City staff are recommending that council state its intention to designate the property at 514 Pearl Street, “The Hughes Cleaver House,” pursuant to Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, and refuse the request from the owners to remove the property from the Municipal Registry of heritage properties in order to demolish it. The owners want […]
The Burlington Museums Board is seeking council approval to proceed with detailed design for the redevelopment of Joseph Brant Museum, using $430,000 from the Joseph Brant Museum Transformation Project Reserve Fund held by the city. The reserve fund has a balance in excess of $1.2 million. If approved, the design work would be done between April and December. […]
Charlie Schwartz: I agree with Penny. Further, it seems every few years this museum gets the city for a half million or…
Penny Hersh: This sounds like a "nice to have" project not necessarily a "need to have" project. Burlington is millions of dollars…
From Friends of Freeman Station newsletter: As Friends of Freeman Station (FOFS) continue their restoration work in 2016, there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is that an anonymous corporate donor has committed to making major capital improvements to the Freeman Station restoration project. Their contributions will include concrete work, grading and […]
A proud moment for Burlington; historic house moved, preserved. Conservation through collaboration. Shows heritage & redevelopment can both happen. Residents, city staff, heritage volunteers worked with developers to support a great new development downtown, that conforms to existing OP/Zoning. It can be done!
The Friends of Freeman Station is a group of volunteers dedicated to restoring the historic Freeman train station. According to information in the group’s recent newsletter, FOFS has raised about $260,000, which represents about 50% of the estimated cost to restore the station and make it a viable asset to our community. The following is […]
The Freeman Station has attained another milestone with the installation of a historic mural on the outside walls of the building. The mural shows what the station would have looked like in its heydey. The city’s public art program paid for the mural. It is one of six murals being installed around the city. All […]
Heritage Burlington is reaching out to residents to ask you to share your stories of Burlington’s past. These stories will be posted on the Heritage Burlington website to expand the knowledge we have of our early community. You can share your story online here: Share your story You can also send your story to: Heritage […]
Seniors have a seat at the table for future age-friendly planning initiatives (Approved at Council Nov 2) Earlier this year, members of the Burlington Seniors Advisory Committee (BSAC) raised the idea of striking a task force to study future recreational and programming needs for seniors, including recreation space in either existing city or private facilities, or […]
The Freeman Station has attained another milestone with the installation of a historic mural on the outside walls of the building. The mural shows what the station would have looked like in its heydey. The city’s public art program paid for the mural. It is one of six murals being installed around the city. All […]
City to review visitor parking requirements downtown Developers who build downtown are required to build 1.25 parking spaces per unit, on the assumption that the .25 space will be for visitor parking. However, there is nothing in our existing zoning bylaws that require those spaces to be set aside for visitors, and in some cases […]
Bruce Bond: I think councillors who are picking up two pay cheques (city and regional) and making over $100 thousand a year…
Chris Ariens: What's driving the move to force people who want to live downtown to pay for an additional 0.25 "visitor" parking…
City council has unanimously approved a Heritage Property Tax Rebate Program for the 2014 tax year. (Councillor Dennison abstained from voting, as he is the owner of a designated heritage property.) Residential properties that are designated under the Ontario Heritage Act will be eligible for a 20% rebate on the city portion of property taxes, […]
An independent study of Village Square has concluded that while the entire site isn’t worthy of heritage designation, there are aspects of the square that should be preserved if the site is redeveloped. These include: Retain the tower building in situ (LCBO); Retain the Village Square signage currently on the tower building; Accommodate for mid-block […]
The developers of the Elgin/Locust Street project are further revising their plans after discovering the former “Wiggsville” building has heritage value and should be protected. The property is on a Municipal Register of heritage assets, but is not officially designated. When the developer came in for a demolition permit, staff reviewed the building and found […]
Marilyn Ansley: Hurray!!!!! Congratulations to the developer, yourself and all those who respect the heritage of Burlington!!!!!! I couldn't be happier that…
At the beginning of this term of council, the relationship between the city and owners of heritage properties was in tatters. Downtown residents had just gone through a bruising debate over a proposed Heritage Conservation District in the St. Luke’s neighbourhood
submitted by Mark Gillies Our restoration is now officially underway. From the left, Mark Gillies, Membership & Fundraising Chairman, Brian Aasgaard, President and John Mellow, Restoration Chairman for Friends of Freeman Station get things underway with a daylong cleanup using an old reliable shovel, and a couple of brooms on the hottest day of the […]
Bruce Bond: Marianne thank you for taking on this project and getting it completed with very little tax dollars involved. The previous…
The Burlington Junction station now has a new permanent home on Fairview Street and we are getting ready for its restoration, thanks to our volunteers. The Freeman Station will showcase what Burlington life was like in 1906, when it was built by the world’s largest railway, the Grand Trunk Railway System. THE RAILWAY AGENT […]
Freeman Station has landed! These pictures show the progress of relocating the station on a new foundation so restoration work can begin. A wonderful accomplishment in time for Canada Day!
Bruce Bond: After all the problems the previous council had with location for this building I am glad that you took control…
written by Mark Gillies Hello Members & Friends of Freeman Station Historic Burlington Junction 1906 Freeman Station McCulloch Building Movers will arrive mid-morning to prepare for the lowering of the Freeman Station on to its foundation located on Fairview Street. The process will last the rest of the morning and most of the afternoon. Our documentary film […]
written by Mark Gillies Hello Members & Friends of Freeman Station Be sure to watch Community Connections with Mayor Rick Goldring Tuesday June 10, 2014 at 7:30 PM on Cogeco Channel 23 Mayor Goldring interviews Mark Gillies, Friends of Freeman Station, Membership & Fundraising Chairman, Alan Harrington, President of The Burlington Historical Society, Marianne Meed Ward, Councillor Ward 2 & Kathleen White, […]
article contributed by Mark Gillies, Fundraising Membership Chair Hello Members and Friends of Freeman Station Burlington Junction Station construction work is now underway Well the work crews are on the scene at our new site on Fairview Street, arriving earlier this week. They are busy preparing the land for the installation of the foundation’s wall […]
Arnold W. Mooney: I've seen a lot of destruction of what I wished had been saved (The McLaughlin House, on Lakeshore at Burlington…
Silvia Jones: As a long time resident of downtown Burlington, and a recipient of a Heritage Development Award, I can appreciate the…
Charlie Schwartz: Your quite correct in your take of this matter. Lets face it, the home only now sparks interest because of…
Marilyn Ansley: One by one, we are eliminating Burlington's history. By preserving these homes, trees and surroundings, Burlington residents can see and…
Sheila Manley: It is a lovely home and we need to retain some history rather than the high rise ugly glass high…
Bob Prociuk: Hi Marianne: This is a tough one. Property rights have a long been enshrined in our legal system so forcing…