Community Heritage Ontario

Hope your Canada Day celebrations are epic

Keep an eye out on this development. A much needed trades education.

As Algonquin College - Perth Campus prepares to close, Toby Shannan — former Shopify exec — is stepping in with a bold new vision: a private, not-for-profit college specializing in heritage trades and construction management. The idea is gaining traction with support from municipal and provincial leaders.

📌 Details: HometownNews[dot]ca/new-life-algonquin-colleges-perth-campus/

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Hope everyone enjoyed OHC 2025 in Prince Edward County. Thanks for your support and we will see you in Hamilton in 2026!

Congratulations Regan!

Join us in celebrating Regan Hutcheson, this year’s recipient of the Thomas Symons Award for Commitment to Conservation at the 2024 Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards.

Regan Hutcheson has been a cornerstone of heritage preservation in Ontario for 35 years. His leadership has been instrumental in shaping Markham into a model for heritage conservation and his time as vice-president of Community Heritage Ontario has ensured his lasting impact on the preservation of Ontario’s cultural heritage.

To learn more about the long-lasting legacy of Regan Hutcheson, visit: https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/pages/programs/lgoha/2024-recipients

Christmas at Fulford Place Join Friends of Fulford Place Association on November 26 for a special holiday celebration at Fulford Place!
Enjoy a magical day filled with baked treats, paint parties, a photobooth and much more.

James Powell takes a look back at the early years of the Byward Market, opened 175 years ago this month, in this latest release from his always fascinating “Today in Ottawa’s History” blog:

https://todayinottawashistory.wordpress.com/2023/11/11/the-byward-market/

Image: Lower Town Market Building, 1875 (destroyed by fire in 1926).
William Topley, Library and Archives Canada, PA-0088

https://uwaterloo.ca/heritage-resources-centre/blog/heritage-conservation-districts-and-bill-23-part-two

Heritage Conservation Districts and Bill 23 - Part Two | Heritage Resources Centre We discuss the implications of Ontario's Bill 23 on 140+ Heritage Conservation Districts.

Only one more week until the ACO Heritage Awards on October 12! Go to www.acoheritageawards.ca to buy your tickets and to learn more about this year's nominees.

Did you know we have a private collection of over 310,000 architectural records?

In honour of World Architecture Day, we’re highlighting the drawings of Frederick John Alexander. Born in Britain in 1849, he came to Ottawa in 1870 and designed a number of the city’s residential, commercial and public buildings.

This villa-residence, built for Mrs. C.L. Gibbs in 1887, is an example of the Queen Anne revival style. This style can be seen in many other Ottawa residences designed by Alexander at the end of the Victorian period.

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