HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-05-15 MinutesCLARINGTON HERITAGE COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting
May 15, 2018
Members Present: Todd Taylor, Katharine Warren, Steve Conway, Mark Stanisz,
Victor Suppan, Robert Malone, Councillor Hooper
Regrets: Peter Vogel, Tracey Ali, Filip Aleksanderek
Staff: David Addington and Faye Langmaid, Planning Services
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest
None declared.
Adoption of Agenda
18.21 Moved by T. Taylor, seconded by R. Malone
That the agenda for May 15, 2018 be adopted as amended.
"CARRIED"
Adoption of Minutes
18.22 Moved by R. Malone, seconded by T. Taylor
That the minutes of the Meeting of April 17, 2018 be accepted.
"CARRIED"
Delegation and Presentations
xClayton Self was welcomed as a guest. Clayton is a member of the Courtice Vintage
Facebook group and has contributed research providing insight on the history of
Courtice. Clayton presented information about an abandoned cemetery near the site
of the wastewater treatment plant in Courtice and will continue to research the
location of the cemetery with the support of the Committee. The Clerk's Department
should be notified of the findings as they administer the Cemetery Act.
xF. Langmaid provided a presentation on Camp 30. The consultants'
recommendations on the community vision and reuse of the buildings will be part of a
public meeting in the near future.
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Business Arising
Jury Lands Foundation (Camp 30)
xThe heritage designation by-law has been passed and the notice was in the
newspaper last week.
Potential Designations:
x156 Church St (Edna Thompson daycare): Report recommending the intention to
designate the property was approved at the April 23 Planning & Development
Committee meeting.
Reports from Other Committees
Bowmanville, Orono or Newcastle CIP:
xEach CIP liaison group will meet at the end of May or beginning of June; topics of
discussion to include membership renewal and new brochures.
Architectural Conservancy Ontario, Clarington Branch:
xNext ACO meeting is scheduled for June 18th at the Museum's Sarah Jane building.
xCurrently preparing for Doors Open 2018 which is to be held on June 9th; all sites are
in east Clarington; brochure is available at the Museum and other locations.
xDoors Open volunteers and welcome and needed; contact Scott Story via the Doors
Open Facebook site or website if interested; more info is on the Ontario Heritage
Trust Doors Open website.
xACO invites the Heritage Committee to have a booth at a Doors Open site; the
Education & Outreach Sub -committee can consider this offer.
xACO had a booth at Maple Fest and there was also much interest in the Camp 30
walking tours; Doors Open Ontario and sneak peek brochures were handed out at
these events.
xJane's Walks tours at Camp 30 along the Ehrenwort trail took place May 4-6. A total
of 107 guests attended the 5 tours. Many had never attended a Camp 30 tour.
xACO and Jury Lands Foundation will host tours at Camp 30 from May — September.
Newcastle Village & District Historical Society:
xMyno Van Dyke has updated the presentation on the proposed Wilmot heritage park
and will present to the Committee when he returns from vacation; a meeting with
planning staff has been scheduled to discuss the park concept on May 28th which
follows an earlier meeting held with two Council members for the area.
xA great deal of attention has been spent on researching and applying for grants;
federal grants have proven challenging to obtain. The Mississauga First Nations has
been contacted about the potential for grants and a meeting is anticipated with them
in June; the grants would assist in researching the history of the Mississauga Nation
and their use of Wilmot creek and the Belmont home; two other grant opportunities
may be considered.
xThe Doors Open sign has been received.
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Museum;
xFor Doors Open, K. Warren will not be representing the heritage committee this year,
looking for a volunteer.
xVolunteers are needed for Doors Open on June 9th, for shifts from 10am-1 pm and
1 pm-4pm; volunteer orientation is on May 28 at 6:30pm, Old March Hotel,
Newtonville.
xAn accessibility audit has been completed with many recommendations for the
Museum; recommendations to improve accessibility range from small to large
changes; they are going to look into installing automatic door openers soon.
xA Mother's Day tea on the verandah is planned for May 16 and afternoon teas will
occur on Wednesdays and Saturdays in July, beginning July 4th; tickets to be booked
in advance beginning on June 1 for members and the week after for non-members.
Correspondence:
xCommunity Planning staff sent a memo noting the date for the initial Public
Information Centre for the Bowmanville West Town Centre Secondary Plan review
will only allow for members to attend for the first hour. Two other public forums will
be held later in 2018 and early 2019 to provide opportunity for CHC members to
comment.
Project Reports
Municipal Inventory and Register Committee:
xThe subcommittee evaluated three homes for potential inclusion on the Municipal
Register, as follows:
0 2503 Concession Rd. 8: Group 1 evaluation Haydon School; good condition.
0 175 Liberty St N.: Group 1 evaluation Galbraith home; Georgian farm home.
0 3438 Green Rd.: Group 1 evaluation Crawford House; stone Regency home
18.23 Moved by R. Malone, seconded by K. Warren
That the Clarington Heritage Committee recommend to Council that the
properties at 2503 Concession Road 8, 175 Liberty Street North and 3438 Green Road
be added to the Municipal Register.
"CARRIED"
Public Outreach and Education Committee:
xThe `On This Spot' app blends present and past photos of a place was researched
and found to have a significant cost; however intriguing concept.
xldeas for the content and layout of the new heritage website were summarized; K.
Warren will provide to staff.
xThe Ontario Heritage Conference is on June 7-9 in Sault Ste. Marie; $300 for the full
conference and Porter return flights are approximately $260 for a return ticket.
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New Business
xWilmot Creek/ Belmont V. Suppan, R. Malone and M. Van Dyke walked path
alongside Wilmot creek from Hwy 2 to Belmont house and noted that this would be a
good location for a formal path; any pathway would need to be made accessible; they
continue to research the history surrounding the Belmont including the fisheries and
ponds, museum and indigenous artifacts abutting creek; V. Suppan noted that more
history continues to be found and incorporated into Myno's presentation and provided
a handout written by Professor Graham.
xHeritage Community Recognition Program: the Ontario Heritage Trust nominations
are anticipated to be due by September. The Committee should consider potential
nominees and record specific reasons for any nominations; nomination categories
include lifetime achievement, built heritage, cultural heritage, natural heritage and the
youth award; D. Addington will send list of previous nominees to committee members
and link to website for nomination criteria.
Next meeting: June 19, 2018, 7:00 p.m., Clarington Municipal Offices, Room 1C
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