and members of the congregation formed many generously contributed to the Awards a committee to improve the old cemetery restoration fund. Local residents and Railway Architecture of Eastern 9 grounds and commemorate the early pio parishioners also contributed. This Ontario neers of Kitley Township. The idea came money was applied to the cost of materi The Cornell/Campbell House 9 als and for the Restored plaques that were custom made for the Keep an Eye to the Horizon for the 10 wall. No special Tall Ships funding or govern CHO/PCO Board of Directors ment grant money Advertise in CHOnews was used in the con struction. We Want to Hear From You Volunteer work CHO/PCO Board Meetings played an important role in the construc CHO/PCO Mission Statement tion of the commem Copyright Notice orative wall. The yCO group decided it Disclaimer Q should be made of local Kitley sandstone. Jack McNamee donat ed all the rock used, Thaddeus Leavitt's sketch (History ofLeeds and Granitic I 749-1879) from his family's www.commumtyJieritageontario.ca

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not recorded due to the neglect of years Heritage Elizabethtown-Kitley thought past. the project and the committee deserved xnoonmol81,FMonwiMimt (wMtonm m towdhw, When a plan for the wall construction special recognition for their efforts in VMonMmnefy, m.v\y ot \herrwton owlOTWtonw OtttanutnoUvt* Ito.wM^MKkw* iffliww^Hi>.'A^wftm was visualized, the committee had a prob­ revealing a part of Kitley's heritage to the uvwyttr ofqmuv Mow*,thoWWttlwol ottwiimk»won lowio tlmooralmoKnown ortyinSod, 1em. No one had the masonry experience community and visitors. The project is an Moy Hhpotpouml »qM onto won thorn oralmoythoynm Inp«wl needed to erect the wall. Mark Barclay excellent example of volunteers working volunteered his masonry skills and his together to preserve the past for future nephew, Cal Barkley, assisted. Committee generations. In Febmary, the St Philip Neri members helped with cement mixing and Cemetery Committee was presented with homestead nearby. To compile informa landscaping. McNamee Concrete, a local an Ontario Heritage Trust, Heritage Com tion for the plaques, the church burial cement company, provided the base mate munity Recognition Award. This award records were investigated. The commit rial and Kevin Kinch provided the cement has been given annually, since 1996, to tee explored the remaining gravestones skills for the base of the wall. Tackaberry volunteers in the community that have for information. Local historians, Lorna Construction, a local construction compa contributed to the preservation and conser Bellamy Johnston and Myrtle Bellamy ny, supplied the fill to complete the land vation of Ontario's heritage. Members of Johnston, enthusiastically assisted in the scaping. the committee received a framed certifi search. Their ancestors were early set The St. Philip Neri Catholic Church cate and pin presented to them by council tlers in Bellamy Mills. Lorna and Myrtle Pioneer Wall will serve as a visual mon and the heritage committee on behalf of also contributed to the design by supply ument of the early Elizabethtown-Kitley the Trust. ing a sketch of the church for the central settlers so that future generations can etched plaque. There is mention on the reflect on the beginnings of the town Tracy Gayda is a member of the plaques to the memory of those who are ship. CHO/PCO Board of Directors.

Auburn Walk in Peterborough Gord Young

Lakefield Heritage was delighted to kick off Heritage Week where the Hon. Sir Frederick Haultain was raised and educated. with a walk of the Auburn district of Peterborough. (It is Ilaullain was the first and only Premier of the Northwest Territo commonly called "Auburn Mills" to avoid confusion with the ries. He also oversaw the creation of the provinces of hamlet of Auburn in Bruce County.) About twenty people braved Saskatchewan and Alberta. One of the nicest and unexpected sur the biting north wind on a sunny Sunday, Febmary 17, to do the prises during the walk was the stop for colTee-n-tea at our newly two hour walk of the area. opened funeral home. At the northeast comer of the City of Peterborough, in about Despite the cold temperature, the Auburn Walk was a great 1840, Auburn was the first community to be incorporated into the success for all. We now have brochures for a self guided walking then Town of Peterborough. Much has been lost over the years, tour of the area. These are available at the Heritage Office in but at least we know where some of the important houses and Peterborough City Hall during regular hours. stores stood. Besides the woollen mills, there is the Auburn Gen erating Station, one of three "working laboratories" for Edison- Gord Young is the Editor for Lakefield Heritage GE Electric. Although the house is gone, the walkers were shown Research.

CHOnews June/juin 2013 N 2-3 Downton Abbey Paul R. King

Downton Abbey is just a television soap opera, but it is among the most successful mini-series of all time. It has spectacular production quality and attention to detail covering the period from April 1912 (the sinking of the Titanic) forward into the 1920s and perhaps beyond as the series continues. The series has excellent ensemble acting with a stellar cast including Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Phyllis Logan, Jim Carter, Penelope Wilton, Elizabeth McGovern, and Shirley MacLaine. Lord Julian Fcllowes (known for the film Gosford Park) is responsible for the engaging script which includes deliciously witty dialogue. The periodclothing and props, such as the antique automobiles, are eye catching. The omnipresence of the class structure and breaches thereof are perhaps unsettling, but intriguing. The series is infec tious. In spite of all these over-thc-top components, what is the real star of the show? If you ask me, I would say the historic setting. It is the Highclere Castle is Downton Abbey Jacobethan castleconstructed of Bathstone with numerous thinspires lion, £1.8 million of which was urgently needed just for the castle. piercing the sky and set in the thousand acre grounds known in the And then came Downton Abbey. In addition to the mini-seriespay television world as Downton Abbey in Yorkshire, England. The series ments for the use ofthe estate, the increase in tourist trafficat High could havebeen called "TheCrawleys" or some othertitleappropriate clere Castle has provided funding for maintenance and repairs. The tothe characters, but instead it is titledafterthe mainsetting. life of this castle continues because Downton Abbey has inspired In reality, this property is Highclere Castle located in Hamp the public and peeked interest in Highclere Castle. shire, southwest of London. England. The castle dates to the 1830s The power of storytelling cannot be overestimated. Fiction, if and was designed by Sir Charles Barry, the architect of the British imaginatively conceived and professionally executed, can be a very Houses of Parliament. The elaborate interior was not completed powerful game changer. Think of what the Anne of Green Gables until 1878, long after the architect's death. This stunning castle in books have done for Cavendish, P.E.I. One can speculate on what its estate setting anchors the series. From a heritage standpoint, would have been possible if in Lucy Maud Montgomery's stories, what can we learn from Downton Abbey? Anne had attended Alma College in St. Thomas. Would that build Prior to the filming, the 8th Earl and Countess of Carnarvon ing have been restored and become a tourist attraction, instead of could not afford to adequately maintain and repair their castle and being torched? What if Fulford Place in Brockville or Casa Lorna estate. Apparently, the roof and the skylights were leaking and the were to be used in a successful mini-series? (Casa Lorna has been stonework was crumbling. By 2009, the castle was in dire need of used for filming but not as a central anchor of any show.) In the major repair, with only the main and first floors remaining useable. heritage sphere, we need to understand the parameters of and learn Water damage had caused stonework to crumble and ceilings to how to effectively use storytelling for heritage preservation. collapse so that at least fifty rooms were uninhabitable. Repairs needed for the entire estate were estimated to cost around £12 mil- Paul R. King is immediate past president and a member Kicking the OMB Out of Toronto Paul R. King On March 7, 2013, a Bill sponsored Toronto. If enacted, this Bill will amend respect to decisions of the City of Toronto. by Rosario Marchese (NDP Mem various statutes such as the Planning Act, Amendments also eliminate a right to ber for Trinity-Spadina) to dispense with Ontario Heritage Act, and Funeral, Burial make certain other types of applications to the (OMB) in the and Cremation Services Act, so that there the OMB with respect to the City. City of Toronto passed second reading in will be no appeals to the OMB for matters These proposed changes do not neces the Ontario Legislature. It now goes to the within the borders of the City of Toronto. sarily throw out the OMB's function, with Finance and Economic Affairs Committee For example, under the Ontario Heritage no replacement. The Bill authorizes the for further review. Bill 20 has substantial Act, there will be no appeals to the OMB City to establish one or more appeal bod support from the New Democrat Party and for (i) consents to demolish or remove a ies to hear any of these planning matters from government ministers and many other building or structure [from a protected and to hear such other matters as the City members of the provincial legislature. If property]; and (ii) appeals with respect to considers appropriate. The result might be this Bill, entitled Respect for Municipali heritage conservation districts. to eliminate the OMB's work in Toronto ties Act (City of Toronto), 2013, becomes The Bill is intended to change the rela but replace it with a local body. This law in Ontario, what are the implications tionship in law between the City of Toron would effectively download the responsi for heritage conservation matters? to and the OMB. Currently, under various bility and the cost to the City of Toronto. Beyond the borders of the City of statutes that govern landusc planning, cer Toronto, it will be business as usual with tain municipal decisions can be appealed Paul R. King is immediate past the OMB. Bill 20 only deals with the to the OMB. Amendments proposed in Bill president and a member of the OMB's jurisdiction within the City of 20 eliminate those rights of appeal with CHO/PCO Board of Directors.

June/juin 2013 CHOnews N 2-4 Reflections on a Heritage Hero: Lincoln Alexander Bill Smith I was doing the annual spring dust parents who taught him that he could do ing of my office. I found dust bun anything anyone else could. He really nies among the stacks of papers (all cata went to work and proved his parents logued only in my mind), waved my right. He became a lawyer, worked hard, duster over books and bookshelves (sort and became politically involved as a way ed loosely into various topics under to influence change. research), and wiped framed photos and Throughout his life, Line was a various awards, all while looking for champion for youth and the role educa hiding spiders. tion plays in forming our future leaders. As I ran the dust cloth over the He was a great role model as the first frames, I paused at my 2005 Lifetime black Member of Parliament (1968), Achievement Award from the Ontario Cabinet Minister (1979), the first black Heritage Trust. I gazed at it then focused lieutenant governor of Ontario (1985 ­ on the signature of Lincoln M. Alexan 1991), and the first black Chairman of der. He's gone now, I thought. This sent the Ontario Heritage Trust (2004 ­ my mind thinking about lifetime 2010). But Line would not want to be achievements and my personal heritage remembered only for the racial barriers heroes. Although Lincoln Alexander no he broke by his firsts as a black Canadi longer has a physical presence, his spirit an. He left more than that as a legacy. is strong and continues to inspire. Line was someone to look up to and Line, as he wanted folks to call him, admire for the soft spoken manner that is one of my heritage heroes. He was belied his ability to get things done by The Hon. Lincoln MacCauley Alexander, PC, CC, OOnt, CD, QC, LLD, LLB, 24th raised in a white dominated society by orchestrating real change. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Line inspired so many people, tran scending racial and ethnic boundaries, Line's causes are preserved in perpe Who is your Heritage but I really took notice of his efforts tuity through the Lincoln M. Alexander working with the Ontario Heritage Trust. Legacy Fund. The fund's mandate is to Hero? He was devoted to history no matter further the work of the Ontario Heritage whether black or white, human or natur Trust in heritage conservation across the CHOnews wants you to share al, it was all heritage to Line and it need province (heritagetrust.on.ca). your personal heritage anecdotes ed to be conserved and preserved. It is a point of personal pride to know Like many of us involved with munic that the former Lieutenant Governor of or stories of your inspirational her ipal heritage committees, historical soci Ontario and Chairman of the Ontario itage heroes. Submit 500 to 1,000 eties, museums, archives, archaeological, Heritage Trust, the Hon. Lincoln M. naturalists, genealogical, and other soci Alexander, signed my Ontario Heritage words with photographs or illus eties too numerous to list, Line fought the Trust Lifetime Achievement Award. trations (jpg file format, high reso fight for all the causes in which he pas sionately believed. He did not win every Bill Smith is a member of the lution) and captions to tracygay­ battle, but he kept pushing forward for the CHO/PCO Board of Directors. [email protected] heritage cause and a better society for all.

n appreciation of a lifetime of volunteer work to ideali preserve, protect and promote our province's rich heritage.

c' TL t** The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander. Chairman cOntario Heritage Trust

Ontario Heritage Trust Lifetime Achievement Award with the inspiring signature of Lincoln Alexander

CHOnews June/juin 2013 N 2-5 Sean Fraser, Ontario Heritage Trust

On April 15, 2013, the Executive First Nation communities, government Director of the Ontario Heritage partners, and property owners. Trust, Beth Hanna, announced that Sean Sean made significant contributions to Fraser is the new Director of Heritage a number of government initiatives Programs and Operations. Sean joined including the Ministry Tourism, Culture the Trust in 2001. Since 2008, he has and Sport's Heritage Toolkit and the Min served as Manager of Acquisitions and istry of Municipal Affairs and Housing's Conservation Services, giving leader Provincial Policy Statement Five Year ship for the Trust's real estate and ease Review Working Group. ment acquisitions and management of As a heritage conservation profession the easement portfolio. He developed al, Sean has been a member of the Canadi and nurtured relationships with a variety an Association of Heritage Professionals of stewardship partners across the for more than twenty years. Prior to join province. ing the Trust, he worked in the municipal Sean leads the Trust's Community sector and as a consultant in Ontario, Response team and provides technical Nova Scotia. British Columbia, and the assistance and expertise to a broad range Middle East. He holds a graduate degree of partners. He led the delivery of many in Conservation of the Built Environment projects including the Places of Worship (MEDS), undergraduate degrees in archi Inventory, and the Natural Spaces Land tectural design (BEDS), and classical Acquisition and Stewardship Program, archaeology/art history (BA). and provided expertise and support to Community Heritage Ontario looks as we strive toward our common goal of the Religious Properties Working Group. forward to continuing its excellent rela conserving Ontario's cultural resources. As a result of Sean's initiatives, strong tionship with the Ontario Heritage Trust Congratulations, Sean. relationships exist between the Trust and and working with Sean and his colleagues Heritage Canada Foundation Responds to Federal Budget

Ottawa, ON, March 22, 2013: Heritage Canada Foun • A Community Improvement Fund of S32.2 billion over dation believes that Canada's historic places are 10 years will provide funds for municipalities to support com largely overlooked by Budget 2013, putting at risk major munity infrastructure projects. The list of eligible investment components of our national identity and the vitality of our categories has been expanded to include brownfield redevelop communities. ment, culture and tourism projects. The Budget includes significant, targeted contributions for two high profile projects: S8 million in new funding for the • The Building Canada Fund provides $14 billion over revitalization of historic Massey Hall in Toronto, and S5 mil 10 years for infrastructure such as public transit which could lion for the creation of a Visitor Centre at the Canadian Nation help revitalize older neighbourhoods al Vimy Memorial in France. It also provides S20 million in new matching funds to encourage donations to the Nature Con • There is SI.25 billion over 5 years for the Investment servancy for the conservation of ecologically sensitive lands. in Affordable Housing initiative - which could include the con However it fails to earmark seed money to support the transfer version of historic buildings - that provides matching dollars of hundreds of surplus historic lighthouses out of federal gov for provincial and territorially funded projects. ernment ownership and into the hands of Canadian communi ties. And Parks Canada, which received devastating cuts in the • A new, temporary First-Time Donor's Super Credit is last budget, sees no new inputs beyond SI9 million in new designed to encourage new donors to give to charities. funding for improving highways and bridges in Canada's national parks. For further information contact Carolyn Quinn. Director. Heritage Canada Communications. 613. 237.1066 ext. 4 or "Ongoing deterioration of many public sites and the lack of [email protected]. incentives to attract Private-Sector investment to historic places represent a missed opportunity to capitalize on their economic potential," said HCF's Executive Director Natalie Bull, speaking from Ottawa.

The budget does contain a number of measures which may have an indirect impact on historic places and heritage organizations:

June/juin 2013 CHOnews N 2-6 CHO Receives Trillium Funding for 2013 Conference

Community Heritage Ontario is pleased to receive fund ing from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for the 2013 Ontario Heritage Conference. CHO applied on behalf of the organizing committee and received its full request of S7,700 to subsidize the Huronia Conference in June. The application was expedited through CHO by representing the municipalities of Midland, Penetanguishene, and Tay Township under one appli cation. Garfield Dunlop, MPP Simcoc North, emphasized the impact that the conference will have on the economic develop ment of the entire region. All three municipal mayors spoke of the benefits of bringing delegates from across Ontario to experi ence what Huronia has to offer firsthand. The three day conference will generate tens of thousands of dollars in revenue for local businesses, through spending by the over 250 delegates, and the purchase of goods and services for the conference. Front Row (L to R): 2013 Conference Committee co-chairs Terry Fcgar­ Community Heritage Ontario and the Architectural Con ty (lay Township) and Sue McKenzie (Midland) flank the Ontario Tril lium Foundation plaque held by Garfield Dunlop, MPP Simcoc North, servancy of Ontario plan venues for conferences up to five and Savi Singh, Chair of the Ontario Trillium Foundation Simcoc years in advance. Any community interested in being host to Review Team the Ontario Heritage Conference can receive an outline of criteria by contacting billsmith@communityheritageon- Back Row (L to R): CHO president Roscoe Petkovic, Midland Mayor tario.ca. Gordon McKay, Penetanguishene Mayor Gerry Marshall, Tav Town ship Mayor Scott Warnock, and President of the Simcoc County Branch of ACO David Steele (Photo: Heather Eland)

From the Desk of Bert Duclos

Edited by Linus Woolverton of The over 5,000 cemeteries in Ontario Grimsby, the 1903 Volume XXVI are in diverse ownership: religious institu of The Canadian Horticulturist contains tions, trustees, non profit, municipal and an editorial titled "The Village Park and provincial governments and agencies, and Cemetery." It reads in part: private landowners. Municipalities and // is surely a sentiment worthy of rec religious groups own most of the approxi ommendation, that leads us who live to pay mately 2,000 inactive cemeteries. An inac respect to the dead,for them we owe many tive cemetery is one that is no longer debts of love and gratitude. A neglected accepting interments or scattering but is graveyard with uncut grass, brokenfences maintained by an operator licensed by the and stones that are jailing over, seems to province. shame the living, and speak loudly of their Active cemeteries of heritage interest, lack ofreverencefor their ancestry like other cultural heritage landscapes, are Cemeteries are some of my favourite dynamic and experience current demands contextual value. They may also result in properties and I have the good fortune to that require change or additions. Space is the loss of social and family history. have researched, evaluated, and written often at a premium and may result in the When change is planned, those designation reports for many. Ontario addition of a columbarium, new plots, or a responsible should understand the cultural cemeteries are a tangible link to ordinary more effective use of green space. Mainte heritage value of the cemetery. Maintain individuals as well as famous people in nance costs, aging infrastructure, chang ing the original design intent, reintroduc our past. Each has a unique history, devel ing surroundings, and concerns about pub ing historic design elements, and conserv opment, and growth. Their monuments lic liability can challenge historic cemeter ing the layout, character, and other fea and vegetation are pari of our built envi ies. Weathering and environmental pollu tures are important. ronment. The inscriptions on the monu tants can damage monuments and struc The creation and management of ments instruct us about local, medical, and tures, as can accidents, vandalism, and cemeteries in Ontario is under the Funeral, material history, cultural geography, his neglect. These pressures can lead to a Burial and Cremation Services Act torical archaeology, folklore, genealogy, diminution of those elements that give a (FBCSA), the July 1, 2012 successor to and much more. Cemeteries are an irre cemetery its value as a cultural resource; the Cemeteries Act and the Funeral Direc placeable part of Ontario's cultural her­ its architectural and landscape heritage; as tors and Establishments Act. Administered itaszc. well as its educational, interpretive, and by the Ministry of Consumer Services, the

CHOnews June/juin 2013 N 2-7 Act regulates the licensing and operation of cemeteries, matters of their mainte nance, interments, and the partial or full closing of a cemetery. The Cemeteries Regulation Unit provides advice on the interpretation of provisions in the FBCSA. Protection of cemeteries under the FBCSA differs from the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA). Though the FBCSA has provisions for neglected and abandoned cemeteries, these do not neces sarily offer protection for the features that support the culture heritage value of a cemetery. Other than archaeological mat ters, the protection of a cemetery under the OHA is no different than any other property being considered for its cultural Alton Cemetery heritage value or interest. The protection of cemetery property styles, materials, and special construc national, ethnic, spiritual, or religious under Part IV of the OHA is increasingly tion techniques or devices group common. Municipalities now recognise that this initiative does not affect the nor O religious and artistic influences in Contextual Value mal operation of an active cemetery and pyramids, obelisks, metal work; type that designation of an inactive cemetery or architectural or decorative elements, • role as a physical spiritual land encourages good stewardship, positive carving or detailing, such as lambs and mark public awareness, and a sense of pride and angels ownership. A well maintained and pub D relationship of the cemetery to its licly accessible inactive cemetery is the • design, layout, location, orienta general community, historical settle best deterrent to vandalism. There are cur tion and setting of the cemetery, ment patterns and/or use of land rently 160 Part IV designation bylaws on including placement of gravesite and file at the Ontario Heritage Trust for prop markers; special landscape features L~J integrity of the site erties that include cemeteries. such as trees, plantings, fences, gates, A well worded Statement of Cultural entrances, roads, open spaces, walls, • whether the property is one of"only Heritage Value or Interest and Description pathways a few remaining of Heritage Attributes for a cemetery property is the most important section of The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the designation bylaw. Clearly stating the Historical or Associative Value Sport website describes the merit of desig heritage significance and identifying the nating cemeteries under Part IV of the heritage attributes to be protected, will • builder, artist, landscape firm, OHA, relates a brief history of cemetery guide future alterations to the designated designer, mason, carver, or architect improvement in Ontario, and provides an property. Written consent from the local example of a cemetery designation bylaw municipal council is required if a pro • specific event, such as a battle, (mtc.gov.on.ca/en/cemeteries/cemetery.sht posed alteration might affect the heritage natural, industrial, health or other type ml). attributes identified in the designation of disaster Available from ServiceOntario Publi bylaw. These could include, as examples, cations, a Ministry publication, Land the relocation of original markers, the • surviving marker and monument scapes of Memories: A Guide for Con removal of trees or other important land inscriptions serving Historic Cemeteries: Repairing scape features, etc. Most day to day activi Tombstones, contains information and ties, including new burials, are not gener • symbolism represented in mark technical advice intended to encourage the ally considered an alteration. ers and monuments conservation of Ontario's heritage ceme teries. Typical cultural heritage values and • well known people, such as a pio heritage attributes of a cemetery include: neer founding family Bert Duclos is the Heritage Out reach Consultant with the Ministry of Design or Physical Value • well known person Tourism, Culture and Sport, Culture Services Unit, responsible for provid • funerary monuments, sculp L~l well known community and asso ing advice to MHCs. He can be tures and marker types, buildings, ciated cemetery reached at 416.314.7154, fax dead house, vaults, fences, gates, 416.212.1802, [email protected] walls, and fountains, including their • relationship with a cultural,

June /juin 2013 CHOnews N 2-8 President's Message

Roscoe M. Petkovic

How important to our well-being is Wc at Community Heritage Ontario a strong cultural and heritage are dedicated to the protection and preser base? It all depends on how one sees qual vation of our heritage. We may be a ity of life and what one considers to be of provincial organization, but we believe importance to that life quality. that when it comes to Canadian heritage One thread of commonality through and history, from the tiniest hamlet, to out the nations of the world is the appre municipal and provincial heritage, each ciation for beauty. Once can find beauty matter to our nation and should not be in the form of art on canvas, architecture looked at as "a bit of local history and her of a structure, natural formations, or the itage." Geographically, they may be local, safety and durability of skillfully made but their collective importance to what buildings and monuments. Man and makes us Canadian must not be over Nature have had a competitive partner looked. ship through the ages, of trying to out-do When you hear people saying that each other in displaying beauty and per the cost of protecting and restoring "old manence. We can talk about our modern buildings" is far too high or that these marvels, and they do have a place in our projects do not contribute to our econo society, but when it comes to what gives my and are only of interest to an Sub-sectors of the cultural economy us a feeling of belonging, pride of suc insignificant minority, you may care to that averaged the highest share of GDP cess, and appreciation of human effort: enlighten them with the information in 2001, at the end of the period studied heritage, history, culture, and sport win taken from the Statistics Canada Cul were: Written media ($13.98 billion), hands down. ture, Tourism and Centre for Education Broadcasting ($3.91 billion), Film As Canadians, we are blessed to al Statistics Division 2001 study. ($2.66 billion), Advertising ($2.11 bil live in a land of plenty and to have (Architecture, Design and Heritage are lion). Performing arts ($1.37 billion), freedom coupled with opportunity. combined, as they are intertwined, Visual arts (SI.02 billion), Libraries Take a look at our institutions and our adding more to the economy than the ($1.11 billion), Design (S1.03 billion). charitable organizations (including ser world of Film). Recording and music publishing (SO.80 vice clubs) and you will find that with With almost three percent of billion). Heritage (SI.07 billion), Archi out a strong volunteer base, our gov Ontario's total economy, the entertain tecture ($.91 billion), Photography ernments would be hard pressed to get ment and creative cluster is valued at ($0.34 billion) and Festivals ($0.65 bil anything done. So, the quality of our S12 billion. These industries play an lion). lives is impacted by volunteerism and important role in the province's knowl The significance of adaptive reuse dedication. edge based economy. cannot be overstated.

Heritage Canada Cornerstone Awards

Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) • Infill: projects that integrate new con announces the launch of the Corner struction in a historic context in a way that stone Awards for Building Heritage to recog reinforces the character of the streetscape. nize excellence in the regeneration of her enhances heritage values and contributes to itage buildings and sites in Canada. The pur the revitalization of the complex or district. pose of these new awards is to bring national attention to exemplary commercial and insti Eligible projects must have been completed tutional projects, and to recognize the people between 2000 and 2013. For more information who have helped make them happen. HCF is on eligibility and decision criteria, see the seeking entries for the juried awards from individuals or orga Terms of Reference. Recipients will be feted at a gala ceremony nizations, including architects, developers, builders, and own as part of HCF's annual conference in Ottawa this November. ers, who may self-nominate, no later than July 5, 2013, in one Contact Carolyn Quinn, Director of Communications, or both of the following categories: 613.237.1066 ext. 229, [email protected].

• Adaptive Use/Rehabilitation: projects that demonstrate sensi tivity and creativity in preserving the heritage values of a site while making possible a continuing or compatible contemporary use. .".:::.':: tH.

CHO//t'H'.s June/juin 2013 N 2-9 Railway Architecture of Eastern Ontario Tracy Gayda

For the last century, Smiths Falls has way Station across town in Smiths Falls. Canadian National Railway have been bat been a railway town. It is now Over the last fifteen years, citizens have tling back and forth, while this majestic, home to the Railway Museum of Eastern been creating a marvelous example of limestone station continues to deteriorate, Ontario (RMEO). This museum was built adaptive reuse in the transformation of ravaged by vandals and major catastrophes. on the vision of a few dedicated citizens this station to the Station Theatre. Other stations have gone on to become who acquired the old Canadian Northern In February, RMEO invited Andrew excellent examples of adaptive reuse. The Railway station in 1983. The station saw its Jeanes and his father David to present an Rotary Club in Sterling has made the last passenger in 1979. Over the years, this informative afternoon of railway architec Grand Trunk Railway station into its group has acquired buildings and artifacts ture in Eastern Ontario. Andrew and headquarters. The building is a typical to create a chronology of railway history in David are avid railway fans and have col "Van Home Style," constructed in 1879 Lanark County and the surrounding area. lected a vast array of information on rail after a fire destroyed the original station. During the fall and winter of 2012­ ways and rail stations in the Eastern Van Home Style stations are common 2013, RMEO presented a series of railway Ontario region. The afternoon gave a visu throughout Canada and named after stories at the old Canadian Pacific Rail- al and oral history of the different types of William Van Home, who was employed in railways, stations, and the disappearing many capacities by Canadian Pacific Rail heritage of rail travel from its heyday in way during the late 1880s. the late 1800s to its decline in the 1960s. There are few remaining details left of Many of the stations are gone or aban the Brockville to Westport rail line that doned and many of the rail lines are now delivered passengers to their destinations part of the Ontario Trails Systems. across Leeds and Grenville. The last sta Some interesting facts were presented tion of this line stands in Forthton and its during the afternoon. The Kingston/Pem owners are hoping to restore this building. broke rail station in Kingston, across from It has been moved to accommodate high City Hall, was built in 1885 from stone way upgrading. Considering the neglect it taken from the Market Battery walls that has received for many years, this small once stood on this site. The station was in station continues to stand as a monument operation until 1961. Across the city, the to its railway heritage past. David Jeanes explaining the Van Home Style Grand Trunk Railway station has been an Tracy Gayda is a member of the of railway station architecture endangered building for years. The City and CHO/PCO Board of Directors.

The Cornell/Campbell House Restored Rick Schofield False rumours had been circulating to his niece, Helen Campbell. A great, Everything was rebuilt to replicate the that the historic Cornell/Campbell great, granddaughter of William Cornell. original. The historic house is being fully House in Scarborough would be demol Helen was the wife of school teacher restored to serve the City for years to ished. Reports of the boarded bam and win Albert Campbell, who later became one of come. A new cedar roof was completed dows and removal of the iron fence prompt Scarborough's more prominent political and interior renovations begun. This is yet ed calls about the fate of this entire site. figures. "Ab" Campbell was Reeve of the another example of a City working to help About 1836, Edward Cornell built a township between 1957 and 1966. In preserve our built and natural heritage. frame cottage on Kingston Road, just east 1967, he became Scarborough's first Rick Schofield is Chair of the Scar of Markham Road. Edward was one of mayor and two years later he was appoint borough Community Preservation thirty seven children and stepchildren of ed chairman of Metropolitan Toronto. Committee and serves as CHO/PCO William Cornell, a descendant of a Rhode As the family grew, the original frame Corporate Secretary/Treasurer. Island colonist who settled in Scarborough cottage was enlarged. In 1904, a second about 1799. William helped build the storey was added and the entire structure Front Road (now known as Kingston was bricked veneered. More changes to Road), planted Scarborough's first orchard, the structure took place in the 1930s. The and built the township's first saw and grist result is that several styles of architecture mills on Highland Creek. His descendants are now incorporated into this historically continue to make notable contributions to significant dwelling. Scarborough's development. Designated under the Ontario Heritage Son Edward was a member of" Scarbor Act, the property remained in the family ough's first council in 1850, and grandson for over 190 years until it was sold to the James G. Cornell served as Reeve from City of Toronto several years ago. The 1913 to 1918. James never married and City removed the rotted iron fence and East side of the Corncll/Campbel after his death in 1944, the property passed decaying brick pillars and restored them. House

June /juin 2013 CHOnews N 2-10 Keep an Eye to the Horizon for the Tall Ships Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership Corporation Water's Edge Festivals & Events is proud to announce the Tall Ships 1812 Tour: a pan provincial event that will travel throughout Ontario during the summer of 2013, commemo rating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. From June 14 to September 2, the Tall Ships will travel to six teen Ontario ports, including Brockville, Toronto, Hamilton, Port Dalhousic, Sault Stc. Marie, Owen Sound, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Penetanguishene, Midland, Discovery Harbour, Windsor, Amherstburg, Leamington, Kingsville, and Pelec Island. This exciting summer of waterfront entertainment is produced in part nership with the Tall Ships Challenge Great Lakes 2013 series. "Our government is proud to help commemorate the War of 1812 Bicentennial through our support for the Tall Ships 1812 Tour," said Michael Chan, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. "The Tall Ships 1812 Tour will be a spectacular way to mark a defining moment in our nation's history. This is a signature event that will draw visitors from Ontario and beyond our borders, strengthen local economies, and create jobs right across Ontario." The Rcdpath Waterfront Festival, from June 20 to 23, will be the official launch of the tour and will welcome the entire Tall Ship fleet, occupying two kilometers along the inner harbour. The spectacular Opening Ceremonies will take place on Thursday and the entire four day weekend is given over to festivities for all ages and interests. Visitors will enjoy deck tours of Tall Ships, thrill to the beauty of famous sailing vessels, and participate in special events on land along Toronto's waterfront. The launch will end on Sunday with an unforgettable sight - the entire fleet displayed in a The U.S. Prickaf'I&du'mrcII, an 1812 era reproduction of a topsail, Parade of Sail as they leave for their next port. privateer schooner will he among the fleet participating in The Tall "For over 150 years, Redpath Sugar has been bringing raw Ships 1812 Tour sugar into Canada by ship," said Peter Toppazzini, Redpath Director of Sales, who is also the Festival Board Chair. "In addi tion to being the title sponsor for the annual Waterfront Festival in destination. The festival is proud to recognize Toronto Brigan­ Toronto, we are proud to be the presenting sponsor of this Pan tinc Inc. as its preferred charity partner. Toronto Brigantine Provincial event that celebrates the shared histories of Canada provides sail training opportunities to youth, building charac and the United States through the Tall Ships 1812 Tour." ter through adventure. Response from the tall ships community is enthusiastic, with To keep up to date with developments during the countdown many historic and spectacular vessels joining the ever growing to the Redpath Waterfront Festival, visit the official website fleet. Among the early participants are two ships that provide a link TOwaterfrontfest.com. For information on the entire Tall Ships to the War of 1812. They are the Pride ofBaltimore II and Privateer 1812 Tour, visit Tallshipsl 812.ca. Lynx, both replica topsail schooners modeled after U.S. vessels that took part in the many sea battles of the war. Another is a truly tall Tall Ships 1812 Tour Ports and Dates: Tall Ship, SS Sorlandet, from Norway; at an impressive 890 tons, it is the oldest full rigged ship in the world, still in operation. Brockville (eelebratel812.ca) June 14 to 16 Tall Ships America Executive Director Bert Rogers comments: "As befits the commemoration of the momentous events that took Toronto Redpath Waterfront Festival Toronto place here during the War of 1812, the Tall Ships Challenge Great (TOwaterfrontfest.com) June 20 to 23 Lakes 2013 will be the most exciting scries ever produced in the Great Lakes. We are extremely proud that the Tall Ships Challenge Hamilton (1812hamilton.com) June 28 to 30 will return to the beautiful port city of Toronto and will expand to St. Catharines (niagaral812tallships.com) June 29 to 30 fifteen other ports in Ontario. We look forward to celebrating 200 years of peace between nations through these wonderful events." Sails on the St. Marys, Sault Ste. Marie (algomal812.com) July Water's Edge Festivals & Events is an Ontario not for profit 19 to 21 corporation created in 2011 with a mandate to be the driving force behind the successful Redpath Waterfront Festival Toronto. Georgian Bay (1812bicentennial.com) August 16 to 18, 24 to 25 The Redpath Waterfront Festival provides on water and on land programming, while positioning and promoting Toronto Southwestern Ontario: Sails to Sec (coastaltrails.ca) August 30 to locally, nationally, and internationally as a premiere waterfront September 2

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