Tag: Ontario Reformatory Lands

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Gets Unsuccessfully Waved Off from Designating Old Farm

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It was a very busy day for the Heritage Guelph committee who had a slate of new designations for their consideration, plus the surprise destruction of a heritage feature on the OR Lands. As for those designations, one got deferred, and another was challenged by the property owner’s lawyer, who seemed to suggest that there could be further legal trouble ahead for a really old asset in need of some defending. Here’s the recap… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Gets Unsuccessfully Waved Off from Designating Old Farm” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Digs Into Next Phase of OR Land District Plan

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For a while it looked like there wasn’t going to be an August Heritage Guelph meeting, and then there was! There was one item on this agenda, but if you’ve enjoyed a walk on the old Ontario Reformatory Lands this summer, then you might be interested to know that the subject of this meeting was the heritage conservation district plan for the OR Lands. Where the work is now, and where it’s going next, was the one subject of this special summer meeting! Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Digs Into Next Phase of OR Land District Plan” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for August 14, 2023

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We interrupt this summer vacation for a Heritage Guelph meeting. The time and day was reserved, though staff weren’t initially sure that there would be a need for this August meeting, but it seems like there’s one thing that they want to get done before September arrives. Put your thinking caps on because we’re going back to the property formally known as the Ontario Reformatory for a look at its future on paper. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for August 14, 2023” →

RECAP: Heritage Guelph Looks at OR Land Contamination and Next Designation

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This month’s Heritage Guelph meeting covered a lot of ground. Two more properties are now on their way to city council for final approvals, but one property in the east end was de-listed from the heritage registry after being unable to put a birth date on an old barn, and there are some doings on the Ontario Reformatory Lands that might mean at least one building gets torn down. Let’s recap this month’s meeting… Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Guelph Looks at OR Land Contamination and Next Designation” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for April 11, 2023

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April’s Heritage Guelph committee meeting will see work continue on key heritage protections, but there are also some matters where heritage protections might be removed. If you’re interested in the OR Lands or old barns in random places around the city, then this might be a good meeting for you to tune in to, or if your interested in the future of 65 Delhi Street, then there might be something for you too. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for April 11, 2023” →

This Week at Council: Economic Development and OR Lands Boundary Approved

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After a week off for March Break, council returned for a busy work week that saw a major piece of a major heritage project completed, and some new work on the local economic development and tourism picture. But along with the regular order of business, there was some irregular order as council met at 10 am on Wednesday as a new measure of inclusion for the Muslim members of our community this Ramadan. Shall we recap… Continue reading “This Week at Council: Economic Development and OR Lands Boundary Approved” →

LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for March 21, 2023

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After a break for March Break, we bring you this month’s planning meeting. You can click here for the amended agenda from City Hall, and you can click here for the Politico preview. For the complete blow-by-blow of today’s council meeting, you can follow along on Twitter, or follow the tweets below. You can also watch the City’s own live-stream of the meeting here. Continue reading “LIVE BLOG: City Council Meeting for March 21, 2023” →

City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 21 Meeting?

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After March Break, council will sit down for this month’s relatively thin planning meeting with two items on the agenda. One is about approving a plan for a seniors’ residence in the south end, but the major one concerns a pretty big piece of land. What are council’s thoughts about the work done so far on the Heritage Conservation District plan for the Ontario Reformatory Lands? We’re going to find out! Continue reading “City Council Preview – What’s on the Agenda for the March 21 Meeting?” →

RECAP: Heritage Moves Ahead with OR Land Boundary and “Top 11” List

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In many ways, the February Heritage Guelph meeting was a continuation of the January meeting with the committee affirming the new boundaries for the proposed Cultural Heritage District for the OR Lands. In other news, Heritage Guelph took staff’s Top 10 list of the non-downtown heritage properties they’re most concerned about and added a couple of amendments including a big one on Catholic Hill. Continue reading “RECAP: Heritage Moves Ahead with OR Land Boundary and “Top 11” List” →

MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for February 13, 2023

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For February’s Heritage Guelph meeting, it feels like we’re resetting the table for the tricky years ahead. Two items will be before the committee this month, both already familiar to the public at large; Heritage Guelph will formally recommend the shape and size of the heritage district at the old jail lands, and then begin the busy work of saving as much heritage as they can in the next 24 months. Continue reading “MEETING PREVIEW: Heritage Guelph Meeting for February 13, 2023” →