Heritage Preservation and Environmental Sustainability

Thank you for a successful conference!

Sponsored by Community Heritage Ontario, the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, and the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals

The organizing committee for the Heritage Conservation Conference
would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to all the speakers,
sponsors, participants, and volunteer workers who helped to make this
a successful event. A special thanks to the over 200 delegates who
gathered in Collingwood over the weekend. We are truly honoured to
have had the opportunity to host the 2008 Conference. Good luck to
Peterborough in 2009.

Conference Highlight Video

Presentations now online:

Donovan Rypkema, The Role of Historic Preservation in Sustainable Development (PDF)

John Sewell, Strategies to Respect Ontario Towns (PDF)

Henry Wong, Contextual Architecture (PDF)

Ron Martin, Redevelopment in a Heritage District (PDF)

Carlos Garcia, The Port Dalousie Battle (PDF)

Leo Longo & Eileen P. K. Costello, Legal Opportunities and Constraints to Heritage Preservation and Conservation (PDF)

Eric Gillespie, Riverdale Hospital – Crimes Against Architecture and the Environment (PDF)

Martin Liefhebber, Riverdale Hospital – Crimes Against Architecture and the Environment (PDF)

Erica Phillips, Habitat for Heritage (PDF)

Ministry of Culture Presentations

Michael Johnson (PDF)

Heritage Tax Refunds, Town of Caledon (PDF)

Paul King, Heritage Property Tax Relief (PDF)

Heritage Property Tax Relief in Peterborough Ontario (PDF)

Identifying and Managing Archaeological Resources on Designated Heritage Properties, Chris Andersen (PDF)

More conference presentations will be available shortly.

Photo Gallery

Environmental Responsibility... Sustainable Development… Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. These are key phrases heard daily in our media reports and social conversations. It is only fitting that the 2008 Heritage Conservation Conference will focus on the theme of heritage preservation and environmental sustainability.

Collingwood invites conference participants to join us in our celebration of our town’s 150th anniversary. During your stay you will have the chance to explore our beautiful downtown heritage conservation district, learn about our shipbuilding history, and discover our abundant natural heritage.

The Conference Committee is pleased to announce our Keynote Speakers:

Donovan D. Rypkema, The Role of Historic Preservation in Sustainable Development

John Sewell, Strategies to Respect Ontario Towns

Dan Needles, The History of Persephone Township - An Amusing Look at Rural Ontario History