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Smithfield meat market. Cedric Weber Yiwen Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University and John Pendlebury, Newcastle UniversityIn the second half of 2022, the Museum of London threw a five-month-long leaving do in anticipation of…

Urban Planning

City of Toronto officially reviews plans for Ontario Place’s redevelopment

Building Nov 29, 2022

Therme Canada has released the detailed plans of the revitalization of Ontario Place, which was submitted to the City of Toronto on Friday, November 25, 2022. “Therme Canada, our partners at the Province of Ontario and the City of…

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Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals announce award recipients

Building Oct 17, 2022

Eleven Canadian projects, as well as the people who worked on them, were honoured at this year’s Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP) awards.CAHP is a professional organization that serves qualified heritage…

Architecture

LANDinc awarded contract to design Ontario Place Public Realm

Building Feb 7, 2022

Toronto-based LANDinc and New York Design landscape architecture firm Martha Schwartz Partners (MSP) have been awarded the commission by Infrastructure Ontario to design and construction of the public realm of Ontario Place. The…

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ICOMOS Canada launches the Youth in Heritage program

Building Dec 20, 2021

The Canadian National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS Canada) in partnership with Parks Canada, announced the launch of the Youth in Heritage program.The program is an employment and mentorship…

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Vibration from infill developments could have impact on heritage homes

Brock Weir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Mar 5, 2021

THE AURORANThe redevelopment of the Aurora United Church site at Tyler and Temperance Streets for a new place of worship and a seniors' residence hit a temporary setback last year after residents expressed concerns on how the vibrations…

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Time to move beyond “aspirational” goals for downtown revitalization: Mayor of Aurora

Brock Weir, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Mar 3, 2021

THE AURORANIt is time to move beyond aspirational goals to concrete action when it comes to revitalizing Aurora's downtown core, according to Mayor Tom Mrakas.This was one of the key messages delivered virtually to the business…

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Black granite disc commemorating the Colonial Tavern returns to Yonge St.

Building Nov 3, 2020

A large black granite disc commemorating the Colonial Tavern will return to Yonge St., as a permanent landmark on the site of the iconic jazz club. Spearheaded by the Downtown Yonge BIA as part of its Music Strategy, and MOD…

Real Estate

Quebec government fails to protect heritage buildings, report says

Jocelyne Richer – THE CANADIAN PRESS Jun 4, 2020

Quebec buildings with heritage value are too often left to deteriorate over the years and fall victim to negligence on the part of the provincial Culture Department, according to a scathing report by the province's auditor general.In…

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U of Calgary introduces new Built and Landscape Heritage Certificate

Building Aug 26, 2019

According to the University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, heritage conservation is recognized as an important strategy for identifying and protecting built and landscape heritage resources.Conservation of…

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