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Vol. 4, No.8
The Voice of North Grenville
February 24, 2016
Doors Open North Grenville gets under way
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Merrickville/ Wolford Times page 10
Lynne Clifford-Ward speaking to Doors Open NG meeting at Maplewood, Oxford Mills that period. Some of the appropriately during Heriby Marguerite Boyer venues are not usually open tage Week, at Maplewood to the public, but they also Community Hall in Oxford North Grenville con- include places of worship, Mills, the perfect setting. tinues to prepare for the public buildings, gardens, After opening the meeting Doors Open events which theatres, or even private with quotes from Mayor are planned for September homes. In 2015, 44 Ontario Gordon’s and David Sha24, when it is hoped that communities held Doors nahan’s articles on heritage interesting homes, public Open events, and, accord- in last week’s issue, lobuildings and churches will ing to the Doors Open On- cal Doors Open organiser, be open to the public. Doors tario web site, more than Lynne Clifford-Ward, emOpen events take place in six million visits have been phasised that heritage is, Ontario between April and made to locations taking indeed, about more than October each year, with lo- part across Ontario since buildings, it is our story, and we, in North Grenville cal cities and communities 2002. An organising meet- have a lot of stories to tell. holding their own activities We are one of two new for one or two days during ing was held last week,
communities to become involved in Doors Open in 2016, out of a total of 43 communities across the Province. The 2016 Doors Open Ontario season marks the 15th anniversary of the program, and throughout the province, there is a growing pride in our heritage. Communities boast of their commercial buildings, courthouses, places of worship, gardens, natural heritage and other heritage continued on page 2