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Minutes of the Clarington Heritage Committee Meeting was held as a hybrid meeting
in person at 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, and via Microsoft Teams on April 15,
2025, at 7:00 PM.
Members Present: Ron Hooper, Peter Vogel, Steve Conway, Heather Ridge
(Museum), Ron Sproule, Brian Jose (NVDHS), Heather
Graham
Regrets: Joseph Dalrymple, Noel Gamble, Jason Moore (ACO),
Sitara Welch, Victor Suppan, Councillor Sami Elhajjeh,
Staff Present: Jane Wang, Alicia da Silva - Planning and Infrastructure
Services
Guests:
1 Declaration of Interest
None.
2 Land Acknowledgement Statement
P. Vogel read aloud Clarington's Land Acknowledgement Statement.
3 Adoption of Agenda
25.24 Moved by S. Conway, seconded by R. Hooper
That the Agenda be adopted.
"Carried"
4 Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting
25.25 Moved by R. Sproule, seconded by S. Conway
That the minutes of the March 18, 2025, Clarington Heritage Committee meeting
be adopted with revisions.
"Carried"
5 Delegations/Presentations: None
6 Business Arising
6.1 Heritage evaluation report
175 Liberty Street North, Bowmanville
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The evaluation report for the property at 175 Liberty North, Bowmanville, had been
shared with the Committee for review in February 2025. The Committee provided
comments and additional information. The report has been revised considering the
information provided. The conclusion remained that the property at 175 Liberty
North, Bowmanville, meets the criteria to be designated under the Ontario
Heritage Act. The Committee discussed Dormer and Gable structures.
25.26 Moved by S. Conway, seconded by R. Sproule
That the Clarington Heritage Committee recommends to Council the designation of
175 Liberty North, Bowmanville, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
"Carried"
192 Liberty North, Bowmanville
The evaluation report for the property at 192 Liberty North, Bowmanville, had been
shared with the Committee for review in February 2025. The Committee provided
comments and additional information. The report has been revised considering the
information provided. The conclusion remained that the property at 192 Liberty
North, Bowmanville, meets the criteria to be designated under the Ontario Heritage
Act. The committee looked for more communication with the property owner.
25.27 Moved by S. Conway, seconded by R. Hooper
That the consideration of the designation of 192 Liberty North, Bowmanville, be
deferred.
"Carried"
3347 Liberty North, Bowmanville
The evaluation report for the property at 3347 Liberty North, Bowmanville, had
been shared with the Committee for review in February 2025. The Committee
provided comments and additional information. The report has been revised
considering the information provided. The conclusion remained that the property at
3347 Liberty North, Bowmanville, meets the criteria to be designated under the
Ontario Heritage Act.
25.28 Moved by R. Sproule, seconded by R. Hooper
That the Clarington Heritage Committee recommends to Council the designation of
3347 Liberty North, Bowmanville, under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
"Carried"
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7 Project Reports
7.1 Subcommittee reports
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- Municipal Inventory/Register: No updates
7.2 Public Outreach/Education —No updates
o Cultural Heritage Information Station Initiative
o Heritage Barn Project
8 Correspondence and Council Referrals:
8.1 Invite to join the Heritage Speaker Series Collective
The ibrary invites the Committee members to join the Heritage Speaker Series
Collective to plan and execute the upcoming Heritage Speaker Series project. The
Library staff would provide potential planning meeting dates for the Committee
members.
8.2 Invite for plaque unveiling for Orono Library, Saturday, May 24t" at 10 am
9 New Business:
9.1 New Committee member
A vacancy in the Committee needs to be filled. The position was posted on the
Municipal website and social media. Council voted in a new committee member
among the applicants in the General Government Committee meeting on April 7,
2025. The new committee member will be formally introduced after the ratification
at the Council Meeting.
10 Other Committee Updates:
10.1 Bowmanville, Orono and Newcastle CIP:
The CIP groups were paused. This item is considered to be taken off the agenda.
10.2 ACO: No updates.
10.3 NVDHS:
The organization received donations, and new members joined the Society. The
group was working on a presentation on Belmont House. The restoration of the
Belmont House was almost complete. The organization received a grant to hire
summer students to continue working on digitizing information and photos.
10.4 Museum:
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- Upcoming Thursday Night programs: Discover your local heritage with guided
assistance from experienced researchers. May 1 st is Genealogy. Free, Drop -
in, 6:30-7:30 pm at SJWHC.
- Join us on May 28th to explore Orono's downtown and hear the histories and
stories of notable buildings and places on a walking tour. $10, registered.
6:30-7:30 pm, meet at Orono library branch.
10.5 Heritage Conservation District: No updates.
10.6 Wilmot Creek Heritage Park: No updates
10.7 Jury Lands Foundation: No updates
11 Standing items:
11.1 81 Scugog Street: No updates
11.2 Fletcher Tree: No updates
11.3 Parkland around Belmont House: The path is being utilized.
11.4 71,73,75 King Street West: No updates
Adjournment
Next Meeting
8:05pm
May 20, 7:00 PM