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Meaford's Sykes Street Development - the factsA local business and downtown building owner's perspective on Sykes development
Already gone. What we've lost forever, and how it can happen again.
Cherished places worth fighting for
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Recipe for a livable community
What is heritage conservation? A brief overview
Why heritage preservation is good for business in Meaford
What Meaford is doing about heritage
Meaford's Official Plan and other important documents
Meaford heritage success stories
Photo of Meaford Hall and Firehall in top slideshow courtesy Bill Inglis, Meaford
Heritage Meaford is a branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO)
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Main Street as Old Growth Forest presentation by Catherine Nasmith
Only one year ago Meaford council established our Heritage Conservation District on Sykes St. and in less than a year has amended bylaws paving the way for demolition of a significant portion of the district. The Meaford branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario (ACO Meaford) has worked tirelessly in attempts to protect the heritage character of our district. Catherine Nasmith, http://www.cnarchitect.ca/, president of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, has been invited to present a very informative talk on the economic and environmental value of maintaining and preserving our built heritage.Ms. Nasmith is a renowned architect specializing in heritage rehabilitation, planning, and advocacy. She has written many heritage articles, publishes an e-journal Built Heritage News and has worked on heritage panels for Toronto and Stratford. In 2013 she was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal for her work in Ontario Heritage.
If you are interested in learning more about why communities like ours need to preserve our Canadian built heritage please attend this very informative lecture.
Meaford Hall North Gallery, January 29, 2016 at 7pm