Heritage Advisory Committee
This Committee was originally established in 1977 as LACAC – The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee – to provide City Council with recommendations regarding the designating of heritage buildings and areas. The new name Heritage Advisory Committee and slogan "Protecting and Promoting Our Past" were officially adopted by City Council in March, 2004.
The Committee adopted a new strategic plan in 2003, to reflect changes in the Ontario Heritage Act that broadened the committee's heritage resources protection and promotion role. According to its mandate and Strategic Plan, the Heritage Advisory Committee specifically:
Identifies
Identifies heritage resources and evaluates their condition and community value (see: Heritage inventory, pro-forma, evaluations and Heritage Resources MasterPlan).
Recommends
Recommends By-laws to designate heritage properties and By-laws to establish policies, processes and programs for the conservation of heritage resources (see: Official Plan Policies, archaeological protection, designation under Parts 4 and 5, Tax relief, heritage easements and other agreements).
Reviews
Reviews, monitors and takes protective actions on a property-by-property or area-wide basis (see: Permit Review and public involvement).
Promotes
Promotes heritage and programs to advise City Council and the public of the value of heritage resources, to encourage awareness, appreciation, volunteer involvement and participation in heritage conservation activities (see: Designation events, Public education, relations and participation).
Resources
| Heritage Advisory Committee Strategic Plan |  Adobe PDF, 6 pages, 37 KB |
| Official Plan Policies | Adobe PDF, 5 pages, 22 KB |
Meetings
The Heritage Advisory Committee welcomes anyone interested in our beautiful old buildings and our city's built heritage, including heritage landscapes, to attend our meetings. The Committee meets monthly. You can contact a Committee member to learn more about what you can do to help ensure that our unique and irreplaceable past is a vital part of our future. Additional questions regarding meetings should be directed to The Office of the City Clerk at 625-2897.
The next regular Committee meeting will be on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012, 5 pm, McNaughton Room, City Hall, 500 Donald Street East.
Past Meeting Minutes are available online.
Heritage Advisory Committee Contacts
City of Thunder Bay 2012
| Name | Position | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
|
Andrew Cotter (Chair) |
Citizen Appointee |
Phone: 473-3063 andrew.cotter@ontariorealty.ca |
| Councillor Larry Hebert |
Council Appointee |
Phone: 624-1482 |
| Gloria Cyr | Citizen Appointee |
Phone: 626-1756 |
| Gerald Graham |
Citizen Appointee |
Phone: 683-9444 |
|
Sharon Ostberg |
Citizen Appointee |
Phone: 766-8452 |
|
Kim Costa (Vice Chair) |
Thunder Bay Law Association Appointee |
Phone: 622-8201 |
| Bonnie McNulty |
Ministry of Tourism & Culture |
Phone: 475-1676 |
| Diana Pallen | Thunder Bay Historical Museum Appointee |
Phone: 344-2859 |
| Victoria Kosny |
Senior Planner |
Phone: 625-2947 vkosny@thunderbay.ca |
| Leah Bayly | Supervisor - Cultural Services City of Thunder Bay |
Phone: 625-2416 |
| Lisa Bosch | Citizen Post-Secondary Student Appointee | |
| Open Position | Appointee from the architectural or engineering community | |
| Open Position | Appointee from the business community |
|
| Matt Szybalski | Corporate Records Manager - Archivist |
Phone: 625-3390 |
| Gordon Stover | Committee Coordinator - City of Thunder Bay |
Phone: 625-2897 |
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| Thunder Bay Museum | More of Our History | Cultural Services Thunder Bay |
