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Welcome to the new Heritage Matters!
Explore past issues of our magazine in a new digital format. While we continue to migrate over archived articles, you can still find past issues on our website.

Nine ways that heritage conservation is good for the economy
By Donovan Rypkema. Advocates for heritage conservation have traditionally made their case on the basis of architectural character, cultural significance, social relevance ...

Explore our stories about buildings and architecture
Check out the many stories published by the Ontario Heritage Trust about buildings and architecture - from adaptive re-use and conservation activities to iconic structures and the economic impact of heritage ...

Revitalizing communities – The power of conservation
By Beth Hanna. The Trust team has been examining whose stories we tell, and whose heritage we protect through our sites and programs. We are working on expanding that narrative to a more honest, authentic and inclusive portrayal of Ontario’s heritage. These are important and timely discussions ...
Latest features
- 21 Apr 2022
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Expanding the narrative
Black heritage
Setting the record straight – Updating four Black history plaques
I’d like to tell you about Solomon Moseby. In 1837, Moseby fled to Niagara to escape slavery in Kentucky. When his extradition back to the United States was approved, members of the Niagara community mobilized to protest his return to slavery and to protect Black rights in Canada. They successfully obstructed his removal while he escaped. It is a complex and compelling story that helped to establish Canadian extradition and refugee policies, which are still...
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- 01 Oct 2019
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Economics of heritage
Buildings and architecture
Community
How Doors Open Ontario activates the province’s communities
The Ontario Heritage Trust’s Doors Open Ontario program works with communities and partners to open the doors, gates and courtyards of Ontario’s most unique and...

- 01 Oct 2019
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Economics of heritage
Environment
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 purchase properties...

- 01 Oct 2019
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Economics of heritage
Buildings and architecture
The case for craftsmanship
One of the greater pleasures of working in architectural conservation in Ontario is the opportunity it provides to work with traditional building materials: the timber...

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Setting the record straight – Updating four Black history plaques
I’d like to tell you about Solomon Moseby. In 1837, Moseby fled to Niagara to escape slavery in Kentucky. When his extradition back to the...

The Homewood collection
As you drive east along Highway 2 between Brockville and Prescott, you will find the robust Georgian Homewood Museum deeply set back from the road...

Trent University under the modernist microscope
Throughout the developed world, attention is being given to the built heritage of the modern era. Organizations such as UNESCO's World Heritage Center, the International...

Leidra Lodge – A new conservation easement
June Ardiel has been a patron and leader in Ontario's arts community all her life. She has authored a book on the public art of...

Visiting the Cheltenham Badlands
Nestled on the Niagara Escarpment amid the rolling countryside of the Caledon Hills lies a unique landscape locally known as the Cheltenham Badlands. The site...

The changing face of heritage: The International Style – Toronto’s Toronto-Dominion Centre
In the second quarter of the 20th century following the First World War, Europe saw the emergence of a significant movement in architecture. This “modern”...