HomeMy WebLinkAboutHK - 2021-09-07 - Item 2 - Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) MembershipDate:August 25, 2021
To:Heritage Kitchener
From:Victoria Grohn, Heritage Planner
cc:Michelle Drake, Heritage Planner
Subject:Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) Membership
Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) is aprovincial umbrella organization and advisory body for
Municipal Heritage Committees across Ontario. The mission of CHO is to be an advocate for
heritage in Ontario, to encourage the development of municipally-appointed heritage advisory
committees, and to further the identification, preservation, interpretation, and wise use of
community heritage at the local, provincial and national levels(source: CHO website).
CHO hosts the annual Ontario Heritage Conference, provides educational resources to municipal
heritage committees including webinars, and publishes a quarterly newsletter. Educational
resources and additional information about CHO can be found on their website:
www.communityheritageontario.ca.
TheHeritage Kitchener committee has been a member ofCHO for several years, and as part of
this membership the committeewould receive a hard copy of the quarterly newsletter.However,
due to ongoing fiscal challenges resulting fromthe pandemic, themembershipwas not renewed
for 2021.
Heritage Planning staff are bringing this to the attention of Heritage Kitchener for information
purposes, but also togauge committee interest in continuing a future membershipwithCHO and
if the resources provided by this organization have been of value.
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