HomeMy WebLinkAboutHK - 2013-06-04 - Mike Wagner Heritage Awards
Date:
May 21, 2013
To:
Heritage Kitchener
From:
Michelle Drake, Heritage Planner (519-741-2200 ext. 7839)
cc:
Leon Bensason, Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning
Subject:
2013 Mike Wagner Heritage Awards
The Mike Wagner Heritage Award program was established in 1997 to pay tribute to property
resources. The program is named after former City Councillor Mike Wagner who served on City
Council from 1989 to 1997, and who was a strong advocate for heritage, culture and the arts.
The program has recognized projects throughout the past decade that have contributed to the
conservation of cultural heritage resources through adaptive re-use, rehabilitation and
restoration.
Nominations for the 2013 Mike Wagner Heritage Awards were received between April 2, 2013
and April 26, 2013. Nominations will be circulated for review and recommendation at the June
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4 Heritage Kitchener committee meeting. Recommendations will be forwarded to Council for
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endorsement. An award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, November 6, 2013. A separate
award ceremony invitation will be circulated in the fall.
In order to assist in the review and formation of a recommendation, please review the
following Mike Wagner Heritage Award eligibility requirements; award categories;
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general evaluation criteria; and, specific evaluation criteria before the June 4HK
committee meeting. Note that a maximum of four (4) awards may be presented.
Eligibility Requirements
The Mike Wagner Heritage Award Program shall be open to all individuals, businesses,
organizations and institutions that have conserved cultural heritage resources or have
demonstrated commitment to the conservation of cultural heritage resources within the City
of Kitchener. For the purpose of the award program, cultural heritage resources are defined
as:
properties designated under the Ontario Heritage Act; properties listed as a non-designated
property of cultural heritage value or interest on the Municipal Heritage Register; and,
properties identified on the Heritage Kitchener I
Nominations for a Mike Wagner Heritage Award must demonstrate that:
The conservation project involves a cultural heritage resource;
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The conservation project conserves the heritage attributes and values associated with
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the cultural heritage resource;
The conservation project is located within the City of Kitchener;
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The conservation project is complete;
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The conservation project obtained all required approvals such as Building Permits and
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Heritage Permits;
The conservation project has not received a previous Mike Wagner Heritage Award for
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the same work; or,
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The individual, business, organization or institution has made exceptional or long lasting
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contributions to the conservation of cultural heritage resources within the City of
Kitchener.
Award Categories
The three award categories are:
Preservation / Restoration of Cultural Heritage Resources
Preservation projects involve protecting, maintaining and stabilizing the existing form,
material and integrity of a cultural heritage resource while protecting its heritage attributes
and values. Preservation projects generally relate to cultural heritage resources that are
intact and do not require extensive repair, extensive replacement, alterations or additions.
Restoration projects involve revealing, recovering or representing the state of a cultural
heritage resource or of an individual heritage attribute as it appeared at a particular period in
its history, as accurately as possible, while protecting its heritage value. Restoration projects
are based on physical and documentary or oral evidence.
Rehabilitation / Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage Resources
Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse projects involve the sensitive adaptation of a cultural
heritage resource or of an individual heritage attribute for a continuing or compatible
contemporary use, while protecting its heritage value. This may be achieved through
repairs,replacements,alterations and/or additions.
Individual Contributions to the Field of Heritage Conservation
Awarded to individuals, businesses, organizations, institutions who have made exceptional
and/or long lasting contributions to the conservation of cultural heritage resources.
General Evaluation Criteria
Does the nomination explain how the conservation project has conserved the heritage
attributes and values associated with the cultural heritage resource?
Is the conservation project compatible with the original cultural heritage resource and
surrounding neighbourhood?
Is the conservation project visible from the public realm?
Does the nomination explain how the individual, business, organization or institution has
made an exceptional and/or long lasting contribution to the conservation of cultural
heritage resources?
Specific Evaluation Criteria
The Parks Canada Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in
Canada (http://www.historicplaces.ca/media/18072/81468-parks-s+g-eng-web2.pdf);
Properties
(http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/publications/InfoSheet_8%20Guiding_Principles.pdf); and,
(http://www.mtc.gov.on.ca/en/heritage/heritage_toolkit.shtml).
REVIEWED BY
: Brandon Sloan, Manager, Long Range & Policy Planning
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