1ST REPORT OF THE LONDON ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE

Meeting held on December 13,2006, commencing at 531 p.m.

PRESENT J. ONeil (Chair), D. Brock, J. Cushing, S. Edwards, G. Goodlet, G. Thompson, N. Van Sas, P. Wilkins and H. Lysynski (Secretary).

ALSO PRESENT: C. Carrothers, M. Kerr and D. Menard.

REGRETS: S. Gladwell and J. McGuffin.

I YOUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS:

Heritage 1. (24,30) That notice of the Municipal Council's intention to designate the Mathers Cemetery located at 3557 Colonel Talbot Road to be of historical and

Cemetely- architectural value or interest BE GIVEN for the attached reasons under the 3557Co'one' provisions of subsection 29(3) of the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 7990, c. 0.18; it

being pointed out that the owner of the subject properly (The Corporation of the City of London) has concurred in the above recommendation on the understanding that the land to be included in the designation will be as shown on the assessment roll.

(iii,25) That Tecumseh Public School, located at 401 Tecumseh Avenue East, BE INCLUDED on the City of London Inventory of Heritage Resources as a Priority 1 building.

3. (iii,21,25) That the Municipal Council and the Civic Administration BE ADVISED it is the advice of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) that the LACH does not object to the demolition of the accessorydwelling on the properly located at 180-186 Waterloo Street.

Designation - Mathers

Talbot Road

401 Tecumseh 2. Avenue

180/186 Waterloo Street

602Princess 4. (iii,25) That the Heritage Planner BE REQUESTED to ask the owner of the property located at 602 Princess Avenue to apply for designation status to preserve the heritage features of the property.

5. (iii,25) That G. Goodlet, on behalf of the Stewardship Sub-committee, BE REQUESTED to prepare Reasons for Designation for the property located at 640 Talbot Street; it being noted that the LACH indicated its support for the owner's decision to preserve the front portion of the building; it being further noted that Mr. Goodlet will attend the Committee of Adjustment meeting dealing with this issue on Monday, December 18, 2006. (See attached added communication from the Heritage Planner).

6. (32) Clubhouse and the Grandstand in Labatt Park:

(a) the Civic Administration BE ASKED to take immediate steps to resolve the moisture issues being experienced in the Roy McKay Clubhouse;

(b) the Civic Administration BE ASKED to prepare plans to restore the Roy McKay Clubhouse to functional clubhouse condition;

(c) the Civic Administration BE ASKED to take immediate steps to resolve the humidity issues being experienced beneath the Grandstand in Labatt Park and to undertake the necessary repairs; it being noted that the Grandstand has been identified as a potential location for the Intercounty Baseball Hall of Fame; and

the Civic Administration BE ASKED to prepare a feasibility study for its 2007 Budget deliberations as the InterCounty Baseball League team owners unanimously endorsed using the rooms underneath the grandstand for its Baseball Hall of Fame;

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That the following actions be taken with respect to the Roy McKay Clubhouse 8

Labatt Park

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it being pointed out that the LACH heard verbal presentations from B. Wells and S. Harding and received communications from B. Wells, S. Harding and M. Temme with respect to this issue; it being further noted that the Heritage Planner identified that some work has been done in 2006 to address concerns that major renovations were not anticipated to be undertaken until the 2007 Budget year. (See attached added communications).

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New Poiice Station

Election of Chair

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Orientation

Election of Vice Chair

Education Sub- Committee

Stewardship Sub-Committee

Finance Sub- Committee

Heritage inventory Sub- Committee

Heritage Propelty Monitoring Sub- Committee

Heritage Conservation District Representative

7. The Municipal Council and the Civic Administration BE ADVISED that the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) has the following comments with respect to the proposed new design for the London Police Station:

(a) the LACH expressed its concern with apparent features in the proposed Police Station alternation, namely the absence of green space, parking adjacent to Dundas Street, the presence of solid brick walls, and the lack of public art. As shown, the proposed structure does not enhance the site which is a gateway entrance to and from the Old East Village and presents an unfriendly appearance for pedestrians;

the LACH notes that the Police Station site is an important link connecting three heritage conservation districts (including the downtown) and its design should complement its neighbouring heritage properties; and

(c) the City of London should set an example in urban design to the highest possible standard in its public buildings;

it being noted that the urban design guidelines for the design of the Police Station was referred to the Planning & Policy Sub-Committee for further comment.

8. That, notwithstanding Council Policy 5(16A), section 12, which indicates that an advisory committee member shall not serve as a Chair or as a Vice Chair for more than two consecutive years, the election of J. O’Neil as Chair of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) for his third consecutive term ending November 30,2007 BE APPROVED.

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COMMllTEE REPORTS:

9. orientation presentation from K. Bain, City Clerk.

IO. Goodlet as its Vice Chair for the term ending November 30, 2007.

11. (ii) That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) heard a verbal update from N. Van Sas with respect to the completion of the plaque for the Elsie Perrin Williams Estate Library.

12. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) reviewed and received the attached report dated December 6,2006, from its Stewardship Sub- committee.

13. (iv) That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) asked its Committee Secretary to purchase $50.00 gift certificates from Attic Books for M. Blosh, S. Lorimer and T. Regnier; it being noted that the LACH has sufficient funds in its 2006 budget.

14. (v,26) That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) received a report from the General Manager of Planning and Development and heard a verbal update from D. Menard, Heritage Planner with respect to the Revised 2006 Inventory of Heritage Resources. The LACH was advised that the Inventory of Heritage Resources should be included in the Official Plan and that this requestwill be brought to LACH, for its approval, in January, 2007.

15. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) heard a verbal update from J. O’Neil with respect to the property tax relief for heritage property owners program; it being noted that he is awaiting approval of the program before he continues with the maps for the wards.

16. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) heard a verbal update from D. Menard with respect to the following Heritage Conservation Districts (HCD):

That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) heard an

That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage elected George

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Landmarks London Representative

Heritage London Foundation Reoresentative

Natural Heritage Representative

Heritaae EndoGment Fund Sub- Committee

Reasons for Designation - 621 Waterloo Streetl323 Hyman Street

Heritage Designation Application - 60 Bruce Street

Communities In Bloom

Firefighters' Museum

(a) the West Woodfield HCD has been recommended bythe Civic Administration and is going forward for Municipal Council's approval on December 18,2006; it being noted that upon Council approval the Request for Proposals will be completed by the end of December or early January;

the Old South Community Association is prepared to wait until Spring 2007 to resume discussions with the Staff with respect to its request for a HCD; and

the Heritage Planners are still discussing the potential for a Downtown HCD as part of a potential Dundas Street revitalization program;

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it being noted that G. Thompson volunteered to serve on the Heritage Conservation District Sub-committee.

17. verbal update from N. Van Sas with respect to the following:

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(viii) That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) heard a

Landmarks London is conducting elections to fill vacancies; and

Doors Open is organizing its 2007 event and is investigating new sites and canvassing its current participants to see who wish to open their doors again; it being noted that the Organizing Committee is looking for members; and

(c) the Lost Soul Stroll is being organized for 2007 and volunteers are being sought;

it being noted that N. Van Sas was nominated as the Landmarks London representative to the LACH.

18. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) was advised that G. Goodlet is the new representative from the London Heritage Foundation and will be reporting to the LACH on its activities.

19. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) was advised that J. Cushing is the new representative from Mcllwraith Field Naturalists and will be reporting on natural heritage issues.

20. that M. Kerr wishes to remain on the Heritage Endowment Fund Sub-Committee.

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That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) was advised

21. That the London Advisory committee on Heritage (LACH) received the revised Reasons for Designation for the property located at 621 Waterloo Street/ 323 Hyman Street. The LACH further amended the proposed Reasons for Designation and asked the Heritage Planner to forward the revised reasons to the property owner for signature.

22. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) received a Heritage Designation application from C. Slabon with respect to the property located at 69 Bruce Street. The LACH referred the communication to its Stewardship Sub- committee to prepare reasons for designation.

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23. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) received the attached communication from the Heritage Planner with respect to Communities In Bloom.

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24. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) heard a verbal presentation from J. Fitzgerald with respect to a new location for the Firefighters' Association Museum. The LACH suggested that Mr. Fitzgerald take the following actions:

(a) enquire about available space at Wolseley Barracks, noting that long-term consideration is being given to the expansion of the Museum facilities there and further noting the historical relationship of the military with firefighters;

consider a downtown location, if available, as it would be an opportunity for further addressing downtown revitalization initiatives; and

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West Woodfield Heritage Conservation District, Ontarians wifh Disabilities Act, Communities In Bloom, first Hussars Temporary Museum Space. Council Resolution - Heritage Property Designations, Heritage Designation Website

Coves Subwatershed Group

12th Report of the LACH

Issuance of Demolition Permits

195 Oundas Street

13 Prospect Avenue

134 St. George Street

New Owners of Heritage property

Site Plans - Demolition Applications

Western Fair Association Archives

Agricultural Zones and Rural Sefflement Designations

(c) contact the London Community Foundation to investigate establishing a not- for-profit status to facilitate fundraising initiatives for the proposed Museum.

25. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) received the attached communications and heard a verbal presentation from the Heritage Planner with respect to the West Woodfield Heritage Conservation District, Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Communities In Bloom, First Hussars Temporary Museum Space, Council Resolution - Heritage Property Designations, Heritage Designation Website, the London & Middlesex Historical Society’s (L&MHS) event being held on January 17,2007 at 8:OO p.m., the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario’s (ACO) event being held on January 11, 2007, the joint ACO & L&MHS event being held in February, 2007, the Heritage London Foundation workshop being held the end of February or early March, 2007 and an article dated December 6, 2006 relating to Alma College.

26. That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) was advised that M. Kerr is not returning to the Coves Subwatershed Group and appointed J. Cushing as her replacement.

27. and noted the following:

(a) (1) the 12th Report of the LACH from its meeting held on November 8, 2006;

(b) (2,27) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 6, 2006 and a report from the General Manager of Planning and Development with respect to the issuance of demolition permits as they relate to heritage properties;

(c) (3) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 6,2006 with respect to the application to renew the temporary parking lot on the properly located at 195 Dundas Street:

(d) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 6,2006 with respect to the heritage alteration permit application relating to the property located at 13 Prospect Avenue:

(e) (5) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 6,2006 with respect to the application to demolish the properly located at 134 St. George Street: it being noted that the demolition application has been withdrawn;

(f) (6) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 6,2006 with respect to purchasers of heritage properties receiving a copy of the Ontario Heritage Act:

(9) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 6, 2006 with respect to the LACH’s request to receive site plans with demolition applications;

(h) November 6, 2006 with respect to the Western Fair Association’s archives;

(i) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 27,2006 with respect to the retention of heritage properties in agricultural zones and rural settlement designations;

That the London Advisory Committee on Heritage (LACH) received

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(8) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on

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Woodlotat1959 (j) ( I O ) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on RoadSouth November 27, 2006 with respect to the retention of the woodlot on the property

located at 1959 Wharncliffe Road South: Wharncliffe

101 Base Line Road West

Property Tax Relief - Heritage Designated Properties

London Forks Ltd. - 70 York St 8 350 Ridout st

Tahsin Akkila - 719 8 723 Adelaide Street North

The City of London - 299 King Stseet

2018129 Ontario inc. - 3463 White Oak Road

City of London - Community Shopping Area

969726 Ontario Ltd. - 3777 Westminster Drive

Lafarge - 2538 Sunningdaie Road East

City of London - Zoning Change

~ Six Existing School Sites

State Funeral for Last WW1 Veteran

The TaTTLer

Fisher Topsoil & Landscape Supplies - 2350 Oundas Street

Disclosure of Pecuniary interest - C. Carrohers

Next Meeting

(k) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 27, 2006 and a communication dated December 1, 2006 from K. Yakimovitch, Planner, with respect to the property located at 101 Base Line Road West;

(I) (12) a Municipal Council resolution adopted at its meeting held on November 27,2006 with respect to heritage property owners being able to apply for property tax relief;

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(m) a Notice from the General Manager of Planning and Developrnentwith respect to an application submitted by London Forks Ltd. relating to the properties located at 70 York Street and 350 Ridout Street;

(n) a Notice from the General Manager of Planning and Development with respect to an application submitted by Tahsin Akkila relating to the properties located at 719 & 723 Adelaide Street North;

(0) a Notice from the General Managerof Planning and Developmentwith respect to an application submitted by The City of London relating to the property located at 299 King Street;

(p) a Notice from the General Managerof Planning and Development with respect to an application submitted by 2018129 Ontario Inc. relating to the property located at 3463 White Oak Road;

(4) a Notice from the General Manager of Planning and Development with respect to an application submitted by the City of London relating to community shopping areas;

(r) a Notice from the General Managerof Planning and Developmentwith respect to an application submitted by 969726 Ontario Ltd. relating to the property located at 3777 Westminster Drive;

(s) a Notice from the General Managerof Planning and Developmentwith respect to an application submitted by Lafarge relating to the property located at 2538 Sunningdale Road East;

(t) a Notice from the General Manager of Planning and Development with respect to an application submitted by the City of London relating to zoning changes to six existing school sites;

(u) Institute with respect to its request for a state funeral for the last WW1 Veteran;

(v) (23) for June, 2006; and

(w) (28) a Notice from the General Manager of Planning and Development with respect to an application submitted by Fisher Topsoil & Landscape relating to the property located at 2350 Dundas Street.

28. That C. Carrothers disclosed a pecuniary interest in clause 27(r) of this Report having to do with the Notice from the Planning Division with respect to an application submitted by 969726 Ontario Ltd. relating to the property located at 3777 Westminster Drive by indicating that he lives in the area and that he has worked in the Township of Westminster.

29. (LACH) will be held on Wednesday, January 10,2007 at 5:30 p.m.

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(22) a News Release from R. Griffiths, Executive Director, The Dominion

a newsletter from the Thames Talbot Land Tmst entitled "the TaTTLer"

That the next meeting of the London Advisory Committee on Heritage

The meeting adjourned at 855 p.m.

Reasons for Designation

Mathers Cemeterv. 3557 Colonel Talbot Road Mathers Cemetery is recommended for Designation undex Pslt IV of the Ontano Hefitage SCT as-a’siceaPtlermgc value. The cemetery contains graves of three members of the Mathers family who were early pioneers of W estminster Township.

Historical Reasons

The Mathers Cemetery is located at Lot 74 West Talbot Road (WTR), the northeast comer of the former Mathers Farm which is now called North Lamheth Subdivision. The cemetery plot size is 20 feet by 20 feet with one large pink granite monument set on a concrete base in the centre.

Stephen Mathers was born in England. In 1815 he petitioned Colonel Talbot for 200 acrw at Lot 74 WTR. He was granted the property in 1836. Stephen married Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Patrick and they had nine children. The Patrick family was one of the fvst settlers in the area. A one storey log home was built at the rear of the farm property on the east bank of Mill Creek, now known as Dingman Creek. In 1840 Stephen was murdered near the St. Clair River while delivering a horse that he bad sold. The family located Stephen’s body but found that the money had been stolen.

James Mathers, oldest son of Stephen, mamed Mercy McNaims and they had ten children. T h e homestead was sold to James andMercy in 1843. James served as school trustee of S S #17 Westminster Township for several years. He was Deputy Reeve for the Township for 1875-76.

lames Mathers laid out plans for a cemetery for the Mathers family in the northeast corner of the farm. The first burial was his son John, who had never married: born 1853 - died 1889. James’s wife, Mercy is buried there also: born 1820 - died 1892. In October 1892, James mamed Mary Ristotle, daughter of Samuel and Margret Ristotle. Andrew, the youngest son of James and Mercy, and his wife Elizabeth continued to farm the lot until James’s death in 1901. James is buried in the cemetery: born 1829 - died 1901. Mary sold the farm a short time after James’s death to Thomas Vanstone and George Bogue.

Andrew and Elizabeth, who had farmed with James, moved to Lot 31 Concession 1 Westminster Township.

Architectural Reasons

The single monument in the cemetery is a pink granite square colnmn. The cap has gothic gables set in each face. The main body of the spire has names in reverse etching on the east face. The other three faces are blank. The pink granite continues into a base block for the spire. The spire is set on a two-level concrete base. The upper level is cast with the Mathers name in relief and the lower level is cast in a rusticated pattern.

There are also two granite foot stones separate to the east of the column, one is etched ‘FATHER’, the other ‘MOTHER’. Posts and chains delineate the south and west sides of the plot and the two southerly comers are also marked with white granite posts set slightly above ground level, both engraved ‘ M .

Owner’s Declaration - Agreement with Reasons

On behalf of the City of London, the current owner and steward of this property, I am in agreement with the Reasons for Designation as written above.

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Origins of the London Tecumsehs and Base Ball in London

By Barry Wells

DAPTED FROM THE BRITISH GAME of rounders - and by extension, cricket-the game of base ball or "townball" became vovular in the second auarter of the nineteenth centurY

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According to George Railton's 1856 London directory, the "London Base Ball Club," comprised of 22 memben with John K. Brown, Dr. J. Wdkinson, Joshua D. Dalton, H.P. Brown, George Garth, William Wdkinson and George Westland as its officers, played regularly on the military reserve, now Victoria Park.

The merger of the Forest City and London Base Ball clubs, both originating in the summer of 1867, to form the Tecumseh Base Ball Club of London (a team named after the Tecumseh House Hotel on the southwest corner of York and Richmond streets, immediately north of today's CN railway tracks) occurred in June of 1868 with John Brown as president.

In 1868, the Temnsehs lost to the Woodstock Young Canadians 8946 in a fivehour game. Woodstock later defeated Guelph Maple Leafs 36-29 to win the Canadian Silver Ball Championship. During the early 1870s, the major rivals of the London Tecumsehs were the Gueiph Maple Leafs who were sponsored by brewer/ sportsman George Sleeman, proprietor of Silver Creek Brewery, and the Woodstock Young Canadians. The Guelph Maple Lea& was the Erst Ontario team to hire professional ball players from the US. to strengthen their team. When Jacob L. Englehart, a wealthy pioneer London oil refiner, became the president (and financial backer) 'of the Tecumsehs in late 1875, he too began looking for professional players from the US., later signing four Americans: firsebbasemad manager George "Juice" Latham, pitcher Fred Goldsmith of New Haven, Connecticut, catcher Phil Powers and hfielder/oudielder Joe 'Dutchy" Hornung from Carthage, New York.

After the military reserve was donated to the City for a public park in 1874, public protests in 1875 against the Tecumseh's use of a fenced area of the park prompted the club to move its games to the old Fair Grounds northeast of Richmond and Central, where they played until the end of the 1876 season, during which they defeated Guelph for the Canadian championship.

Goldsmith's Erst complete game with the Tecumsehs occurred on May 24,1876, when London played Guelph before 6,000 spectators at the Fair Grounds, a contest that London won 8-7 in 10 innings, largely owing to Goldsmith's "scientifw pitching," using his "skew ball." (Goldsmith is believed to be the inventor of the e w e ball.) For the 1877 season, the Tecumsehs moved into the newly ouditted, six-acre Tecunwh Park in the village of Kensington at the forks of the Thames River (now the Cityowned Labatt Memorial Park) with Richard Southam, brother of W~am Southam, founder of the Southam newspaper chain, the team manager. (London-born George "Mooney" Gibson, catcher for.the 1909 World Series Champions, was a nephew of the Southams). The first regular season game played in the new stadium took place on Saturday, May 5,1877, against the Hartfords of Brooklyn, New York. The new field was lauded for its many amenities, including a 600-seat grandstand, piped-in water for maintaining the grass and facilities for scorers, telegraph operators and reporters. London won the International Association championship series in October 1877 by defeating the Pittsburgh Alleghenies 5-2. Although the 1878 Tecumseh home opener attracted 4,000 fans, the crowds started to drop off and the team fell into debt.

Despite a Free Press account about the Tecumsehs on June 21,1939 ("Fred Goldsmith Invented The Curve Ball"), that stated the team defeated the Chicago White Sox in three straight games to win the title series in 1878, it appears the writer was in error, instead referring to a two-game series in 1877 between the Tecumsehs and the Chicago White Stockings. On August 22, 1878, the club folded due to insuffcient patronage. A new Tecumseh team was resurrected in 1888 and 1889, and later in the 1920s. Despite the absence of professional teams in London during these lapses, the park remained in use by a variety of city league teams, much in the way the Majors of the Senior Intercounty League continue on in the absence of pro ball clubs such as the London ngers, Werewolves or Monarchs. Today, Labatt Park is believed the world's oldest baseball park in continuous use in its original location.

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Majors - a team for the ages By Bruce Huff

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PORTS HERITAGE? You have ouly to look to baseball and Labatt Park. H Labatt Park - that neat layout hard by the forks of the mighty Thanes -has been home lo baseball in various fornis since the nud-1800s. Many a chani~iionship bas been won and lost on these \

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The London Tecnmsehs set the tone hi 1877 by winning tile "world" championship. What has followed is a litany of titles as teams of all calibres and ages have brought glory to the city. In the mix are the London Majors who for 80 years have been a leading proponent of aniatew baseball. Of course, the 1948 version that captured the National Baseball Congress North American championship is indelible in the book of memories.

Only t h e e players reniain froin that tea11 that beat the Fort Wayne General Electrics in a thrilling seven- game series at Labatt Park. They are outfielder Joe Bechard and catchers Jack Fairs and Gil Robertson. The others have gone to that big playing field in the sky but my, what stories they could tell if they were still here.

With Bill Farquharson at the reins as presidentlowner and the wily Clare VanHome as field manager, the Majors galvanized this city like no other team before them. They say 9,000 people jammed the park to watch the venerable Tonuny White mow down the US. clmnpiom froin Indiana 5-0 in Game 7. He also won Games 3 aid 6.

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Later there was Frank (Lefty) Cobiian who played for the Pirates and the New York Yankees. We was a reserve first baseman-outfielder when the Yanks beat the Brooldyn Dodgers in 1947. When he retnrned from an 11-year pro career he bought the local team and won an Intercounty championship in 1956 and a Great Lakes title in 1958.

Toni (Tim) Burgess spent 28 years in pro conipany as a player, manager, coach and hitting instructor with time in the bigs as mi outfielder-fkst baseman with the Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels. He was also a coach with the New York Mets, Atlanta Braves and Kansas City Royals. He was the Intercounty home run leader in 1951 with eight. In recent years he has been a coach and advisor with Team Canada.

Counting the clianiyionslups the Army seniors won in 1943, London teams have won eight Intercounty titles, the last of whch was in 1975. Always a threat they have won seven IBL pennants as the Majors, three as the Poniiscs aid one as the Avcos.

The Amy Leain before reverting to the Majoxs name also won Canadian Congress clianipionslups in 1943 and 1944.

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Larry Haggitt batted ,412 to lead the IBL hi 1975 wlde ex-lnajor league lefty Mike Kilkeiuiy was unbeaten in the regular season (9.0) and playoffs to earn Mvp honours. That tlie Bradford-born Kiikeiuiy isn't in tlie Canadian and London sports halls remains a mystery.

Other MVP winners include Cohiiax (193G), outfielder Stan (Gabby) Anderson (1959), pitcher Rolf Sclieel (1964) aid pitcher AI Greenburg (1965).

Tiie 1975 Majors were iiianaged by the late Roy McKay for whom the historic old ciubliouse is named. It s e e m iitting tliat they are part of London's 150tli anniversary.

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And if you listen quietly, you c a i hear the ghosts of yesterday - guys answering to names sue11 ws Males, White, Evon, Wacky, McFadden, Slack, Coop, Simpson, Mayes, Deal&% Creighton, Czenveinicz, Pearen, McLain, Jenlcins, Gourley, Byers, Fenlon, Tlioiiipson and the redoubtable Eddie who rewrote the record books.

They are saying Happy Birthday London. We are saying tl~a~~lffi for the memories.

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Park. The Tecunsehs, with star pitcher Fred Goldsiiutli (referred to in several newspaper accounts as the inventor of the curve ball), woii tlie International Association title, beating the Pittsbugh Alleghenies.

1878: The Tecuiiiselis started tlie season with 4,000 siiectalors but the crowds started to droi, off mid

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bicycle race at Teciuiiseli Park. Londoiiborn and raised catcher, George "Mooney" Gibson (1880-1967) went 011 to a stellar piaying career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, winning tlie World Series in 1909.

1911-15: London joined tlie professional Canadian League. vroducuig Earl "Greasy" Neal. wiio later

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S INTERCOUNTY LEAGUE FANS enjoy another season of fast-paced London MaJors' baseb,all at lustoric Labatt Memorial Park, London's 150th anniversary as ai incorporated

city is the perfect t h e to revisit the history of our iniinicipally-owned baseball "paradise gardens."

Labatt Park [nee Tecuiiseli Park in 1S77) is believed to be tlie "World's Oldest Baseball Park in continuous use ui its origbd location. The closest our American COUS~IS have to Labatt Park, is Rickwood Field in Buiiiiiigiiani, Alabama, wlucli was built in 1910. Still, on several official IUS. baseball Web sites, Riclovood Field is mistakenly referred rn as the "World's Oldest Ballpark" on the specious rationale tIut the stadium still retains some of its original 1910 grandstand.

While Labatt Park is currently usuig its fourth main grandstand, the site and field is the oldest known balllmrk in continuous use in tlie world (baseball was invented in North America). Nineteen-ten isn't even close to 1877. Nestled at tlie Forks of the Thanies River, our landmark field has been the centre for London and area's spoa, recreational aid cultural activities for 128 years. Over the years, tlie park has been used for ination pictures, political rallies, civic receptions, public skating, soccer, baseball, fastball, softhall, boaig, football, horse-jumping, tlie RCMP Musical Ride and even a 21-Giui Salute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I1 diuing to her visit to Victoria Park in 1997. In tlie suniiiier of 2001, Labatt Park was the innin baseball venue during the Canada Summer Games.

1870: According lo Canadian baseball lustoriadauthor Williaii Huiiber, it's likely tliat this '"coiiinions" pasture land ui Lolidon West was used for baseball (ai adaption of tlie British game of "rouiders") as early as 1870.

1877: The land was i,urcliiEed by

1890s: Tecuiiiseh Park was home to the London Alerts of the amateur Canadian League and a varietv of City leawe team. The . 1 Tecu&el= were resurrected in 1888 and 1889.

1892: A brick-dust track was built for amateur and professional bicycle racing.

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1884 Pitchers were now allowed io throw "overhaid."

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1919-22: The Tecunselrs joui the Michigan-Ontario League, winning tlie peimuit from 1920-19'222.

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George "Mooney" G i h u a scveial early mj"r league S l a r S got their st?utpihying in the Old Tecwoseh grow~ls, George "Mooney'' Gibson w a ~ tiit most h o u s . ~e a a ~ b o m i n ~ o n d o n i n 1880 and, nr1er a rei" SeaSOnB or laen1 b*U, wcnt to tile Pit*tsbur!$ Pirates in 1006 a? a catcher. Hr slnyed with tiieiii tiinti1 I O i i . Their beSt.,w(:Br*aS IDUD wllell tl>l?Y defeated Detroit. in the World Series. He silent lw yei l i~ wlli, lhe Giants aid tlwn niiuisgcd UE Pirdtes (10"0.?4 and 1932-34) aid Ute Cubs f"or OILe SeUSOlL He >"U

the liBt Cnna~tiiui-bommiui~cr iii rhe maj'on imti W I L ~ elected to the Canadian Birdxdi Hnll olF;une iii IOS7.

1924: Charlie 'Mechanical Man" Geliringer, who went on to become a star 2"" baseman with the Detroit Tigers, plays for tlie Teciuiiselm

1936-37: The park is purcliased by the Labatt brewing faniily and donated to the City along with $10,000 for iniprovements on the condition that tlie park be renamed the '"John Labatt Memorial Athletic Field" and remain a public recreational park in perpetuity. The' Great Flood of 1937 washes away tlie grandstand; A new grandstand and clubhouse (still standing) is constructed.

1940s: London ball hero Frank Colliiaii makes it to tlie Bigs. During the war years, women's ball flourishes at tlie park. The London Army team wins tlie Camdian Sandlot title in 1943 and 1944. Renamed tlie London Majors, tlie Majors win tlie Intercounty title in 1947 and 1948. The 1948 Majors also win the Ontario title, tlie Canadian Sandlot title a id the World Sandlot title bi September of 1948, beating the Fort Wayne (Indiana) General Electrics in a seven-game series at Labatt Park.

1950s: The Majors, starring Stan and Bill Slack, win the Intercounty title in 1951 and 1956.

19GOs: Riiss Evon's London TV Cable fastball teani, with star pitcher Dick Hanies, is one of tlie best fastball teains in Canada The London Pontiacs win tlie Intercounty title in 1969.

1970s: The Majors wln the Intercounty title in 1975. Wallaceburg native

irden Eddie, a Majors player since 1967, purchases he Majors in 1976 and moves the teani back into he old clubhouse in 1977.

1980s: Hall of Faiier Fergie Jenkins pitches for tlie vlajors in 19841985.

1990: Tlie London Tigers AA team wins the Eastern ,eague title, the sanie year the park wins tiie Bemi :lay Award as tlie best natural grass, minor league leld in North America.

1994: The City designates the park iuider tlie htar io Heritage Act with a special plaque unveiling m July 1 (Canada Day).

199G: The by-law "Reasons for Designation" of tlie ?ark are aniended to include the "Roy McKay 2lubliouse."

1999: (September) The London Werewolves win 3ie Frontier League title dnring their fxst of three years in London.

2000: During tlie Werewolves' home opener on June 3, Wolves' pitcher Brett Gray pitches a record 25 strikeouts against tlie Chillicothe (Ohio) Paints. Following the season, tlie main grandstand (circa 1937) is demolished.

8001: A new, $1.97-millioli grandstand is completed in the spring, prior to the Canada Summer Games. An interpretive plaque detailing tlie park's history is uistalled on the new grandstand.

2002: The 1945 Majors are among tlie uiaugural 10 inductees into tlie London Spoils Hall of Faine at the JLC.

2003: The London Monarchs of the fleclgbig Canadian Baseball League play part of the season at tlie park before folding due to financial difficulties.

2004: Oii Feb. 15, 2004, it's announced that longtime Majors owiier-player Arden Eddie has sold tiie tean to 36-year-old mortgage consultant, Scott Dart. Under Dart's tutelage, the London Majors enjoy an outstanding playoff run, finally bowuig out to the Guelpli Royals in the league fuial.

2005: Fornier Intercounty umpire Joe Serratore gets married at home plate on Saturday, June lS, a first for the ball park.

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There s l i d be no bunting, sliding or running out of the base path Uncivil language, ungentlenianly behavioiq spitting, alcohol consumption, chewing of tobacco, and wagering are not tolerated

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LONDON ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HERITAGE (LACH)

Meeting on Wednesday 6 December 2006 at 7:30 pm, in Meeting Room 3, City Hall This was the November meeting, postponed for one week

PRESENT: P.Wilkins (chair), C.Carrothers, M.Evens, %Gladwell, G.Goodlet, J.Hunten, M.Kerr, T.Lynch; J.O’Nei1, D.Menard - part-time

Although it was not listed as an agenda item, during the course of the meeting, on a proposal by George Goodlet, the committee returned Peter Wilkins to the Chair for the coming year.

ACTION By

BUSINESS FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: 1 . Cliff Carrothers reported on recent enquiries that he has made regarding this cemetery. He has not been able to ascertain the location of a second site of this cemetery. He will continue to investigate.

North Street United Cemeterv 1 Colonel Talbot Road

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2. 401 Tecumseh Avenue East Tecumseh Public School: Don Menard circulated copies of photos that he has taken illustrating the front and rear of the school. Janet Hunten presented a completed evaluation sheet on the building which indicates that it should be listed in the Inventory as a priority 1. We will recommend to LACH that the school be added to the Inventory at the earliest possible opportunity.

On a related matter, Peter Wilkins reported on progress of his review of the lists of school buildings in the city. He is developing a short list of possible candidate buildings to be evaluated in a similar manner.

3. 621 Waterloo street: Don Menard reported that the home owner has called the Heritage Planners’ office with regard to the Reasons drafted for the house and requested that notation of the slate roof be included. The owner also had comments on other points in the Reasons and he will be requesting some minor revisions. The request is expected within the next few days.

NEW BUSINESS: 4. 640 Talbot Street: We have a Council resolution pending requesting that LACH prepare Reasons for Designation of this building. It should be noted that the owner has submitted a site plan that indicates retention of the front portion of the building and replacement of the rear portion with an addition of more housing units. Reasons for Designation should only consider the $ont portion of the housel: .. George Goodlet agreed to begin drafting the Reasons.

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5. 521 Chester- The owner of this house has applied for Designation. Shirley Gladwell offered to draft the Reasons. Don Menard noted that Anne McKillop also offered to work on the Reasons. Shirley will review the details with Anne.

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6. 180/186 Waterloo Sheet: There is an application to demolish an “accessory dwelling” on this property. We have been assured that the demolition does not involve the Designated building - the former Ward School. Notes from the Heritage Planners’ office indicate that there is no reason to object to this demolition and the committee concurred with this assessment. We will recommend the same to LACH.

LACH

7. 602 Princess Avenue: Don Menard noted that this property is under an application for variance to add residential units in the building. The planners are considering a condition on the variance to require Designation of the existing house to preserve the heritage features. The committee agrees with such a condition and recommends that LACH concur with the condition.

LACH

ITEMS FORWARDED TO LACH:

The following items are forwarded to LACH for action: -Tecumseh School - recommend add the school to the Inventory as a priority 1 -180/186 Waterloo St. - recommend no objection to demolish the accessory dwelling -602 Princess Avenue - recommend agreement with the Planners’ suggestion to require Designation as a condition of the requested variance

DEFERRED ITEMS:

The following properties remain deferred for possible future action: - 483 Tecumseh Avenue East - pending a grouping of the neighbouring owners - 837 Talbot Street -pending renewed contact from the Hospice Board - 208 Clarence Street - pending a decision by the owner on sale of the property - 1903 Avalon Street - pending a less-busy time for the Committee to research the Reasons - 516 Maitland Street - pending planned renovations to restore some heritage features

NEXT MEETING

The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, 27 December 2006, but the committee agreed to cancel this meeting until the regular January meeting, 3 1 January 2007

ERRORS AND OMISSIONS: This Report was prepared by Peter Wilkins. Any errors or omissions should be noted with him by telephone at 660-1238 as soon as possible.

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PROGRAM INFORMATION Communltles in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit organizatlon committed to fostering civic pride, envlronmental responsibility, beautification and to improving quality of life through community participation and the challenge of a national competition.

"People, plank and pride.. . growing together is ourslogan, and it captures the essence of the progmm.

History, Established with the guidance of Britain in Bloom, Tidy Towns of Ireland and Villes et villages Fleuris de France, Communities in Bloom heid its first edition in 1995 and 29 participating municipalities were honoured at the first awards ceremonies on Parliament Hili. The program now includes more than 500 municipalities across the country and an international challenge involving municipalities from the United States, Japan and several European countries allows participants to compete internationally.

Proqram. The program consists of municipalities receiving information and being evaluated either provincially or nationally by a jury of professionals on the accomplishments of their entire community (municipal, private, corporate and institutional sectors, citizens) on eight key criteria: Tidiness, Environmental Awareness, Community Involvement. Natural and Cultural Heritage Conservation, Urban Forestry, Landscaped Areas, Floral Displays, and Turf & Ground Cover Areas.

Benefib. The pride, sense of community and feeling of accomplishment generated through participation are visible in municipallies all over Canada. These benefts make Communities in Bloom a program where everyone wins. Municipalities can benefit financially from the program through community tourism initiatives, business opportunities for the entire community, and other related projects. A valuable information exchange network allows communities to share accomplishments, best practices and projects.

VisibilitvlPromotlon. All participants are showcased on the Communities in Bloom web site through the "Explore our Communities" section, with a description page and a link to their community web site. Celebration Magazine, published twice a year, also features participants, winners and special mentions with articles, photos and bloom ratings. Communities in Bloom is also present at several trade shows throughout the year and issues press releases before, during and after the evaluation.

National SymDosium on Parks and Grounds. Held in conjunction with the annual national awards ceremonies, this event Is a unique opportunity for elected officials, parks and grounds professionals and community volunteers to learn and share about current issues, trends and challenges not only in horticulture and gardening, but in community tourism and projects, environmental awareness, and much more. Workshops and awards ceremonies are also held in ail provinces throughout the year.

A winter edition -Winter Liclhts Celebrations -was created in 2001, featuring overall community efforts in the following categories: Winter Pleasures, Festive Celebrations, Visual Presentation, Goodwill Program and Tourism I Promotion.

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LACH Information Items -Wednesday, December 13

1, West Woodfieid Heritaae Conservation District -request for Phase 1 study approved by P.C. on December 11 as a consent item -RFP in preparation -ready to go in early January with target date of October for completion -Kate Rapson- chair of community steering committee -LACH membership on steering committee is normal -volunteers?

-curreAt public discussion re Customer Services Standards (on website)

ramps, entrance doors, elevators, washrooms, etc.-public or privately owned -have asked ACO and CHO for comments made at Provincial level

2. Ontaruans with Disabilities Act (approved in 2005)

-may impact on all buildings used for commercial purposes in such areas as access

- 3. Communities in Bloom National Level Cornaetition (on added aaenda) - -

London to participate for third year -first at National Level seeking volunteers on various subject committees Sub-Committees- Floral Displays, Tidiness, Environmental Efforts, Community Efforts, Urban Forestry, Heritage, Landscaped Areas and Turf and Open Spaces seeking to determine significant event dates and linking CIB to them -

4. First Hussars Temoorarv Museum Saace -have considered i) use of #I Dundas - leased to Landmarks London for office use/ small / interfere with Forks of Thames exhibit ii) use of Flint Shelter -informally used by Hutton House for community support program several days a week in summer months iii) use of Flint Cottage -excellent in terms of display space

-needs interior work re plaster, flooring, accessibility and functional accessible washroom

-investigating financial costs -2007 budget items

5. Possio e Council RcsoL1:on re Heritaae Proaemv Desiqnarions -P.C. Dec. 11 recommended to Council (Dec. 18) that the LACH preDare a list of the 25 . . properties it would like to see designated under Part IV of the OHA -be “pro-active as opposed to “reactive” -matter rose in discussion related to proposed revisions to Property Standards Act to include specific reference to protection of designated heritage features.

6. Heritaqe Website Information (handout) -useful in itself but has links to other websites of interest

7. Other - - - - - law)

L &MHS- event - January1 7,8:00 pm. -London Songs -Von Kuster Hail ACO- event - January 11 -buildings you think are important Joint ACO-L &MHS event- Feb.- Kingsmiils (on site) HLF -end of February/March -Restoration Workshops with Dr. Chris Cooper News Story re Alma College - (relates to item on added re Property Standards By-

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Here -- just in time for Christmas -- is the inside story! Nearly a decade in the making, Sally Gibson's new book, Inside Toronto: Urban Interiors 1880s - 1920s, is the first book to investigate the complex, interior life of a single city ... the ordinary and extraordinary places where Torontonians lived, worked, shopped, and performed the rituals of daily life ... [Read Morz]

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Collingwood Heritage Conservation District

Heritage Conservation Districts are a great tool. But on their own -- without constant monitoring, constant reinforcement, and constant political support -- they can't hold back the tide of destruction, either by outright demolition or inappropriate redevelopment. Collingwood offers a sad example with a glimmer of post-election hope ... [Read More] A r ~ h ~ e s . . a f ~ O . ~ t ~ ~ ~ a .

presents online exhibits about Ontario's rich

heritage. Take a look, there's

sure to be something to catch your fancy.

Since early September, a battle has been joined at the Ontario Municipal Board over the future of Toronto's "Queen West Triangle" located in the heart of the city's vibrant Art + Design District. And they're still at it ... [Read Mare]

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Proposed Heights ALma .canese Ex!2!or~.onQr!a. history ~- oIi.:!i!ix

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net! Still, the web can be an intimidating and time-consuming place to find good, solid, helpful material. Here are three nifty and informative websites relating to various aspects of heritage. They may help your work and they are definitely fun to browse ... [Rea4F?oye.]

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Archaeology anyone? Have you ever wondered about Ontario's archaeological history? Would you like to join an archaeological dig -- in the comfort of your own home? Naw's the time. Why not try some virtual archaeology along the Little Bonnechere River? It should be fun - -and easy... [Read More]

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I Ontario's many beautiful churches are high up on the list of endangered buildings -- none more so than St. Brigid's in Ottawa. lus t look at what might be lost ... [Read More]

The minute we turn our back, more of our heritage is threatened. This time it's 250 lovely trees near Toronto's waterfront that are under attack ... [ W M ~ L P I

Because buildings account for thirty-five percent of the total waste in Ontario landfills, the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario has recently produced a series of splendid new posters that ask: "Why are we turning our landmarks into garbage?" ... [R-e.ad.M.we]

lust in time for Christmas, here's a handsome new book, A Heritage of Stone: Buildings of Niagara, St, Catharine's, the Hamilton Escarpment, Paris, Cambridge, Waterloo County, Guelph, Fergus and flora and St. Marys by Nina Chapple. It would be a welcome gift for anyone who cherishes Ontario's built heritage ... [Read Mple_l

The powers-that-be at all government levels cannot be asked too often or too strongly to make

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Ontario Heritage Connection

1 sure that Ontario's waterfront heritage is identified, preserved, and protected.

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Two enterprising Torontonians recently raised the alarm about threats to archaeological artifacts buried along Toronto's waterfront, one of which Is the Knapp Roller Boat. Elaine Wyatt of Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) and archaeologist Michael Gregg have joined forces to create Preserve Archaeological Sites of Toronto (PAST) and have sponsored an online petition directed at Ontario's Minister of Culture, the Honourable Caroline Di Cocco... [ReadMore]

The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario offers helpful hints for anyone Interested in preserving our built heritage. Here's a list of Myths and Facts -- they'll come in handy when you face the inevitable naysayers.. . [R-e-adMore] I

There's always so much to learn about Ontario's fascinating history. Few of us have heard of Erland and Janet Lee, a couple who settled near Stoney Creek more than a century ago -- and made today's world much safer ... [ K e p d M o ~ ]

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I: If you'd like to know where, when -- or i f -- heritage fits into the scheme of things for Toronto's mayoralty candidates, you might like to ask them. Mayor David Miller, along with candidates lane Pitfield and Stephen LeDrew will be a t the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse on Wednesday, October 25th a t 7:30 p.m. to discuss this too often ignored subject ... [ReadMore]

Dorothy Duncan has spent a lifetime studying Canadian history. She was, for many years, the executive director of The Ontario Historical Society, and therefore brings a wealth of knowledge to the table -- from the boardroom to the kitchen, from First Nations' tables to today's convenience foods, and a new trend called the "One-Hundred-Mile-Diet". I t 's all in her new book, Canadians at Table ... [Bw.dMare]

In a creative approach to anniversary celebrations, the Garden Club of Toronto will mark its sixtieth birthday at St. Anne's Anglican Church where a floral carpet will lead into this remarkable building the only Anglican Byzantine church in Canada. Thanks to murals by three members of the Group of Seven and other artists, the church is now a National Historic Site ... [BezLM~rre]

Crutches for trees what next? But it's a lovely story about one of Canada's most historic trees a gnarled red oak personally marked for protection by French-Canadian nationalist Louis-Joseph Papineau in 1848, and now the focus of a massive nursing project imported from Europe ... [Read More]

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Oritario Heritage Connection

Building satellite campuses helps revitalize their downtown cores

By James Bow - Business Edge

Published: 07/20/2006 - Vol. 2, No. 15

Mayor Mike Hancock of Brantford is candid about the state of his city’s downtown core ten years ago. “You couldn’t give away property in our core. We know; we tried that. We even tried paying developers to take over property. The interest wasnit there.”

Brantford, a blue-collar municipality of 93,000 in south-southwestern Ontario, is famous as the home of inventor Alexander Graham Bell and hockey icon Wayne Gretzky. But the city encountered hard times in the 1980s ... [.Rsad&~]

rg;F Anyone interested in learning aboLt current shipwreck , .,:;., investigations would 00 well to v:s t a splend,o web site

(~~~.coI .cC~nsca_nJda,caf5_os1sn p.wxcrs) that plots a course through tnis country’s un:que sh pwrecd reso-rces, with fascinating stories of marrime o sasters on our inlano maters, ;nc.uoing tnc Empress of Ireland and tne Noronic.

Our inland waters consist of the Canadian portions of four of the five Great Lakes --Superior, Huron, Erie and Ontario -- and the St. Lawrence Seaway and River,

extending from just west of Thunder Bay to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. Canada’s inland waters form the largest freshwater system in the world and its weather systems affecting shipping are diverse.

The wide expanse and enormous depth of Lake Superior can rival the oceans for the ferocity of its storms ... [ B ~ i d m ~ g ]

Wednesday December 13, 2006 a t 7:07 am EST

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I) ALMA IN COURT BATTLE - Owners fight bylaw on property standards St. Thomas Times-Journal, Wednesday December 06, 2006

By Ian McCallum

It would be easy to mistake the debris-strewn grounds of Alma

In a week's time the derelict main building dating back to College as the scene of a long forgotten conflict.

1877 will in fact become a symbolic battleground as Alma Heritage Estates, owners of the former school for girls since 1998, launches an attack on a key provision contained in the Ontario Heritage Act.

confirmed Tuesday that Alma Heritage Estates has applied to Ontario Superior Court of Justice to overturn a recently enacted city bylaw dealing with standards of maintenance relating to protection of designated properties as provided under the heritage act.

the lead of Mississauga, to enact such a bylaw and the action by the Zubick family will be a test case closely watched by heritage committees across the province.

determined location.

the Ontario Municipal Board of council's decision in August to deny a request for a permit to demolish the main building and chapel on the four-hectare property.

A spokesperson for the Zubick family of London, Ont.,

St. Thomas is only the second Ontario community, following

A preliminary hearing will be held Dec. 12 at a yet-to-be

Alma Heritage Estates is also proceeding with an appeal to

That appeal hearing is scheduled for Feb. 13 at city hall. Ald. Heather Jackson-Chapman, council's representative on the

Municipal Heritage Committee, feels the owners are trying everything in their power to avoid the expense of securing the four-storey main building from the elements.

"It's very frustrating," she admitted, "because this is legislation from the province that gives municipalities the ability to protect these kinds of buildings and now it's being challenged."

of Alma Heritage Estates told the Times-Journal.

are talking a lot of money, a few million dollars. And if you're applying for demolition it seems conflicting."

deteriorating condition of the building is proving a detriment to obtaining financing for any restoration project.

someone with a vision and the money."

anywhere from $15-21 million.

developing with Alma but he cannot find the money. And two are developing without Alma."

St. Thomas community leaders and academics from across the country are proceeding slowly.

is offering less than land value. It's just a way for him to buy cheap land. I'

Gunn's group has been negotiating with Alma Heritage Estates to purchase the Moore Street property with the intention of restoring the remaining buildings as faithfully as possible and putting a liberal arts college on the site,

dealing with the court appeal will be discussed Monday in-camera.

Why protect it when the intent is to demolish it, Jill Zubick

"If you look at the heritage act to protect the building you

The property currently is for sale and Zubick stressed the

"It's too bad because it's a beautiful building. We need

Zubick estimated the cost of restoring the main building at

"We still have three developers who are looking. One is

Zubick said talks with Alma College Foundation, a group of

"That may go somewhere. Andrew (Gunn, foundation president)

City clerk Wendell Graves indicated a report to council

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