Ontario Lieutenant Governor Heritage Awards
Last week I attended the Ontario Lieutenant Governor Heritage Awards at the Ontario Legislative Assembly. I am so thankful for the Ontario Heritage Trust, as well as the wonderful individuals that I got to meet and hear about their contributions to the community. These actions include starting initiatives to engage youth about historic arhictecture, indigenous rights, the land, and environmental conservation through the implementation of festivals, and community gatherings that bring people together and engage them.
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Ontario Heritage trust:
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An Ontario where the places, landscapes, traditions and stories that embody our heritage are reflected, valued and conserved for future generations.
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Ontario Heritage trust:
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Our mission
Some of the stories of the other individuals were just inspiring and allowed me to reflect on my own actions. There were many interesting and mesmerizing initiatives, including:
Student Volunteers at the Waterloo Wellington Children’s Groundwater Festival
Since 2003, students at Galt Collegiate Institute have volunteered at the Waterloo Wellington Children’s Groundwater Festival. Each year, prior to and during the festival, a group of enthusiastic volunteers prepare for and then animate 50 hands-on, interactive learning centres. The high school students provide leadership and engage younger students in Grades 2 to 5 in learning about the importance of natural heritage conservation in their daily lives. The Groundwater Festival focuses on using water wisely, protecting your water, examining the relationship between water and technology, and celebrating the role of water in the ecosystem. The Groundwater Festival has a profound impact on local youth and educates more than 5,000 primary students each year.
Learn more about the Waterloo Wellington Children's Groundwater Festival
Hidden Histories: Labour to Lofts
Six students in the Canadian Studies Program at the University of Toronto investigated the significance of industrial buildings in Toronto, each key to the city's economic and community development. Researching in material and digital archives, the students documented and uncovered the histories and transformations of industrial spaces, such as factory-to-loft conversions pitched to urban professionals. The students worked through archival photos, maps, municipal planning documents and other city records to reveal the contrast and disparity between past and present uses of each building. Each student undertook independent research, dedicating time to both the archival research and the clear documentation and presentation of archival findings. In addition, the students worked with digital tools, learning the design principles of relational databases as a support to safeguarding and communicating their findings, often seeking out extracurricular instruction and guidance on working with specific digital platforms.
Explore the accompanying website
Credit goes to the Ontario Heritage Trust for pictures and biographies. Link to original media release:
https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/media-releases/2019-lieutenant-governors-ontario-heritage-awards-recognize-heritage-excellence-in-ontario-1
Link to this years info:
https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/index.php/pages/programs/recognition-programs/2019-recipients#LGOHA-2020-7
- To be the centre for heritage information, knowledge and expertise;
- To lead by demonstrating excellence in cultural and natural conservation;
- To foster an understanding and appreciation of our past through our programming and events; and
- To give voice to the diversity of Ontario’s people and places.
- Inclusive, multifaceted representations of the province’s heritage that reflect our diversity and complexity;
- Integrated and collaborative conservation of natural, cultural, tangible and intangible heritage;
- Archaeology, landscapes of memory, storytelling, tradition and Indigenous language as irreplaceable heritage resources of cultural significance;
- Holistic, sustainable community planning that serves the public good and establishes a sense of place, civic identity and permanence through the integration of old and new;
- The discovery, knowledge and insight, generated by cultural heritage, which fosters cultural affiliation and reconciliation, and enables us to better understand ourselves;
- The centrality of heritage conservation in the effective stewardship of the environment and in the creation of sustainable and resilient communities; and
- The potential of heritage to inspire, to stimulate creativity, and to motivate us to bequeath knowledge, narratives and histories, and a diverse and authentic cultural environment to future generations.
Some of the stories of the other individuals were just inspiring and allowed me to reflect on my own actions. There were many interesting and mesmerizing initiatives, including:
Student Volunteers at the Waterloo Wellington Children’s Groundwater Festival
Since 2003, students at Galt Collegiate Institute have volunteered at the Waterloo Wellington Children’s Groundwater Festival. Each year, prior to and during the festival, a group of enthusiastic volunteers prepare for and then animate 50 hands-on, interactive learning centres. The high school students provide leadership and engage younger students in Grades 2 to 5 in learning about the importance of natural heritage conservation in their daily lives. The Groundwater Festival focuses on using water wisely, protecting your water, examining the relationship between water and technology, and celebrating the role of water in the ecosystem. The Groundwater Festival has a profound impact on local youth and educates more than 5,000 primary students each year.
Learn more about the Waterloo Wellington Children's Groundwater Festival
Hidden Histories: Labour to Lofts
Six students in the Canadian Studies Program at the University of Toronto investigated the significance of industrial buildings in Toronto, each key to the city's economic and community development. Researching in material and digital archives, the students documented and uncovered the histories and transformations of industrial spaces, such as factory-to-loft conversions pitched to urban professionals. The students worked through archival photos, maps, municipal planning documents and other city records to reveal the contrast and disparity between past and present uses of each building. Each student undertook independent research, dedicating time to both the archival research and the clear documentation and presentation of archival findings. In addition, the students worked with digital tools, learning the design principles of relational databases as a support to safeguarding and communicating their findings, often seeking out extracurricular instruction and guidance on working with specific digital platforms.
Explore the accompanying website
Credit goes to the Ontario Heritage Trust for pictures and biographies. Link to original media release:
https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/media-releases/2019-lieutenant-governors-ontario-heritage-awards-recognize-heritage-excellence-in-ontario-1
Link to this years info:
https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/en/index.php/pages/programs/recognition-programs/2019-recipients#LGOHA-2020-7
