HomeMy WebLinkAboutHK - 2019-04-02 - Item 3 - 2019 Kitchener's Great Places AwardsDate:
March 19, 2019
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Members of Heritage Kitchener
From:
Leon Bensason, Coordinator, Cultural Heritage Planning
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In 1997, the City of Kitchener established the Mike Wagner Heritage Awards to
pay tribute to property owners, businesses and individuals who have contributed
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. In 2017, the heritage awards were renamed The Mike & Pat Wagner
Heritage Awardsin recognition of the many contributions of Pat Wagner, who
was a long time member of Heritage Kitchener and a recipient of the Lieutenant
Ontario Heritage Award for Lifetime Achievement.
planning awards program in order to celebrate a broader range of categories
under one program event, known as KitchenerGreat Places Awards (KGPAs).
The biennial KGPAs
The KGPAs are scheduled to be celebrated in the Fall of 2019 (date to be
announced). Nominations are being accepted from March 26 through to April 26,
2019. Nominations may be received from the general public, including from
members of the Heritage Kitchener Committee.
Eligibility Requirements
The Mike & Pat Wagner Heritage Award are open to all individuals, businesses,
organizations and institutions that have conserved cultural heritage resourcesor
have demonstrated commitment to the conservation of cultural heritage
resources within the City of Kitchener. For the purpose of the award program,
cultural heritage resourcesare 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; or
properties identified on the Heritage Kitchener Inventory of Historic
Buildings.
Up to 4 heritage awards may be presented in a given award year, and
nominations may be received in one of three categories as follows:
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Preservation / Restoration of Cultural Heritage Resources
Preservation projects involve protecting, maintaining and stabilizing the existing
form, material and integrityof 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.
Nominations for a Mike Wagner Heritage Award must demonstrate that:
The conservation project involves a cultural heritage resource;
The conservation project conserves the heritage attributes and values
associated with the cultural heritage resource;
The conservation project is located within the City of Kitchener;
The conservation project is complete;
The conservation project obtained all required approvals such as
Building Permits and Heritage Permits;
The conservation project has not received a previous Mike Wagner
Heritage Award for the same work;
The individual, business, organization or institution nominated has made
exceptional or long lasting contributions to the conservation of cultural
heritage resources within the City of Kitchener.
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Eligible Mike & Pat Wagner Heritage Award nominees will also be eligible to be
nominated and receive an award under two other KGPA award categories:
given to a project that receives the most
number of votes from the community through a variety of polling options.
Projects for consideration will be short-listed to a group of up to 10
projects from those eligible in the Urban Design, Neighbourhood Design,
Urban Elements, Mike & Pat Wagner Heritage and Sustainable Kitchener
award categories that contribute to making Kitchener a great city.
Schmalz Award for Design Leadership:given to an exceptional project
more categories -urban design, heritage conservation, and sustainable
design. It represents the best overall project of the awards program.
Named
first City Hall and clock tower (which is now a landmark in Victoria Park)
along with numerous other buildings in the City. His father, W.H.
Schmalz, was mayor when the Town of Berlin became a City.
At the April 2, 2019 meeting of Heritage Kitchener, City staff will make a brief
presentation on the award program, highlighting some previous heritage award
winners. Mike & Pat Wagner Heritage Award nominations forms will be
distributed. Nominations may also be made online. Eligible nominations received
before the April 26, 2019 deadline will be reviewed and considered by Heritage
Kitchener at the June 4, 2019 committee meeting, at which time Heritage
Kitchener will be asked to make its recommendations on the Mike & Pat Wagner
Heritage Award winners to City Council.
To make a nomination online and for more information on the Kitchener Great
Places Awards and the Mike & Pat Wagner Heritage Award, visit
www.kitchener.ca/greatplaces
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