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SPECIAL MEETING of
CLARINGTON HERITAGE COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting
April 6, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT: Todd Taylor, Councillor Hooper, Joe Earle, Robert Malone,
Victor Suppan, Katharine Warren
REGRETS: Tracey Ali, Paul Davidson, Steve Conway, Peter Vogel
GUESTS: Marilyn Morawetz, Chair and Bill Humber, Secretary of the Jury Lands
Foundation
STAFF: Brandon Weiler, Faye Langmaid
V. Suppan welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced Marilyn Morawetz and Bill
Humber of the Jury Lands Foundation.
DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY INTEREST
None declared.
NEW BUSINESS
Bowmanville Boys Training School/Camp 30 – In advance of the meeting PSD-016-09
which placed all 18 buildings on the site on the Municipal Register and PSD-099-09
which removed 12 of the buildings due to their condition, age, lack of historical
significance and architectural alterations over time and left the 6 buildings of greatest
importance on the municipal register.
F. Langmaid gave a presentation to the committee on the buildings currently on the
property at 2020 Lambs Road. The presentation included photos of the buildings shortly
after the school closed in 2009 and more recently in 2014.
M. Morawetz provided the committee with an overview of how the Jury Lands
Foundation. It was formed in 2013at the request of Council but at arms-length (e.g. it is
not a municipal entity). The Jury Lands Foundation is incorporated as a not-for-profit
and seeking charitable status. Much of their initial work included the drafting of by-laws,
organizational structure and creating a strategic plan. The owner’s representative
initially was a member of the Foundation; this has evolved over time and they are now
invited to attend the meetings, receive the minutes, etc. This evolution from member to
observer was initiated by the owner. The vision of the Jury Lands Foundation is that the
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buildings can be revitalized for other uses as part of a redevelopment plan, either by the
owner or the Foundation. The Jury Lands Foundation is also dedicated to telling the
many stories of the site: architectural, local history (the Jury connection), the model of
youth reform and campus development, as a Prisoner of War Camp during WWII and
the more recent history as a series of schools. This story telling can be through walking
tours, interpretative signage on site, and the JLF website, etc.
The committee asked questions related to the Jury Lands Foundation end goals and
what they hoped would be the ultimate outcome for the site.
The committee asked questions regarding the designation process and the process if
an objection to the heritage designation was received. The Municipality has designated
another property, the Walbridge House in Newcastle without permission of the owner.
The Walbridge House owner was contacted by staff and the committee during the
process. The owner has the right to appeal, the appeal is heard by the Conservation
Review Board. The owner has an application in on the southern third of the land, that
application could be appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board as the Municipality has
not made a decision on the application. There have been ongoing discussions and
negotiations between the Municipality and the Owner.
The site was designated as a National Historic Site in April of 2013 for three reasons;
the architectural style of the buildings (prairie style), the campus history as a training
school and because of the Prisoner of War Camp 30. The National Trust facilitated a
workshop between the owners, Jury Land Foundation and Municipality in Feb 2015.
One of the results of that workshop was the trail development that occurred in fall of
2015, for which the Municipality has a licence agreement with the owner. The trail was
developed through donations of time, material and labour by many contractors to the
Jury Lands Foundation, an official opening will occur in May.
The Municipality had an Architectural Condition, Structural Survey and Mothballing Plan
prepared by Chris Borgal and Associates. The draft designation before the committee
was prepared by Dr. Sharon Vattay of Borgal and Associates based on her research
and that of the Parks Canada researchers that prepared the documentation for the
national designation. The archives of Camp 30 is held by the Clarington Museums.
The guests were thanked for their presentation and delegation.
The committee discussed the designation process and the differences between
designating the property under Part IV (individual properties) or Part V (districts). The
committee recognized that a Part V designation may be appropriate in the future but
that a Part IV designation would be appropriate at this time.
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The committee also discussed ways to enforce maintenance standards for heritage
buildings. V. Suppan and B. Weiler outlined that the Ontario Heritage Act allows for
specific heritage maintenance standards to be included in a property standards by-law.
The committee also discussed the heritage easements and the potential for
implementing them on this site. Clarington does not currently have provisions in its
property standards by-law, the addition of such provisions is being addressed by the
municipal staff involved from various departments.
After the discussion the committee expressed their desire to request Council to initiate
the designation process under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
16.12 Moved by T. Taylor, seconded by K. Warren
THAT the Clarington Heritage Committee recommends that
Council start the designation process for 2020 Lambs Road (former
Bowmanville Boys training School and Camp 30) under Part IV of
the Ontario Heritage Act.
“CARRIED”
R. Malone moved to adjourn the meeting.
Next meeting: April 19, 2016, 7:00 p.m., at Clarington Municipal Offices in Room 1C
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