(July 12, 2010) In September, Heritage Toronto, in partnership with the Toronto Historical Association, will be hosting a mayoral candidates’ debate on heritage issues. They had a series of meetings in Toronto with the public to help develop a set of topics for the debate. To stimulate discussion they prepared a list of questions of concern. They don’t apply only to Toronto nor just to mayors.
Posted July 12, 2010 - 11:53 AM
Look forward to the summary documents prepared as a result of these meetings and to the debates in the fall.
SPEAK OUT FOR HERITAGE 2010 Notice from the Toronto Historical Association
We Want To Hear Your Views on the State Of Heritage in 2010 Toronto
In September, Heritage Toronto, in partnership with the Toronto Historical Association, will be hosting a mayoral candidates’ debate on heritage issues. To get ready for this, we want to hear from all those involved in the heritage community to get your views on the state of heritage preservation in Toronto.
A summary of these consultations will be prepared, and used as background information for the debate. We will also circulate the report to the media. Representatives of local heritage organizations will be invited to participate in a consultation session in their area. To help guide the discussions, we have prepared the following questions, but participants should feel comfortable in raising any other heritage related issues that we may have missed.
Do you think the city’s current system provides adequate protection of the city’s heritage and, if not, how could it be improved?
What comes to mind when you hear “heritage property”?
Why is the preservation of heritage buildings important to you?
What do you see as the value to the community of preservation of heritage properties?
Do you think that Toronto’s built and natural heritage features are: a) adequately identified, and b) adequately protected? If not, what do you think should be done to improve the situation?
How do you think Toronto compares to other North American cities in its efforts to preserve its heritage? And do you have any examples of best practices that Toronto could adopt?
What do you think is the single most important action that the city could do to encourage heritage preservation in Toronto?
Do you have examples in your neighbourhood of loss of heritage that you think should have been saved? If so, what would have been needed to change the outcome?
If you live in a Heritage Conservation District, do you think that the HCD designation has provided your neighbourhood with the protection that you anticipated?
What changes would you make to the current system as it pertains to heritage protection?
