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Planners being pressured to place housing over heritage, says member of the North Waterloo branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario

Heritage advocates are concerned that proposed zoning changes in Kitchener will irrevocably harm two of the city’s heritage conservation districts.

Developers say new rules being considered to mandate affordable units in new developments will end up making housing more expensive for most people.

  KITCHENER -- The new owners of one of Waterloo Region’s oldest homes wants to return the building to its former glory. The home’s heritage status is making that process a more complicated and potentially expensive dream, but a controversial decision by Kitchener council is keeping the restoration project moving forward. The home, on Shirk Place in Kitchener, was built in the 1840’s. “As soon as we drove up the driveway we said this is our property, we have to buy it.” Brodie ...