Sometimes there just isn’t a lot for Heritage Guelph to disagree on. It wasn’t a packed agenda to begin with, but it didn’t even take the committee an hour to hear the five items listed and render verdicts on all of them. There were a couple of heritage permits, a new heritage designation report, a new designation sent to council for final approval. Let’s look at the relatively brief recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Approves New Permits and New Designation”
What’s old is new again at Heritage Guelph, and for the March meeting there are some familiar looking addresses coming back for new a change or a new designation. There are couple of projects on the agenda that need the committee’s blessing to proceed, a proposed designation will finally have its day, and there’s another one in the queue. All that. and there’s a matter of legality to attend to as well. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for March 4, 2024”
It was a jam-packed Heritage Guelph agenda that took the committee right to the finish line in terms of timing. There was a visit from the clerks’ office to talk about changes coming to the advisory committees later this year, and to get Heritage Guelph’s feedback, and then everyone got hung up on a matter of not designating a property and how tricky it can be with certain kinds of buildings. So let’s history nerd out with the recap! Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Looks at Changes, and a Potential Non-Designation”
It’s been a busy few weeks for Heritage Guelph, and this meeting promises to be one of the busiest. On this agenda, there’s some administrative work for the committee, and there are some new heritage designations in the queue for their consideration too. Also, if you’re worried about heritage assets not being protected, this is a good meeting for you, and if you want to take part in the great hybrid work debate, there’s something for you too. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for February 5, 2024”
Two Heritage Guelph meetings in the same month? What a treat! This one will focus on one of the two ongoing Heritage Conservation District studies happening now at the city, the one that’s focused on Downtown. Once again, the heritage committee will be asked to bring their discerning eye to the plan so far, including the proposed boundaries for the exact area of the district. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for January 29, 2024”
Welcome to 2024, which is the last year for some properties in Guelph that are presently listed for their heritage value, but are not yet designated. This year of heritage will begin with, of all things, the making of a Top 10 list, and then we will move on to one property proposed for designation and another property that’s ready for designation. Get ready for a big heritage year! Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for January 15, 2024”
The last Heritage Guelph meeting of the year did something ironic… It looked to the future. It’s been a very busy 12 months for the local heritage committee, a lot of long simmering designations were scratched off the list, but there’s still a lot of work to do before this time next year when all the properties listed, but not designated, are deleted from the registry due to Bill 23. And that’s where the work of this meeting of Heritage Guelph begins… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Looks Ahead to 2024!”
This last month of the year, Heritage Guelph is looking to the future, and also a little bit to the past. There are no specific heritage designations on the agenda, but staff will be looking for work on designations to do in the new year, and there’s still a lot of work to do on that front. Also, when will Heritage Guelph be meeting to take care of that business, and what about some of the mistakes of the past? Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for December 11, 2023”
November’s Heritage Guelph meeting was largely straightforward, but at least three more designations are on their way to council for final approval at some point in the future, and now there are a couple of more items are on the drawing board, But as we reach the end of 2023 it seems like heritage staff are running our of work, which is why they queued up the committee to start thinking about 2024. For right now though, this is the recap of this month’s meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Cranks Out Several Designation, and Are Looking for More”
November’s meeting of Heritage Guelph will see a lot of movement on the preservation of location heritage, which is good because we’re now almost one year into the two year project to save listed properties thanks to Bill 23. There are three new designations, and one designation in progress on this agenda, plus an unusual situation around site planning near a heritage conservation district. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for November 13, 2023”
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