kindly shared with our neighbourhood by Sandra Parks.

Available in the Grace Schmidt Room, KPL, or online

·       Well-preserved: the Ontario Heritage Foundation’s manual of principles and practice for architectural conservation by Mark Fram –(363.6909713 Fram) – building conservation, preservation & restoration principles, pgs 44-55

Events

·       Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, North Waterloo Region branch – annual lecture series, November to May; AGM; online blog; lists of resources

Websites

International

·       International Cultural Heritage Policy Documents – Charter of Athens, Venice Charter, ICOMOS

·       Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) – sometimes known as the Anti-Scrape movement, founded by William Morris in 1877

Canada

·       Standards & Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada – benchmark for heritage conservation principles, practice & guidelines

Ontario

·        Eight Guiding Principles in the Conservation of Built Heritage Properties – provide the basis for decisions concerning good practice of heritage conservation

·        Ontario Heritage Act – Parts IV & V relate to municipal heritage conservation

·        Ontario Heritage Toolkit – guides on the heritage conservation process

·        Ontario Regulation 9/06 – criteria for determining whether a property is of cultural heritage value, worthy of designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act

·        Provincial Policy Statement – provincial policy direction on land use planning

Region of Waterloo

·        Arts, Culture & Heritage – outlines heritage programs at the regional level, including archives, conservation incentives, resources for property owners

·        Conserving Regionally Significant Cultural Heritage Resources – guide to implementing Cultural Heritage policies in the Official Plan

·        Official Plan – click on the line: Regional Official Plan, then Section 3.G. Cultural Heritage, pgs 48-53

·        Scenic Roads & Special Character Streets – identifies heritage roads

City of Kitchener

·        Cultural Heritage Landscapes Study – an inventory of 55 CHLs

·        Guide to Heritage Designation for Property Owners – individual property designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, incentives and myths.

·        Heritage – walking tours, grant & tax incentives, awards, permits, properties

·        Heritage Conservation District Plans – of the four HCDs

·        Official Plan – click on ‘Consolidated Version,’ Section 12: Cultural Heritage Resources, pgs 12-1 to 12-9.

Local

·        The Economics of Heritage Development – in 2016, the Kitchener Waterloo Association of Realtors hosted a panel on this topic

W.D. Euler, a proud Canadian, lived his adult lifetime at 111 Queen Street North, which is now the site of the Centre in the Square. Born in 1875 in Conestoga, Ontario of German heritage, he grew up, became a teacher at Suddaby Public School, founded the Euler Business College and married Virginia Howd. He was elected eight times as a Member of Parliament (MP), was a Cabinet Minister, a member of the Privy Council and a Senator. More about this Prominent Resident of Olde Berlin Town is here.