ACTIVITIES
Special programs
- PreservationWorks! provides preliminary professional advice on a wide range of built heritage and conservation projects at modest cost to property owners, government departments, heritage organizations and citizen’s groups across Ontario.
- H.A.L.P (Historic Architectural Linking Program) connects prospective purchasers with vacant, at-risk heritage properties through our electronic referral service.
- ACORN Search provides reprints of articles on specific topics to provide a wide range of examples for use in negotiations.
Typical branch activities
- Advocacy for threatened heritage properties
- Lecture series
- Publishing a local newsletter
- Restoring heritage properties
- Doors Open
- Managing revolving funds for heritage restoration projects
- Fundraising events, such as Port Hope’s annual house tour and Cobourg’s Moveable Feast
- Awards programs
- Walking tours
- Heritage photo competitions
Annual conference
The Conservancy hosts or co-hosts an annual conference on issues of province-wide interest, such as adaptive re-use of at-risk schools and churches; town halls and market squares; vernacular architecture in Ontario; main streets; preserving industrial architecture in Ontario; and others.
