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Using a case study as an example, she will explain the process by which ORC identifies and conserves Ontario’s government-owned provincially-significant heritage places. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_r.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201003_d.html">HERITAGE CONNECTIONS KEEP SLAVE COSTUMES IN AMHERSTBURG</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201003_d_small.jpg" width="141" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> (March 8, 2010) <strong>Amherstburg’s North American Black History Museum</strong> and <strong>Provincial Marine</strong> have come together with the help of area <strong>Questers</strong> in a wonderful example of <strong>Connection</strong>. Their cooperation will allow the use of period costumes of refugee slaves in a way that furthers the goals of all the groups. Amherstburg was a critical stop on the Underground Railway just across the river from Michigan. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201003_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201003_c.html">HOW OTTAWA’S COMMUNITY MUSEUMS WORK TOGETHER</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[MUSEUMS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201003_c_small.jpg" width="184" height="97" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />(March 8, 2010) Eleven community museums in the <strong>Ottawa</strong> <strong>Region</strong> work together to raise funds and to promote their activities through the <strong>Ottawa Museum Network</strong>. The Network is a not-for-profit organization that works together to promote and advance the interests of member museums by engaging the audience and telling the greater Ottawa story. One project gives free access to all network museums. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201003_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201003_b.html">VOLUNTEERS AND RISK – A WORKSHOP</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[COURSE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201003_b_small.jpg" width="100" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> (March 8, 2010) Volunteers are the life blood of most heritage organizations. But managers and boards must have a way of ensuring that volunteers represent the organization in the appropriate way. On March 25th, Ruthven Park (a National Historic Site) in Cayuga and the Haldimand Norfolk Culture Association is hosting a one-day workshop on "Risk Management in Volunteer Programs". <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201003_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201003_a.html">CALL TO NOMINATE TOP TEN ENDANGERED PLACES FOR 2010</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201003_a_small.jpg" width="101" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> (March 8, 2010) Heritage Canada Foundation is now accepting nominations to the 2010 Top Ten Endangered Places List. The deadline is Wednesday, March 31, 2010. The list is released annually to bring national attention to sites at risk due to neglect, lack of funding, inappropriate development and weak legislation. It has become a powerful tool in the fight to make landmarks, not landfill. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201003_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_w.html">WORLD WAR 2 MUSEUM ON THE AUCTION BLOCK</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_w_small.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> (March 1, 2010) A privately-held collection of World War II intelligence and military artifacts is for sale. Closely associated with Camp X, the top-secret, World War II spy training school near Oshawa on Lake Ontario it could be worth as much as $1-million. Local history champion, Lynn Philip Hodgson, is leading an effort to keep this vital part of Durham's heritage in the area. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_w.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_v.html">NO HISTORIC DESIGNATION FOR RIDEAU CANAL LABOURERS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[COMMENT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_v_small.jpg" width="91" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> (March 1, 2010) The labourers who built the <strong>Rideau Canal</strong> will not be recognized by the agency responsible for recognizing the <strong>National Historic Significance of Canadian People, Places and Events</strong>. According to an article in the Ottawa Citizen, the board felt that the terrible conditions the workers experienced (about 1,000 died) were typical of the time and therefore not particularly significant. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_v.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_u.html">RECORD LAND SETTLEMENTS AGREED IN ONTARIO</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[FIRST NATIONS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_u_small.jpg" width="146" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> (March 1, 2010) <strong>The Caldwell </strong>and the <strong>Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nations</strong> have agreed in principle with <strong>Canada</strong> to settle two old treaty disputes. Each settlement, if ratified, would be worth over $100-million. The Caldwell settlement is about land from London to Windsor along Lake Erie. The Mississauga settlement concerns Toronto and land on Lake Ontario near Burlington. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_u.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_t.html">JOE GILL TIRELESS FORT YORK CHAMPION WINS AWARD</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HONOURS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_t_small.jpg" width="104" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> (March 1, 2010) <strong>The Arts and Letters Club</strong>, whose home is a National Historic Site, has given <strong>Joe Gill</strong>, champion of the <strong>Fort York National Historic Site</strong> in Toronto, its annual award. Joe Gill, who for almost two decades has volunteered devotedly for Fort York has been recognized for his numerous contributions toward heritage conservation. He was presented with the award February 24th at the club. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_t.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_s.html">THUNDER BAY’S INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE HONOURED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201002_s_small.jpg" width="180" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />(March 1, 2010) <strong>Canadian Car & Foundry</strong> in <strong>Thunder Bay</strong> has been named a National <strong>Historic Site of Canada</strong>. Built in 1912 to build railcars, it became an aircraft factory during World War II. Now run by <strong>Bombardier Transportation</strong>, the plant is a mainstay of Thunder Bay’s economy building cars for urban transit systems such as the <strong>Toronto Transit Commission</strong> and <strong>GO Transit</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_s.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_q.html">A PLEA FOR BRANTFORD’S HISTORIC DOWNTOWN</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_q_small.jpg" width="75" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> In the end, the six opposing councillors in Brantford agreed to the demolition of the 40 properties on the south side of Colborne Street in a unanimous vote. The only hope for the buildings is that the Ontario government will step in. The vote authorized spending of $13.24 million for the whole process, including a federal grant of $1.38 million. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_q.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_p.html">COMMUNITIES, CITIZENS AND YOUTH HONOURED FOR CONSERVATION</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[AWARDS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201002_p_small.jpg" width="147" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><strong>Aurora, Goderich, Oakville and Thorold are</strong> each receiving a <strong>2009 Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Award for Community Leadership</strong> in heritage conservation and promotion. David Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario presented the awards on February 19, at Queen’s Park, as part of the province's Heritage Week celebrations. Life-long heritage achievement awards and Youth awards were also given at the same ceremony. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_p.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_o.html">MISSISSAUGA’S HERITAGE HEROES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[AWARDS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_o_small.gif" width="200" height="97" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>Heritage Mississauga</strong> first started honouring members and groups from the community in 1995 to mark its 35th anniversary. Since then it has honoured over 100 individuals or groups for their contribution to preservation and conservation of Mississauga’s heritage. On Thursday February 18th at the Port Credit Legion, Heritage Mississauga honoured 10 more heritage heroes for their role in ensuring the heritage of Mississauga is preserved. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_n.html">AN EVENING WITH WILLIAM LYON MACKENZIE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_n_small.jpg" width="92" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Toronto has a birthday every year, not just once every twenty-five!  The Town of York Historical Society has been celebrating them for the past six, with an ever-changing variety show in the magnificent gas-lit ball-room of St. Lawrence Hall. On Saturday, March 6th, come to Toronto’s 176th birthday party and spend an <strong>Evening with William Lyon Mackenzie</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_m.html">BRANTFORD TO RAZE ITS ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_m_small.jpg" width="180" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> In November 2009, the <strong>City of Brantford</strong> expropriated 41 buildings in downtown Brantford on the south side of Colborne Street and threw out all the tenants. Despite a growing public outcry and no apparent plans for the site, the City is moving to demolish all the buildings by the end of February. Many of them were built prior to 1870. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_l.html">PROMISED LAND PROJECT TO HOLD SYMPOSIUM IN WINDSOR</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BLACK HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_l_small.jpg" width="138" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>The Promised Land Project’s</strong> goal is to protect historical materials about the contribution of Black Pioneers in the <strong>Chatham</strong> area. It is sponsoring a Public Symposium titled African <strong>Canadian History in Southwestern Ontario: Connecting Past and Present</strong>, on March 5th and 6th in Windsor.  Another project underway is the development of an Underground Railway Exhibit for the Canadian Museum of Civilization. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_k.html">VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR NEEDED FOR OAK RIDGES MORAINE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_k_small.jpg" width="152" height="103" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust,</strong> as part of <strong><em>The</em></strong> <strong><em>Moraine. For Life. Coalition</em></strong> is looking to hire a <strong>Volunteer Coordinator </strong>to implement and refine a volunteer program for several cooperating groups working to save the future of the <strong>Oak Ridges Moraine</strong>. The deadline to apply for this challenging and important contract position is February 23rd, 2010. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_j.html">LOCAL INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR HERITAGE BUILDINGS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_j_small.jpg" width="100" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Ontario Heritage Connection</strong> regularly receives enquiries from owners of Heritage Properties about whether they can receive grants to improve their property. Since the Ontario Government stopped financial support for built heritage owners, it is now mainly local governments that offer incentive programs. Application time is approaching in many communities, so for a fall project, you might consider investigating possibilities now. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_i.html">PHOTO EXHIBIT OF TORONTO’S INDUSTRIAL PAST</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_i_small.jpg" width="100" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The second edition of <strong>Building Storeys, Heritage Toronto’s</strong> successful photo exhibition has been extended for two months until April 25th at the <strong>Gladstone Hotel</strong>. Building Storeys is a visual documentation and anecdotal exhibit of Toronto’s historical industrial buildings and sites. Building Storeys changes the perception of industrial heritage in the city, by revealing the hidden beauty of these sites. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_h.html">CAMPAIGN TO HONOUR SIR ARTHUR CURRIE IN HIS HOME TOWN</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[MILITARY HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_h_small.jpg" width="95" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Canadian World War I general, <strong>Sir Arthur Currie</strong>, was one of the most capable commanders of the Western Front. The <strong>General Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Project</strong> in his birthplace of <strong>Strathroy</strong> is working to erect a memorial statue of him. On May 1, a formal <strong>1919</strong><strong>Dining In Mess Dinner </strong>and fund raiser will be held with speaker <strong>Tim Cook</strong>, celebrated World War I historian. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_g.html">MUSEUM TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ABORIGINALS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[FIRST NATIONS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_g_small.jpg" width="104" height="67" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> A great opportunity is available for aboriginal people who would like to get experience and training in museum practices. This annual program is sponsored by the <strong>Canadian Museum of Civilization</strong> and the <strong>Canadian War Museum</strong> and applications must be received by <strong>March 15, 2010</strong>. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to work in a museum for 5 or 6 weeks. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_f.html">BUILT HERITAGE RESEARCH DATABASE ONLINE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE RESEARCH]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201002_f_small.jpg" width="179" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />The <strong>University of Waterloo’s Heritage Resources Centre</strong> has developed the <strong>Canadian Built Heritage Research Inventory</strong>. It is a "work-in-progress" database highlighting research on built heritage in Canada. The site is searchable, interactive and flexible. The public is invited to contribute annotations or commentaries on the titles found and are encouraged to make suggestions about new information that should be on the inventory. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_e.html">SLAVERY IN UPPER CANADA</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BLACK HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201002_e_small.jpg" width="156" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />To honour <strong>Black History Month</strong> in Ontario, both the <strong>North York Historical Society</strong> and the <strong>Etobicoke Historical Society </strong>will be featuring talks by <strong>Hilary J. Dawson</strong> on Slavery in the Town of York in February. Ms. Dawson has expanded this talk for the Ontario Heritage Connection to the whole of Upper Canada and it makes fascinating reading. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_d.html">SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT WEIGHTS AND MEASURES HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201002_d_small.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />We are a group of collectors of early 19th century Canadian weights and measures who are hoping for some assistance in finding missing information on this topic. It seems that little attention has been paid to these artifacts even though they played an important role in Canada’s early trade and commerce. Not much written information on the subject has been found in the literature. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_c.html">COMMUNITY HISTORY FURTHERED WITH FEDERAL SENIORS’ GRANT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[COMMUNITY HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/201002_c_small.jpg" width="200" height="66" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><strong>Grey Roots Museum & Archives</strong> in <strong>Owen Sound</strong> has received a $21,650 New Horizons grant from the federal <strong>Community Seniors Outreach Program</strong>. The Grey Roots program will use artefacts from the museum’s teaching collection to enable seniors to share their personal histories and experiences. This sharing will preserve community memories, enhance appreciation of local history and foster greater understanding between seniors and others. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_b.html">PORT HOPE’S BUILT HERITAGE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_b_small.jpg" width="57" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> February 28th is this year’s deadline for applications to benefit from <strong>Port Hope’s</strong> <strong><em>Commercial Heritage Building Restoration Assistance</em></strong> program<strong><em>.</em> </strong>Port Hope has taken the initiative to support the restoration and preservation of its heritage buildings with its Heritage Grant Program, Heritage Tax Incentive Program, Brownfield Heritage Property Tax Incentive Program and the Port Hope ACO Heritage Fund. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201002_a.html">RESTRUCTURED PERTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY HAS FULL PROGRAM</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE CONNECTION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201002_a_small.jpg" width="121" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> A historical society has been active in Perth since the late nineteenth century, with only one or two intermissions. In 2007, the Perth Historical Society was re-structured under the guidance of a coordinating committee. A Chair and officer positions were appointed, forming an ‘Executive Committee’ that provides leadership and planning, and organizes the events. There is no formal membership. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201002_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_j.html">ONTARIO HERITAGE CONFERENCE 2010 IN CHATHAM-KENT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONFERENCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_j_small.jpg" width="170" height="73" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Plans are well underway for the 2010 Ontario Heritage Conference being held in Chatham-Kent on 11th, 12th and 13th June. The theme “Rural Routes, Rural Roots: Two Centuries of Rural Architecture” will be explored by renowned keynote speakers, site visits and round-table discussions led by experts in their fields. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_i.html">ONTARIO GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY CONFERENCE 2010</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONFERENCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_i_small.jpg" width="134" height="108" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Ontario Genealogical Society's three-day annual conference is the largest gathering of family historians in Canada. Join the OGS for a content-rich event that will be both relentlessly practical and inspiring. The Conference 2010 theme is: “Essentials, Innovations & Delights” and will take place from Friday, May 14 through Sunday, May 16, 2010, in Toronto. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_h.html">MUSEUM FOCUSES ON FRANCOPHONE HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBIT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_h_small.jpg" width="129" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> A new exhibit at the Welland Historical Museum highlights the contributions, heritage and culture of French people in Ontario and the Rose City. The museum thought the travelling exhibit La Francophonie Ontarienne: d'hier à aujourd'hui was a natural for the city, given its population has the highest concentration of francophones in southern Ontario. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_g.html">TIME TO REMEMBER WHO MAKES ARCHIVES FLOURISH</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CALL FOR NOMINATIONS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_j_small.jpg" width="180" height="64" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Once again, it is time to remember who makes Archives the living and thriving community that preserves our documentary heritage and makes it available to an increasingly complex and demanding user constituency. We owe it to ourselves as an association, as a profession, and as a broader archival community to recognize the excellence in our midst. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_f.html">TRIBUTE TO THE PORCELAIN THRONE AT ALLISTON’S MUSEUM ON THE BOYNE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBIT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_f_small.jpg" width="73" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Museum exhibit explores the history of toilets. There's nothing privy about Sitting Pretty, the exhibit coming to the Museum on the Boyne this month. Without getting bogged down in the details, Sitting Pretty is an ode to the commode, and its associated sanitary products. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_e.html">ROM EXHIBIT PROVES THAT EVEN CURATORS GET IT WRONG SOMETIMES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EXHIBIT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_e_small.jpg" width="86" height="120" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> While the concept of the exhibit suggests that perhaps the ROM had to clear out some storage space and is subscribing to a gung-ho “if you can’t fix it, feature it” attitude, the exhibition manages to make a case for questioning authenticity. Forty items from the collection came from the ROM itself—clearly, just because something is in a museum, it isn’t necessarily what the plate says it is. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_d.html">JORDAN PETITIONS UN FOR DEAD SEA SCROLLS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_d_small.jpg" width="90" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Jordanian government has escalated its efforts to obtain the Dead Sea Scrolls from Israel. After an attempt to have the Canadian government acquire fragments of the scrolls while on exhibit in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, fell through last week, the Jordanians filed a complaint to UNESCO <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif">  <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_b.html">ORDER OUT OF CHAOS - THE FORT YORK RESOURCE CENTRE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_b_small.jpg" width="79" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Until recently, the Fort York Library was a little known resource tucked away in the back of the 1815 Senior Officers’ Quarters. Like many other administrative offices at the fort, it took up the space of a Senior Officer’s bedroom, a room 15 by 20 feet, with a brick fireplace and two lovely, deeply set and shuttered windows. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.201001_a.html">TWO ONTARIO MILLS FEATURED BY CANADA POST</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/201001_a_small.jpg" width="97" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> On January 10, 2010 Canada Post issued a new set of stamps titled <strong>“Canadian Flags over Historic Mills”</strong>. Two of the mills featured are located in Ontario: The Old Stone Mill National Historic Site is located in Delta, Ontario and Watson’s Mill may be visited in Manotick, Ontario. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.201001_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_q.html">BIG PLANS TO HONOUR TECUMSEH IN THAMESVILLE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_q_small.jpg" width="74" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The bicentennial of the War of 1812 is fast approaching and a Thamesville group is working on creating a lasting legacy to an important figure from this historic war – the great Shawnee Chief Tecumseh. After three months of planning, the Tecumseh Monument Redevelopment Committee presented a vision for transforming the current site during a public meeting in Thamesville on December 10. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_q.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_p.html">HOW PRIVATE CITIZENS CAN WORK FOR HERITAGE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENTS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_p_small.jpg" width="171" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />The Elora Centre for the Arts, in conjunction with Heritage Centre Wellington, is sponsoring a series of lectures on how private citizens can work to save our heritage. The four-part series starts January 21 and ends on May 13. These interactive lectures will help audiences understand the impact they can have on preserving and conserving historical landmarks and landscapes. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_p.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_o.html">ARCHITECTURAL REPURPOSING ON A GRAND SCALE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE ABROAD]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_o_small.jpg" width="172" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The second most important bookshop in the world, according to Britain’s Guardian newspaper, is <strong>Buenos Aires’ El Ateneo Grand Splendid</strong>. The former theatre converted into  a book and music store in  2000, but still feels like the glorious and majestic place it once was. Perhaps the photos shown here will provide the vision to save an old Ontario theatre or church. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_n.html">RECORD NEW AFFILIATIONS FOR OHS IN 2009</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200904_k_small.jpg" width="107" height="103" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Ontario Historical Society has set a new landmark for new affiliations in 2009.  The Society is very proud to announce that in 2009, nine historical organizations have incorporated through affiliation with the OHS and are now not-for-profit corporations in the Province of Ontario, a new record in the Society’s history! Congratulations and welcome to these nine groups. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_m.html">FREEDOM LANDING FESTIVAL AT BLACK HISTORICAL MUSEUM</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_m_small.jpg" width="102" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The <strong>North American Black Historical Museum</strong> in <strong>Amherstburg</strong> is launching a two-day Black culture event January 15th and 16th called <strong>The Freedom Landing Festival</strong> complete with a conference and entertainment. On Friday, the clock will turn back to the 40s when films were made by Black companies for segregated Black audiences. On Saturday, at the conference, seven presenters will educate and inspire. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_l.html">ACO THRILLED WITH MINISTER’S ACTION ON AUSTIN TERRACE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_l_small.jpg" width="116" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> In a rare action, and to great applause from the built heritage community and the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, the Ontario government has issued a stop order to prevent further damage to a heritage home associated with the founder of Maclean’s magazine and designed by John Lyle, the architect of Union Station. The owner had been removing heritage architectural features from the home. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_k.html">ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM – A BEST PRACTICES GUIDE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE RESOURCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_k_small.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />“A Guide to Best Practices for Archaeological Tourism” is now available for free. The guide outlines practices that allow for proper, sustainable archaeological tourism, giving visitors the opportunity to fully experience ancient sites while minimizing any negative impact. It is sponsored by, <strong>the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), Archaeology Magazine, and the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA)</strong>. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_j.html">NOMINATE THOSE WHO MAKE ARCHIVES FLOURISH</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[AWARDS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_j_small.jpg" width="180" height="64" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="right" /><br /> It is time to remember who makes Archives the living and thriving community that preserves our documentary heritage and makes it available to an increasingly complex and demanding user constituency. Archivists owe it to themselves as members of the <strong>Archives Association of Ontario</strong>, as a profession, and as a broader archival community to recognize the excellence in their midst by submitting an award nomination. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_i.html">ONTARIO VISUAL HISTORY PROJECT’S <em>THE SHIELD</em> COMING TO TVO</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[TV DOCUMENTARY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_i_small.jpg" width="167" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />Beginning on January 9th, TVOntario will premiere <strong><em>The Shield</em></strong>, an eight-part documentary series on the history of <strong>Muskoka, Manitoulin, Sudbury and West Parry Sound,</strong> Ontario’s <strong>Near-North.</strong> The series will air on Saturdays at 4pm and run until February 27th. This dynamic series was shot in HD and is the result of the work and collaboration of professionals and local volunteers. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_h.html">OLD WHITBY CHURCH GUTTED BY SUSPECTED ARSON</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_h_small.jpg" width="69" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Police suspect that a fire that consumed a historic church in <strong>Whitby </strong>northeast of Toronto was set deliberately. It took nearly 40 firefighters to contain the December 14th  fire at <strong>All Saints' Anglican</strong>. The church's pastor told CBC News, "The worship space's roof is completely burned through and open."   Damage has been estimated at between $2 million and $3 million. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_h.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_g.html">CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR FRANCO-ONTARIAN AWARDS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HONOURS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200903_y_small.jpg" width="220" height="95" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Le Regroupement des organismes du patrimoine franco-ontarien (ROPFO) has called for nominations for its two annual Franco-Ontarian heritage awards for 2010. Le Prix Roger-Bernard is awarded to an organization with a remarkable contribution to the preservation and development of one or more elements of the heritage of Franco-Ontario. The Prix Huguette Parent is presented to an individual who has similarly made a contribution. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_f.html">YOUNG CANADA WORKS – 2010-2011 CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[FUNDING]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_f_small.gif" width="132" height="63" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The <strong>Canadian Council of Archives </strong>is one of the Canadian heritage partners delivering the <strong>Young Canada Works program in Heritage Organizations.</strong> The 2010-2011 Campaign has been launched, and archival institutions, libraries and museums can now apply online for both summer projects and internships via the <strong>YCW</strong> web site. The application deadline is February 1, 2010 for summer jobs and internships. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_e.html">NEPEAN HOMESTEAD NOW OPEN FOR TOURS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[MUSEUM]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_e_small.jpg" width="100" height="75" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" />The <strong>Bell Family Homestead</strong> in <strong>Nepean, Ottawa</strong>, locally known as <strong>“Fairfield’s”,</strong> is now open for public tours by reservation. The building is the original family home of prominent Nepean pioneers. Originally purchased in the 1820s as 660 acres by <strong>William Bell,</strong> the land was cultivated for farming and later subdivided but the home stayed in the family for nearly 175 years. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_d.html">ONTARIO’S SMALL JEWISH COMMUNITIES, A VIRTUAL EXHIBIT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ONLINE EXHIBITION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_d_small.jpg" width="109" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>The Ontario Jewish Archives</strong> has released its newest and largest ever online display, <strong>Ontario’s Small Jewish Communities.</strong> The exhibit recounts the unique and compelling histories of 11 small Jewish communities situated across Ontario. The historic texts are accompanied by over 700 digitized photographs, documents, artifacts, maps, artwork, as well as audio and video clips of interviews conducted by the OJA with local residents. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_c.html">FORT YORK TO GET $4-MILLION FROM FEDS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200912_c_small.jpg" width="178" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The federal government has announced funding of $4-million for the <strong>Fort York National Historic Site</strong> at the <strong>Design Open House</strong> for the new <strong>Fort York Visitor Centre</strong>. This money will help to pay for this new $16-million project. The City of Toronto has allocated $5-million. As of yet the province has not announced any special funding. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_b.html">BAD ECONOMY IS GOOD FOR ONTARIO NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[FUNDING]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200912_b_small.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />The federal government has been busy funding heritage infrastructure National Historic Sites across Ontario this year under the <strong>Parks Canada Cost-Sharing Program</strong> and <strong>Canada's Economic Action Plan. </strong>Most recently, it contributed $425,000 to the <strong>Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres</strong> in support of the economy, local tourism and Canadian history. Funding will also be provided for three other projects in Toronto. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200912_a.html">OBHS AND ACCOUNTING FIRM SPONSOR SCHOLARSHIP</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[AWARD]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200907_m_small.gif" width="95" height="100" hspace="0" vspace="16" border="0" align="left" /> <div align="left"><img src="images/200912_a.gif" width="233" height="29" hspace="0" vspace="10" border="0" /></div> The <strong>Ontario Black History Society</strong> and <em><strong>PricewaterhouseCoopers</strong></em> are working together to provide an educational experience for young people. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to black students in their final year of high school, who aspire to a career and who enrol in a program in chartered accountancy at a post-secondary institution. Application deadline is January 8, 2010. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200912_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_w.html">FORT YORK DESIGNS ON VIEW – HAVE YOUR SAY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EVENT]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_w_small.jpg" width="156" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong>Mayor David Miller</strong> and Members of Toronto City Council invite you to view and comment on designs from the finalists of the <strong>Fort York Visitor Centre Design Competition</strong> at an open house at City Hall, December 4 to 6. The Fort York Visitor Centre is scheduled for completion for the <strong>Bicentennial Commemoration of the War of 1812 </strong>in June 2012. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_w.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_v.html">PROVINCIAL SCHOOL HERITAGE FAIRS LOSE SUPPORT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NEWS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_v_small.jpg" width="108" height="110" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Historica Foundation has pulled the plug on its nation-wide Historica Heritage Fairs program as a result of cost-cutting moves subsequent to the  September merger with the Dominion Institute. The Ontario Historica Heritage Fairs Association's Board has met and decided to continue its Regional Fairs program during the 2009-2010 school year. However, the annual provincial fair is dependent on new funding. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_v.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_u.html">WANTED! YOUR RADIO MEMORIES FROM THE THIRTIES</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HISTORY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_u_small.jpg" width="90" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Do you have memories of listening to the radio during the 1930s? A York University Project called Remembering Radio would like to interview you. Professor Anne MacLennan is studying Canadian radio in the 1930s by conducting oral interviews with those who lived in Canada at the time. The project is a look at the listening audience of the time. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_u.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_t.html">ONTARIO’S NEW MARINE HERITAGE ADVISOR</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ARCHAEOLOGY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_t_small.jpg" width="133" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Ontario government takes the province’s marine heritage seriously. It recently appointed <strong>Simon Q. Spooner</strong> as <strong>Marine Heritage Advisor</strong> in the Culture Services Unit, Programs and Services Branch of the Ministry of Culture. Dr. Spooner is responsible for advising the Ministry of Culture on all matters of marine archaeology in Ontario from protection, training, planning, and research to running projects. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_t.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_s.html">CENTURIES-OLD CRAFTS TAUGHT AT FORT WILLIAM</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[WORKSHOPS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_s_small.jpg" width="118" height="99" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Join Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay over two weekends this winter (February 27-28 and March 6-7. 2010) for heritage workshops that put the tools in your hands. Become an apprentice cooper, work at the blacksmith's forge, or punch tin like a pro. The Fort is not just for summer visitors but has a full winter program. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_s.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_r.html">NEW ESSAY COMPETITIONS FOR STUDENTS ABOUT FAMILY HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[GENEALOGY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_r_small.jpg" width="139" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>The Ontario Genealogical Society</strong> has established two new annual essay competitions – one for high school and the other for university and college students. Both require a paper to be written on a topic within family history. Both carry a prize of $500 and will be published in <strong><em>Families</em></strong> the OGS quarterly journal. The submission deadline is February 26th, 2010 by 5 pm. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_r.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_q.html">QUICK ACTION ON DOWNSVIEW HANGARS GETS POSITIVE RESPONSE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_q_small.jpg" width="93" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Recently developer Paul Oberman, who is known for restoring and preserving historic buildings such as the Flatiron Building in Toronto, noticed that the aircraft hangars at the former Downsview Airport were in the early stages of demolition. He alerted Lloyd Alter, President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. The ACO immediately put out a news release demanding a halt to the destruction. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_q.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_p.html">TREASURED HISTORIES OF RURAL COMMUNITIES TO GO ONLINE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_p_small.jpg" width="160" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The <strong>Ontario Genealogical Society</strong> and the <strong>Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario</strong> have come to an agreement to digitize and place on line the histories of rural communities created by local WIs, which are known as the <strong>Tweedsmuir Histories.</strong> Since 1920 the Ontario Branches of the Women’s Institute have been gathering local history and preserving it in book form. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_p.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_o.html">APPLY TO HOST WORKSHOPS ON CONSERVING HISTORICAL OBJECTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EDUCATION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_o_small.jpg" width="72" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> The Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI) is pleased to invite eligible institutions and associations to submit an application to host a CCI regional workshop at a subsidized cost of only $500. Sixteen subsidized workshops are available each fiscal year (April 1 through March 31). These are allocated by region. Applications must be received no later than December 11, 2009. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_o.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_n.html">FEBRUARY’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH HAS A LONG HISTORY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200907_m_small.gif" width="95" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> February is <strong>Black History Month</strong> in Ontario and across Canada. The President of the <strong>Ontario Black History Society, Rosemary Sadlier</strong>, has written a short description of how BHM came to be recognized officially. She invites everyone to join the Society on Sunday, January 24th for a BHM Kick-off Brunch to welcome in the month of special events. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_n.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_m.html">YOUTH ADVOCACY HONOURED AT ACO’S AWARDS PRESENTATION</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[AWARDS]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200806_f_small.jpg" width="197" height="93" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" />For the first time, the <strong>Architectural Conservancy of Ontario</strong> gave awards for Youth Advocacy at its annual Gala. Gabrielle Kirkwood, a Grade 11 student and member of ACO Clarington won for her petition to save Camp 30, the WWII prisoner of war camp in Bowmanville. Ellen Molloy, a 12-year-old member of ACO Simcoe, won for her petition against demolition of a local farmhouse. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_m.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_l.html">ARCHIVES AND YOU! THE CONFERENCE FOR NON-SPECIALISTS</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[CONFERENCE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_l_small.jpg" width="124" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The Archives & You! national conference will be held on November 27-28 in Gatineau, Quebec, just across the river from Ottawa. The conference theme is “Everything you wanted to know about archives… but were afraid to ask”. It is sponsored by the Canadian Council of Archives to spread the word about Archives to Genealogists, historians, students, teachers and other archival enthusiasts. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_l.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_k.html">“HANGMAN’S GRAVEYARD” TO SCREEN ON HISTORY TELEVISION</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ARCHAEOLOGY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_k_small.jpg" width="99" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> <strong><em>Hangman’s Graveyard</em></strong> is a dark and haunting tale of rogues, rakes and villains combined with a modern day investigation to uncover and identify the remains of inmates executed at Toronto’s notorious Don Jail. It will be screened on Sunday, December 6 at 8 pm, on History Television. The film follows a team of archaeologists as they unearth 15 skeletons in the jail’s forgotten graveyard. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_k.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_j.html">LOOKING FOR STORIES ABOUT O’CONNOR HOUSE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200907_d_small.jpg" width="118" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Mary Kay, Founding Chair of O’Connor Irish Heritage House Inc., wants your stories about your connection with the house, the nearby school, Frank O’Connor or his company, Laura Secord. Assuming the funds can be raised for their rehabilitation, the fight to save the house and two associated building may be over. Now work on turning the buildings into a community resource can move ahead. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_j.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_i.html">ONTARIO HERITAGE TRUST PROTECTS LAND IN SIMCOE COUNTY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><br /> <img src="images/200910_e_small.gif" width="207" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><strong>The Ontario Heritage Trust</strong> has helped to save natural heritage land in Washago, north of Orillia in Simcoe County. The purchase abuts an established nature reserve. Conserving our natural habitat, just as preserving our built heritage, gives us a sense of continuity with our past and connects us to where we came from and how we became what we are today. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_i.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_h.html">ASSAULT ON HCDs CONTINUES AT OMB HEARING</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_h_small.jpg" width="118" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> This week developer <strong>Ken Zuckerman</strong> is at the <strong>Ontario Municipal Board</strong> to get approval for a 33-unit multi-storey building on the location of heritage-designated <strong>St. Basil’s School</strong> in the <strong>Hazelton-Yorkville Heritage Conservation District</strong>. As many feared, permission to build a high-rise in <strong>Port Dalhousie’s HCD</strong> was just part of full-blown assault on the integrity of HCDs in Ontario. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_h.html">Read more</a>]</span> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_g.html">BATH’S HAM HOUSE IN DANGER – DELISTING THREATENED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_g_small.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Ontario is in danger of losing the Ham House, a unique example of early 19th century neoclassical architecture. Located in Bath, Ontario this historic, cultural and architecturally significant piece of built heritage is to be delisted by Loyalist Township Council. Once delisted, it can be demolished. Gus Panageotopoulos has written an impassioned and detailed letter of opposition to the plan. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_g.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_f.html">GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES FOR BUILDING REHAB URGED</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BUILT HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_f_small.jpg" width="100" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> <strong>The Heritage Canada Foundation</strong> took advantage of the chance to speak to the <strong>pre-Budget</strong> hearings before the <strong>House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance</strong> to call for budgetary measures to encourage the rehabilitation and re-use of Canada’s older buildings. It presented the case For <strong>Heritage Building Rehabilitation Incentives</strong> both in the form of tax credits and cost-sharing. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_f.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_e.html">TRAILS OPEN ALL WINTER</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[NATURAL HERITAGE]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_e_small.jpg" width="140" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Many of the trails through Ontario’s Natural Heritage will be open for skiing and hiking and just plain walking this winter. Ontario Heritage Trust though its Trails Open program is promoting year-round enjoyment of province's vast trail systems. It provides a central place to find out about events and trails all over the province. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_e.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_d.html">NORTH YORK’S MODERNIST ARCHITECTURE IN PRINT</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[BOOK]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_d_small.jpg" width="178" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="18" border="0" align="left" /><br /> The July 1997, <strong><em>North York’s Modernist Architecture, </em></strong>has been republished and expanded with new essays and photographs. It was released on October 27th at a forum on North York Modernist Architecture designed to raise awareness and increase appreciation of this legacy and of the opportunities for and challenges to preserving this legacy. <strong>The North York Community Preservation Panel, ERA Architects, the City of Toronto and Heritage Toronto</strong> were sponsors. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_d.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_c.html">$4-MILLION GRANT FOR ONTARIO ARCHAEOLOGY</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ARCHAEOLOGY]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_c_small.jpg" width="75" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> Archaeological artifacts will have a home at depositaries at the Universities of Western Ontario and McMaster thanks to a $4-million grant from the Canada Foundation for Innovation. Neal Ferris, UWO Department of Anthropology will lead the project, which will assemble the thousands of archaeological collections created by commercial archaeological activity in Ontario (conducted for housing, highways, etc.). <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_c.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_b.html">PIONEER KIDS CLUB AT BLACK CREEK</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[EDUCATION]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_b_small.jpg" width="205" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="left" /><br /> Children will be able to immerse themselves in the 19th century with fun activities like baking scones, dipping candles or piercing tin can lanterns. Join Black Creek Pioneer Village's brand new Pioneer Kids Club and discover what it was like to be a Pioneer Kid every Saturday morning (9:30 to 11:30) for six weeks from January 30 to March 6. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_b.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tr> <td nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat><strong>» <a href="main.php?page=news.200911_a.html">ARCHIVE OF DIGITAL AGE DOCUMENTS NOW ONLINE</a></strong></td> <td align="right" nowrap="nowrap" class=tcat>  <strong>[ARCHIVES]</strong></span>  </td> </tr> </table></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD align=left vAlign=top class="alt1 "><img src="images/200911_a_small.jpg" width="104" height="100" hspace="6" vspace="0" border="0" align="right" /><br /> For the first time, official documents that were created and used digitally in the first place are available publically online on the Archives of Ontario web site. The inaugural archives of this kind are the “papers” of the Ipperwash Inquiry which were available online to inquiry participants. Now with a metaphorical slip of the switch they are in public view. <span class="smallfont">[<a href="main.php?page=news.200911_a.html">Read more</a>]</span></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"> <TABLE class=tborder cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=4 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD class=tcat colSpan=0><SPAN class=smallfont><STRONG>» <a href="main.php?page=archive.html">MORE ... click here for earlier stories</a></STRONG></SPAN></TD> </TR> </TABLE>  <DIV><IMG height=15 alt="" src="images/clear.gif"></DIV></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <TABLE class=page cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" align=center border=0> <TR> <TD align="center"><SPAN class=smallfont>Wednesday March 10, 2010<br>  <br> <b>The Ontario Heritage Connection Society</b><br> <a href="http://www.ontarioheritageconnection.org" target="_top">www.OntarioHeritageConnection.org</a><br>  </SPAN></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD class=navbg align=center height="24"><STRONG><FONT class=footer><A href="#top">return to top</A></FONT></STRONG></TD> </TR> </TABLE></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <img height="800" alt="" src="images/clear.gif">  <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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