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November 2, 2016
Heritage buildings given breathing space
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By Ken Mews, President, North Grenville Historical Society The Kemptville Court House or Old Town Hall and the Former Oxfordo n - R i d e a u To w n s h i p Hall have been given a reprieve, or at least a bit of breathing space before the Municipality decides how to dispose of them. Last Monday, the Committee-of-the- Whole accepted the report of heritage consultant Marcus Létourneau describing the results of the public consultation on the two buildings held during the summer. The consultant included a number of
recommendations on what should happen next. These were also approved at the committee and will be confirmed at Council. “The recommendations allow everybody - the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee (MHAC), the North Grenville Historical Society and the Municipality to explore options, to consult and to arrive at decisions with which we can all be happy,” was the reaction of Rowena Cooper, chair of the MHAC. This is also the view of the NGHS. Tw o f o c u s g r o u p meetings were held in June, one with the Municipal Heritage Advisory
Committee and another with the Historical Society. One public meeting and an online survey from July 11 to August 3 also provided input to the report. The survey received 156 responses. This exceptionally high participation, according to the consultant, indicates just how much our community cares about these key heritage sites. The response rate later sparked an exchange between the consultant and Deputy Mayor Barb Tobin, who said she was “not impressed” by Marcus Létourneau comparing the survey response in North Grenville to a similarly
small number obtained in Mississauga with a much larger population. She said issues like this attracted much more interest in small places, like our community. When asked, the consultant later said, based on his experience, he would have predicted a response rate of 20 or 30 in a place like North Grenville. The contributors shared many of the same concerns across the board. The majority felt that the buildings should not be demolished (89% for the Court House and 95% for the Township Hall) or continued on page 2