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Heritage Inventory Project
City of Kawartha Lakes is undertaking a Heritage Inventory Project, identifying and documenting heritage resources in our communities to understand what resources are present, their significance, and how best to preserve them. There are several Public Meetings scheduled over the coming months.
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• A public meeting will be held in Bobcaygeon on Monday, May 8 at 7pm at the Boyd Heritage Museum, located at 21 Canal Street East, Bobcaygeon. During this meeting, the project team will provide an update on the field work that took place in 2022 and discuss next steps.
• This summer, the Heritage Inventory project is expanding to Fenelon Falls and Omemee. Public meetings will take place to launch the project and provide information and opportunities for participation to community members.
• The first public meeting will take place in Omemee on Wednesday, May 3 at 7pm at Coronation Hall, located at 1 King Street West, Omemee.
• The second public meeting will take place in Fenelon Falls on Thursday, May 11 at 7pm at St. James Anglican Church, located at 19 Bond Street East, Fenelon Falls.
A recent update on the Heritage Inventory Project was presented to Council by Emily Turner, Economic Development Officer - Heritage Planning. She highlighted the following work completed in 2022.
• Bethany inventory fieldwork was led by a community partnership with Manvers Historical Society. There were 83 historic resources were identified, with the majority being residential, and primarily located along Highway 7.
• Bobcaygeon inventory fieldwork was City-led with the help of community volunteers. There were 303 historic resources were identified, with the majority being residential homes built between 1850-1930, with a concentration of commercial properties in the downtown core.
• Public engagement in 2022 included a project page on Jump In, Kawartha Lakes, public information sessions, and training sessions for field survey volunteers.
• The Heritage Resource Survey Form was developed to be filled out by inventory volunteers when
