Heritage Merit and Appreciation
The Wasaga Beach Heritage Advisory Committee was established by Council in July 2010 to advise and assist Council on matters relating to the conservation of the Town’s heritage, as well as to serve as a resource for the community on heritage related matters.
Mandate
The mandate of the Wasaga Beach Heritage Advisory Committee is to act as an advisory committee to Council; to advise on matters relating to Part IV (the designation of individual properties) and Part V (the designation of heritage conservation districts) of the Ontario Heritage Act.
The mandate also includes establishing guidelines and criteria and administering a heritage recognition and promotion program which recognizes properties with significant heritage interest and individuals for heritage appreciation.
The Committee will also act as a resource for citizens in matters pertaining to conservation, restoration and renovation of heritage properties. It will also work to raise awareness of the Town’s heritage in the community.
Composition
The Heritage Committee structure is composed, as follows:
- Five (5) members of the community at large, who reside and/or own property within the municipality
- One (1) member of Council
- Archivist
Twyla Nicholson, Clerk - Resource/contact
Planning/Building Department - advisory/resource
Members serve a four year term to coincide with the term of Council and/or until a successor is appointed. Additional individuals may be included as affiliate members on the Committee; however, do not have voting privileges. These individuals may include owners of designated properties, members of the revitalization committees, community heritage societies and interested citizens, who may or may not reside or own property in the municipality.
Members
Joe Bickerstaff
Rorry Cruikshank
Bruce Galbraith
Connie Gray
Mary Watson, Archivist
Bonnie Cooper, Affiliate non voting
Councillor - Ron Anderson
Twyla Nicholson, Clerk
Planning/Building Dept
Proposed Meeting Schedule
At the call of the Chair
Remuneration
$60 for the Chair per meeting
$50 for members per meeting
Heritage Inventory and Registrar
Under the Ontario Heritage Act, the Clerk of the Town is required to keep a register of properties of cultural heritage value or interest within the Town. The register must include all properties that area designated under the Ontario Heritage Act either locally or provincially and the register must include a legal description of the lands, name and address of the current owner, a statement of the cultural heritage value or interest of the property, and a description of the heritage attributes of the property. The Ontario Heritage Act also permits property/buildings that are not formally designated to be “listed” on the Heritage Register where the municipality believes that there is a cultural heritage value or interest in the property/building.
Town of Wasaga Beach Heritage Inventory and Registrar
Heritage Recognition and Promotion Program
Council’s primary focus is the heritage recognition and promotion program which recognizes properties with significant heritage interest and individuals for heritage appreciation. This program will recognize property owners that have made a valuable contribution to conserving and maintaining the heritage in the community and to those individuals or organizations that have played a significant role in the promotion or conservation of heritage in Wasaga Beach.
Ontario Heritage Act http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o18_e.htm
Community Heritage Ontario http://www.communityheritageontario.ca/
Ontario Heritage Trust http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/