Heritage Matters  contributor

• Economics of heritage
  Expanding the narrative
  Black heritage

I’d like to tell you about Solomon Moseby. In 1837, Moseby fled to Niagara to escape slavery in Kentucky. When his extradition …

• Economics of heritage
  Buildings and architecture
  Community
  Adaptive reuse

Over the past few years, I’ve spoken and written extensively about value – exploring questions of what …

• Community
  Communication

Humans have always shared an interest in communicating with one another – to exchange stories, experiences, ideas, thoughts. To …

• Economics of heritage
  Expanding the narrative

The past few months have witnessed an important conversation among Canadians – and, in fact, across North America – about the …

• Women's heritage
  Black heritage

Among her many accolades, the Honourable Jean Augustine has the distinction of being Canada’s first Black female Member of …

• Women's heritage

Did you know that women in Canada couldn’t vote in federal elections until 1918 – just 100 years ago? They could vote in some …

• Intangible heritage

It is easier to be aware of our cultural heritage – the landscapes and buildings, art, sculpture and objects created by humans …

• Economics of heritage
  Expanding the narrative
  MyOntario

Stories are powerful. They reveal our values, pleasures and memories, the rituals and rhythms of our lives, our spiritual …

• Cultural landscapes

Heritage conservation is not about the past. It’s about the places that surround us and the diversity of our communities. It’s …