Landmarks Not Landfill
Collingwood To Host 2008
Heritage Conservation Conference
Conference To Be Held May 30th to June 1st
Sponsored by Community Heritage Ontario, the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals
The Town of Collingwood will host the 2008 Heritage Conservation Conference. The conference theme will be "Heritage Preservation and Environmental Sustainability," with the focus on the environmental benefits of adaptive reuse of heritage buildings while saving important natural resources and cultural heritage.
The interrelationship and interdependency between sustainable development and heritage conservation will be examined, looking at such areas as embodied energy, green approaches to preservation and conservation, and showcase successful projects and environmentally sound practices in restoration.
The conference will also explore the broader but related issues of redevelopment in a heritage district, environmental effects on heritage structures, as well as legal challenges to heritage preservation.
Tornaveen, now home of the National Ski Academy, is one of 22 Collingwood properties that have been recognized as architecturally and historically significant under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.
www.heritagecollingwood.com
Guest speakers will include Donovan Rypkema, John Sewell, Henry Wong, Susan Maltby and Carlos Garcia. Their focus will be heritage preservation and environmental sustainability, the theme of the Landmarks not Landfill Heritage Conservation Conference.
On the lighter side, award-winning author and playwright Dan Needles will present his humorous take on rural heritage.
Workshops and presentations will examine various heritage hot-button topics including redevelopment within Heritage Districts, adaptive re-use of historic structures, the role of heritage and the environment, and heritage preservation and sustainable development.
Keynote speaker Donovan Rypkema, an expert in the economics of historic preservation, will address “The Role of Historic Preservation in Sustainable Development.” Author and former Mayor of Toronto John Sewell will present “Strategies to Respect Ontario Towns.”
Members of the public will be welcome to attend the keynote events. Tickets are $10 per event, or $20 to attend all three events. Tickets are available at Clerkson’s in Downtown Collingwood or at the Town of Collingwood Building Department.
Explore Collingwood's Heritage by visiting www.heritagecollingwood.com