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Research centre at the University of Waterloo that covers all aspects of heritage, including built, cultural, natural and intangible heritage.
In southern Ontario, Indigenous students raise Atlantic salmon eggs to restore a species lost since the 1800s & reconnect with their culture. The program weaves western science with Anishinaabe teachings, inspiring identity, belonging & stewardship. #News #culture #Canada bit.ly/4r2V2mY
Ontario urban Indigenous students reclaim identity with Atlantic salmon restoration
Indigenous students in southern Ontario are raising Atlantic salmon eggs in classroom tanks, reviving a species lost for over a year and reconnecting with their culture in the process.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In southern Ontario, Indigenous students raise Atlantic salmon eggs to restore a species lost since the 1800s & reconnect with their culture. The program weaves western science with Anishinaabe teachings, inspiring identity, belonging & stewardship. #News #culture #Canada bit.ly/4r2V2mY
The fate of Bowmanville’s Camp 30, Canada’s last intact WWII prisoner of war camp, remains uncertain. A developer offered to transfer the historic site to Clarington for parkland credits, but officials warn of hidden costs up to $21M. #Heritage #Ontario #News bit.ly/4hUrh3q
‘Absolutely not free’: Fate of Bowmanville’s Camp 30 hangs in the balance
Municipality says developer deal to transfer lands includes hidden costs.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The fate of Bowmanville’s Camp 30, Canada’s last intact WWII prisoner of war camp, remains uncertain. A developer offered to transfer the historic site to Clarington for parkland credits, but officials warn of hidden costs up to $21M. #Heritage #Ontario #News bit.ly/4hUrh3q
#Victoria’s Dominion Astrophysical Observatory once housed the world’s largest telescope and helped map the Milky Way. Designed in a Moderne Classical style, this Classified Federal #Heritage Building remains a landmark of Canadian #astrophysics. #BC #building #architecture bit.ly/47OAU04
November 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
#Victoria’s Dominion Astrophysical Observatory once housed the world’s largest telescope and helped map the Milky Way. Designed in a Moderne Classical style, this Classified Federal #Heritage Building remains a landmark of Canadian #astrophysics. #BC #building #architecture bit.ly/47OAU04
One of Canada’s oldest collegiate buildings, the Romanesque-style University College at the #UofT helped shape the nation’s model for public higher education. Its landmark towers and stonework still anchor the campus green today. #Heritage #Toronto #architecture bit.ly/3WvBYjg
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
One of Canada’s oldest collegiate buildings, the Romanesque-style University College at the #UofT helped shape the nation’s model for public higher education. Its landmark towers and stonework still anchor the campus green today. #Heritage #Toronto #architecture bit.ly/3WvBYjg
Nearly 90 years old, #Stratford’s Shakespearean Gardens blend history and beauty, home to 60+ plant species from the Bard’s works and the last remnant of the 1900s Dufton Woollen Mill. Now a designated heritage site, it remains a city icon. #ON #News #Heritage bit.ly/3Jez4Mw
Gardens’ history goes back nearly a century
The Stratford Shakespearean Gardens are a common site for tourists, though its history goes back nearly 90 years, back when Stratford wasn’t a tourism mecca but a rail town in the middle of southweste...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Nearly 90 years old, #Stratford’s Shakespearean Gardens blend history and beauty, home to 60+ plant species from the Bard’s works and the last remnant of the 1900s Dufton Woollen Mill. Now a designated heritage site, it remains a city icon. #ON #News #Heritage bit.ly/3Jez4Mw
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says Indigenous title and private property rights “cannot coexist”, calling on the Supreme Court of Canada to settle the issue after a ruling affirmed Cowichan Tribes’ title to land in Richmond. #BC #Politics #Rights #News bit.ly/43mMDAp
Conservative Rustad says private property rights, Indigenous title cannot coexist
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says Canada's constitution protects Aboriginal title, but not private property rights, creating unacceptable uncertainty for everybody involved.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says Indigenous title and private property rights “cannot coexist”, calling on the Supreme Court of Canada to settle the issue after a ruling affirmed Cowichan Tribes’ title to land in Richmond. #BC #Politics #Rights #News bit.ly/43mMDAp
Cambridge moves to protect 329 properties in downtown #Hespeler through a #Heritage Conservation District under Part V of the OHA. The plan would preserve historic buildings & river views while guiding future growth, preserving the village’s historic roots. #News bit.ly/4ncjLBS
329 Hespeler properties in line for special heritage status
If approved, property owners would need city permission for changes such as tearing down a building, adding new structures, or major renovations.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Cambridge moves to protect 329 properties in downtown #Hespeler through a #Heritage Conservation District under Part V of the OHA. The plan would preserve historic buildings & river views while guiding future growth, preserving the village’s historic roots. #News bit.ly/4ncjLBS
#Nanaimo’s Federal Building, a recognized Federal Heritage site completed in 1955. This International Style landmark features geometric facades, clock tower & polished granite, anchoring the waterfront downtown with mid-20th-century #architecture. #BC #building tinyurl.com/246rhsmm
October 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
#Nanaimo’s Federal Building, a recognized Federal Heritage site completed in 1955. This International Style landmark features geometric facades, clock tower & polished granite, anchoring the waterfront downtown with mid-20th-century #architecture. #BC #building tinyurl.com/246rhsmm
Step into Hatley Castle, a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Once the Dunsmuir family estate & later Royal Roads Military College, this Gothic Revival landmark blends grand stonework, Tudor windows & lush Edwardian gardens. #Colwood #heritage #Architecture tinyurl.com/4p486y8h
October 13, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Step into Hatley Castle, a Classified Federal Heritage Building. Once the Dunsmuir family estate & later Royal Roads Military College, this Gothic Revival landmark blends grand stonework, Tudor windows & lush Edwardian gardens. #Colwood #heritage #Architecture tinyurl.com/4p486y8h
Port Moody’s century-old Ioco School in #BC is set for new life as a child care centre with 150 licensed spaces. Backed by $13.9M in gov funding, the heritage site will offer infant, preschool & school-age care, helping families access affordable programs. #News #heritage tinyurl.com/yt99r8v8
Port Moody’s historic Ioco School to become new child care centre with 150 spaces
An old landmark of Port Moody’s history is about to take on a new life.
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October 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Port Moody’s century-old Ioco School in #BC is set for new life as a child care centre with 150 licensed spaces. Backed by $13.9M in gov funding, the heritage site will offer infant, preschool & school-age care, helping families access affordable programs. #News #heritage tinyurl.com/yt99r8v8
Fourteen First Nations in #NewBrunswick signed new tax-sharing agreements with Premier Holt. Communities keep majority of tax revenue from tobacco, gas & prov HST on sales on their land, funding housing, youth & elder programs. #Indigenous #News bit.ly/3W6ecKi
New Brunswick, First Nations sign new tax-sharing agreements | CBC News
Premier Susan Holt promised during last fall's election that she would negotiate new tax-sharing agreements with First Nations, after the previous agreements were cancelled by the Blaine Higgs governm...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Fourteen First Nations in #NewBrunswick signed new tax-sharing agreements with Premier Holt. Communities keep majority of tax revenue from tobacco, gas & prov HST on sales on their land, funding housing, youth & elder programs. #Indigenous #News bit.ly/3W6ecKi
Hudson’s Bay will auction 4,400 artworks & artifacts from its “retail era” online from Nov 12 and in-person around Nov 19. The royal charter is excluded as well as several Indigenous & heritage items, which will be returned or donated. #Canada #Auction #News bit.ly/4nOUq1E
Hudson's Bay gets court permission to auction off 'retail era' artifacts | CBC News
Canadians hoping to get their hands on treasures from Hudson's Bay won't have to wait much longer for the chance. An Ontario court has approved a November sale of 1,700 pieces of art and about 2,700 a...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hudson’s Bay will auction 4,400 artworks & artifacts from its “retail era” online from Nov 12 and in-person around Nov 19. The royal charter is excluded as well as several Indigenous & heritage items, which will be returned or donated. #Canada #Auction #News bit.ly/4nOUq1E
Join Métis actor & musician Tom Jackson and local Indigenous leaders for Canindian: A Celebration of #TruthAndReconciliation in Port Hope, Sept30 @ Capitol Theatre. An evening of music, storytelling, heritage & healing. Free admission, donations welcome. #News #event #activity bit.ly/4nNQRsu
Port Hope to host ‘Canindian’ celebration of truth and reconciliation on Tuesday featuring Métis actor and musician Tom Jackson | kawarthaNOW
By Natalie Hamilton, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Local Indigenous leaders will join Jackson at September 30 event at the Capitol Theatre for an evening of song, storytelling, and performance...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Join Métis actor & musician Tom Jackson and local Indigenous leaders for Canindian: A Celebration of #TruthAndReconciliation in Port Hope, Sept30 @ Capitol Theatre. An evening of music, storytelling, heritage & healing. Free admission, donations welcome. #News #event #activity bit.ly/4nNQRsu
Explore #Colwood (BC) historic Lower Battery at Fort Rodd Hill! The Classified Federal Heritage site features U-shaped gun emplacements, vaulted magazines & concrete walls, merging late 19th-century military design w/ coastal protection. #Architecture #BC bit.ly/4mMAP29
September 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Explore #Colwood (BC) historic Lower Battery at Fort Rodd Hill! The Classified Federal Heritage site features U-shaped gun emplacements, vaulted magazines & concrete walls, merging late 19th-century military design w/ coastal protection. #Architecture #BC bit.ly/4mMAP29
Step into #Vancouver history at Seaforth Armoury! This Scots-Baronial landmark blends medieval-inspired towers, massive buttresses & reinforced concrete design. Once a Depression-era federal project, it's still a striking downtown icon. #Architecture #building bit.ly/4mP3TG5
September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Step into #Vancouver history at Seaforth Armoury! This Scots-Baronial landmark blends medieval-inspired towers, massive buttresses & reinforced concrete design. Once a Depression-era federal project, it's still a striking downtown icon. #Architecture #building bit.ly/4mP3TG5
#Oakville #heritage home, the c.1830 “Halfway House,” has been demolished despite designation under Heritage Act. Recently sold for $7.6M to an “anonymous” company, penalties can reach $1M fine or/&1 year jail. But advocates say legislation has no teeth. #News bit.ly/4mRT6v1
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September 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#Oakville #heritage home, the c.1830 “Halfway House,” has been demolished despite designation under Heritage Act. Recently sold for $7.6M to an “anonymous” company, penalties can reach $1M fine or/&1 year jail. But advocates say legislation has no teeth. #News bit.ly/4mRT6v1
After 7 silent years, #Minnedosa’s (MB) century-old Victorian clocktower is ticking again! Restored by antique clock restorer Les Shuttleworth, it’s now one of the few functioning town clocks in Canada—keeping heritage alive on Main Street. #Heritage #News bit.ly/42juR0i
Minnedosa’s antique clocktower fixed
MINNEDOSA — An antique clock worker has restarted the hands of time above Main Street Minnedosa with a little help from the local government.
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September 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
After 7 silent years, #Minnedosa’s (MB) century-old Victorian clocktower is ticking again! Restored by antique clock restorer Les Shuttleworth, it’s now one of the few functioning town clocks in Canada—keeping heritage alive on Main Street. #Heritage #News bit.ly/42juR0i
Built in 1928, the #Vancouver Japanese Language School is a rare Art Deco landmark in Japantown. Seized during WWII, returned in 1953—one of few properties restored to Japanese Canadians. Today, it still thrives as a school & cultural hub.#BC #architecture #building tinyurl.com/vnz5ehpk
September 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Built in 1928, the #Vancouver Japanese Language School is a rare Art Deco landmark in Japantown. Seized during WWII, returned in 1953—one of few properties restored to Japanese Canadians. Today, it still thrives as a school & cultural hub.#BC #architecture #building tinyurl.com/vnz5ehpk
#HaltonHills marks 10 years of #CultureDays with its biggest lineup yet 150+ free & by-donation events Sept 19–Oct 12. From art workshops, Bollywood dance to heritage exploring & Indigenous programming, like Moccasin Identifier, there’s something for all. #activity bit.ly/3JPDuJW
Halton Hills marking 10 years of Culture Days with record number of events
Culture Days returns to Halton Hills with more than 150 events.
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September 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#HaltonHills marks 10 years of #CultureDays with its biggest lineup yet 150+ free & by-donation events Sept 19–Oct 12. From art workshops, Bollywood dance to heritage exploring & Indigenous programming, like Moccasin Identifier, there’s something for all. #activity bit.ly/3JPDuJW
Tributes amass for #Quebec archaeologists André Bergeron & Blandine Daux, killed in Lisbon’s funicular crash. Known for 40+ yrs of conservation work, they helped shape Quebec’s archaeological legacy, authoring key guides & preserving heritage. #Archaeology bit.ly/4mOmTEJ
Quebec couple killed in Lisbon funicular crash remembered for archaeological legacy | CBC News
Tributes are pouring in for André Bergeron and his wife Blandine Daux for their contributions to Quebec archaeology following the couple's death in this week's funicular crash in Lisbon.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Tributes amass for #Quebec archaeologists André Bergeron & Blandine Daux, killed in Lisbon’s funicular crash. Known for 40+ yrs of conservation work, they helped shape Quebec’s archaeological legacy, authoring key guides & preserving heritage. #Archaeology bit.ly/4mOmTEJ
Korea Intangible Cultural Heritage Week 2025 visits Toronto! See close to 200 craft works at Arta Gallery (Sept 11–23), join free activities at the ROM (Sept 13–14), and don’t miss Living, Time, Arirang (traditional song) at Meridian Arts Centre (Sept 13). #heritage #culture #Korea bit.ly/4660604
Parks Canada - Vancouver Japanese Language School National Historic Site of Canada
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September 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Korea Intangible Cultural Heritage Week 2025 visits Toronto! See close to 200 craft works at Arta Gallery (Sept 11–23), join free activities at the ROM (Sept 13–14), and don’t miss Living, Time, Arirang (traditional song) at Meridian Arts Centre (Sept 13). #heritage #culture #Korea bit.ly/4660604
#ParksCanada to co-manage 27 natural & 15 historic sites with First Nations, Inuit & Métis by 2026, building on experience with models like Haida Gwaii’s Gwaii Haanas. Goal: #equal authority, #Indigenous stewardship & lasting #reconciliation. #heritage surl.li/fzcfqg
Parks Canada will share stewardship with Indigenous nations - Indigenous Watchdog
The Gwaii Haanas legacy totem pole is lifted and pushed into a hole before being raised in Windy Bay, BC, on Lyell Island in Haida Gwaii in August 2013. The 13-metre totem was carved to celebrate the ...
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September 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#ParksCanada to co-manage 27 natural & 15 historic sites with First Nations, Inuit & Métis by 2026, building on experience with models like Haida Gwaii’s Gwaii Haanas. Goal: #equal authority, #Indigenous stewardship & lasting #reconciliation. #heritage surl.li/fzcfqg
Swimming Pool RR22A @RoyalRoadsUniversity is an International Style #Architecture. White concrete, ribbon windows & broad eaves blend modern design with forested surroundings. Used for post-WWII cadet training, now serves students & locals. #BC #swimming #heritage tinyurl.com/43afhajr
August 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Swimming Pool RR22A @RoyalRoadsUniversity is an International Style #Architecture. White concrete, ribbon windows & broad eaves blend modern design with forested surroundings. Used for post-WWII cadet training, now serves students & locals. #BC #swimming #heritage tinyurl.com/43afhajr
After the devastating April fire that destroyed 213-year-old Glencairn Hall in Niagara-on-the-Lake, #heritage groups are salvaging artifacts—chandeliers, doors, columns—to create a commemorative display and digital archive. #Niagara surl.li/mxuifw
Broken chandeliers and splintered doors: Heritage committee takes stock of Glencairn Hall’s collected remains
CORRECTION: This article has been updated to correct information about the impending demolition of Glencairn Hall.
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August 28, 2025 at 12:50 AM
After the devastating April fire that destroyed 213-year-old Glencairn Hall in Niagara-on-the-Lake, #heritage groups are salvaging artifacts—chandeliers, doors, columns—to create a commemorative display and digital archive. #Niagara surl.li/mxuifw