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Conserving what we value
It was my time to finally get my message across.About 15 years ago, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) was beginning to …
Reside: When heritage preservation translates to affordable housing
Raising the Roof is a Canadian charity that provides national leadership in homelessness prevention through various initiatives. …
New life for an old property
Heritage restoration is not limited to old buildings. Natural heritage properties, too, can be restored or adapted to new uses for …
Biodiversity in Ontario: Taking up the challenge
Many are familiar with high-profile threatened species such as polar bears, whose habitat is in flux and whose numbers are …
Working with stewards and partners
The Ontario Heritage Trust owns over 160 natural heritage properties and protects over 40 natural heritage sites with easements. …
Discarding the past
When an old building is torn down, we lose more than just the structure. We lose a bit of our past.
The foundation walls and …
Resources: Heritage in the new economy - Making sense of sustainability
What's on the shelf
The Shield, part of the Ontario Visual Heritage Project.
Over thousands of years, a select few have carved …
100-mile conservation
Increasingly, people are becoming more aware of not just what they eat, but where their food originates. While the concept is by …
Working for change
Protecting the environment and natural heritage has become an important part of my life over the past few years. While busy as a …
Building assets
Which is more sustainable – an artificial or live Christmas tree? This is an environmentalist’s conundrum, and it illustrates the …
The guiding principles of sustainable architecture
In the late 1990s, the Ontario Ministry of Culture introduced Eight Guiding Principles in the Conservation of Built Heritage …
Sustaining species at risk
Ontario, with its broad geography, is blessed with incredible biologically diverse landscapes. Most of us take this amazing …
Exploring the Beaver River Wetland
In June 2007, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) hosted a celebration to recognize the private and public …
Inside Sheppard’s Bush
Charles Sheppard (1876-1967) moved to the Town of Aurora in 1921, after making his fortune in the Simcoe County lumber industry. …
Evergreen Brick Works: Rethinking space
Evergreen – a national charity – builds the relationship between nature, culture and community in urban spaces. With its …
Fact or fiction: Demystifying the myths around going green – Moving toward a more sustainable architecture
Sustainable: able to be maintained at a certain rate or level . . . conserving an ecological balance by avoiding a depletion of …
Sustainability for old buildings: A developer’s perspective
Adaptive reuse provides a sound and sustainable approach to the renewal of our urban fabric, as illustrated by the conversion of …
Species at risk: The monarch butterfly (danaus plexippus)
The beautiful Monarch butterfly is the most recognized butterfly in North America. What is not commonly known is that it is also a …
Along the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail
Hiking along the Oak Ridges Moraine Trail offers a memorable experience. Situated close to the Greater Toronto Area, the Trail …
It’s not easy staying green: Working for a green and healthy Ontario
Natural heritage conservation can be traced back to the early times of the First Nations, whose close relationship with nature was …
Protecting natural spaces in Southern Ontario
On August 3, 2005 the provincial government announced the creation of the Natural Spaces Program, which included a $6-million …