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A drill crew at Petrolia in 1910, standing before their steam-powered drilling rig

Oil Springs Heritage District: Working from the ground up

In the mid-19th century, southwestern Ontario was Canada West’s last frontier, where lines of travel, civility and comfort …View Oil Springs Heritage District: Working from the ground up

Full Frontal T.O. - Exploring Toronto's Architectural Vernacular

Resources: Building communities: Heritage conservation districts

What's on the shelf

Full Frontal T.O. – Exploring Toronto’s Architectural …View Resources: Building communities: Heritage conservation districts

Downtown Niagara-on-the-Lake – a frequently visited heritage conservation district.

Heritage conservation districts: The most popular tool in the heritage toolkit?

When the Ontario Heritage Act came into force in 1975, municipalities across the province suddenly had the authority to protect …View Heritage conservation districts: The most popular tool in the heritage toolkit?

Barberry Lane streetscape in the Meadowvale Village HCD (Photo: City of Mississauga)

How districts change

Meadowvale Village – a once-small, rural village – is located on the Credit River at the north end of the City of Mississauga. …View How districts change

The Bell House at 151 Stanley Street, New Edinburgh (Photo courtesy of Joan Mason)

Grassroots heritage: The stewards of New Edinburgh

Located in the City of Ottawa at the confluence of the Rideau and Ottawa rivers is the historical community of New Edinburgh. …View Grassroots heritage: The stewards of New Edinburgh

50 West Street, following the tornado (Photo courtesy of Bob Davis)

The Goderich story: A lesson in survival

For the past 18 months, West Street in Goderich has been as much a construction site as it has a place of service and retail …View The Goderich story: A lesson in survival

Encountering the Wild

Resources: Investing in preservation

Stanley Barracks: Toronto’s Military Legacy, by Aldona Sendzikas

Dundurn Press. …View Resources: Investing in preservation

Several geophysical methods were used at the Trust’s Chedoke Estate in Hamilton, including resistivity (shown in photo), magnetometer and electromagnetic survey.

Seeing the unseen: Archaeology and geophysics

As population growth results in substantial impact to Ontario’s landscapes, efficient and cost-effective methods to locate, map …View Seeing the unseen: Archaeology and geophysics

Executive Director Julian Smith reviews design proposals with Heritage Conservation Program students (Photo courtesy of Willowbank School of Restoration Arts)

Lessons in preservation: A profile of two Ontario schools

Willowbank School of Restoration Arts

Willowbank School of Restoration Arts is an emerging institution that reflects …View Lessons in preservation: A profile of two Ontario schools

Wood conservator and master craftsman Alan Stacey instructing heritage staff in traditional preservation techniques at the Ontario Heritage Centre.

Investing in preservation

It is an unfortunate reality that the preservation of our heritage remains the exception rather than the norm. What is a …View Investing in preservation

The Pyramids at Giza, Cairo, Egypt. (Photo courtesy of Dena Doroszenko)

Heritage starts here: A brief history of identification

Why do we make lists? It’s an everyday activity, one that almost everyone does without even thinking about it. At a practical …View Heritage starts here: A brief history of identification

Demolition of the Palmer Livery Building, Cambridge, March 27, 2007 (Photo courtesy of Ken Hoyle)

Subsidizing demolition

In nature, there is no such thing as waste. Nature operates in an endless web of interconnected cycles of use, transformation …View Subsidizing demolition

Cheesemonger at the St. Lawrence Market, Toronto (Photo © Ontario Tourism 2009)

100-mile conservation

Increasingly, people are becoming more aware of not just what they eat, but where their food originates. While the concept is …View 100-mile conservation

Spicebush swallowtail butterfly, Backus Woods Conservation Area

Grassroots conservation

As the century progresses, there is an increasing sense of urgency about the need to preserve our precious natural heritage. …View Grassroots conservation

SOS-Églises at work. David Tremblay leads the discussion while Jérôme Baillargeon helps with the notes.

Community conservation: Ingredients for success

For the past seven years, a group called SOS-Églises has led the fight to preserve two century-old village churches in Essex …View Community conservation: Ingredients for success

Ottawa’s Rideau Canal – recently designated as a World Heritage Site – is enjoyed by people year-round. © Ontario Tourism 2008

Resources: Engaging citizens in community conservation

What's on the shelf

Old Canadian Cemeteries: Places of Memory, by …View Resources: Engaging citizens in community conservation

$29 million restoration of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre by the Trust in 1987-89 (Photo: George Pelekis)

The R’s of conservation

An earlier generation spoke of the three R’s as “Reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmetic.” They were the fundamentals of education in …View The R’s of conservation

The Mason-Girardot House – a Victorian Italianate house built c. 1879 in the former town of Sandwich – is one of the properties participating in Windsor’s heritage property tax relief program

Leading the way in municipal heritage planning

What’s happening in your community?

With significant amendments to the Ontario Heritage Act in April 2005 and a …View Leading the way in municipal heritage planning

Maintaining balance: The modern architecture of the Toronto-Dominion Centre is part of Ontario’s varied architectural heritage. (Copyright permission provided by The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd.)

The future of heritage: The next 40 years

With this anniversary, the Ontario Heritage Trust is celebrating its accomplishments while also looking to the future. …View The future of heritage: The next 40 years

Fulford Place

Heritage conservation at our front door

The term “porte-cochère” has continental flair, though humble origins. In French, it means “carriage door” and originally …View Heritage conservation at our front door

Willem Hanrath, with his children and grandchildren, being presented with an Ontario Heritage Trust easement marker to recognize their generous donation of the natural heritage easement for the Caistor-Canborough Slough Forest ANSI (47 acres/19 hectares)

The anatomy of a heritage conservation easement: Building the framework for a conservation partnership

Private landowners are often faced with a difficult dilemma – how to preserve the heritage of their land for future generations …View The anatomy of a heritage conservation easement: Building the framework for a conservation partnership

Peterborough's Market Hall, before

Winning the battle

There are countless examples across the province of successful restorations of Ontario’s treasured heritage sites. Although the …View Winning the battle

ICOMOS Canada 2005

ICOMOS Canada 2005

Until the late 1800s, heritage had been primarily a national, almost insular concern. The concept of international heritage …View ICOMOS Canada 2005

The Scarab scenery flats c. 1920s

Historic scenery makes second debut

After being in storage for over 75 years, a dynamic set of theatre scenery will be displayed again at the Elgin and Winter …View Historic scenery makes second debut

Detail of reproduced George Brown House central hall wallpaper

Historic wallpaper: Finding what’s beneath

Wallpapers first appeared in Canada as early as the mid-17th century. These oldest papers were block-printed, hand-painted or …View Historic wallpaper: Finding what’s beneath

17th-century French trade axe

Digging up yesterday

Reesor live on a property near Bass Lake, Ontario that is protected by an Ontario Heritage Trust natural heritage easement. …View Digging up yesterday

This decorative cupola adorns McMartin House, a Foundation property in Perth

The healthy roof: Staying on top of heritage preservation

The following excerpt appears in Well-Preserved: The Ontario Heritage Foundationʼs Manual of Principles and Practice for …View The healthy roof: Staying on top of heritage preservation

Mrs. Greenwood donated this property in the memory of her late husband; it will be known as the John Edward (Ted) Greenwood Sanctuary (Photo: Sylvia Barkman)

New natural heritage easement properties

John Edward (Ted) Greenwood Sanctuary

On March 30, 2005, the Ontario Heritage Foundation received – from Mary …View New natural heritage easement properties

The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre (Toronto). In 1987, a basement is excavated under the lobby corridor, and the grand staircase is suspended in the air.

Working with superstructures: The framework for Ontario's heritage buildings

Last issue, we discussed the importance of a solid foundation when preserving heritage structures. In this issue, we …View Working with superstructures: The framework for Ontario's heritage buildings