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  LONDON, ONT. -- This year’s list of so-called ‘Buildings on the Brink’ in and around London includes an historic brewery, a century-old medical school, and several other structures that helped lay the foundation for the Forest City as we know it today. The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario and the Heritage London Foundation has published its latest list of buildings the organizations believe are at risk from the development and the wrecking ball. “Just like the human body deteriorates when it’s not used, a building deteriorates when it’s not used,” said Kelley McKeatin...

  KITCHENER -- Cambridge city council voted to release confidential reports on plans to demolish the Preston Springs Hotel. The documents were from January 2020, when city officials originally deemed the building unsafe. The hotel was empty for 30 years before the city's chief building officer issued an emergency order on Christmas Eve to tear it down. Demolition started on the morning on Dec. 31. The Cambridge chapter of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario was in court that morning to get an injunction to save the hotel. Demolition paused briefly that afternoon, but then went on d...

Here’s why people are rallying to protect this Toronto heritage site from demolition The provincial government has paused demolition of the Foundry site in West Don Lands after an outcry in Toronto By Julia Mastroianni Matthew Cornett Demolition crew arrived on site on January 14 and began tearing down the buildings on the following Monday. Community members and Toronto councillors are fighting to protect four heritage buildings on the Foundry site in the West Don Lands after the province started demolition on January 18. The Dominion Wheel and Foundries Company site at 153 to 1...

Heritage Stratford accepting nominations for 2020 James Anderson Award Heritage Stratford is accepting nominations for the 2020 James Anderson Award from now until the end of February. Author of the article: Galen Simmons Publishing date: Jan 25, 2021  •  January 25, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Members of Heritage Stratford met with local developers Paul and Elena Veldman in the front lobby of the recently restored Bradshaw building at 245 Downie St. on Nov. 6, 2020, to present them with the 2019 James Anderson Award for their work restoring the building and transforming it ...

The history of the Dominion Foundry buildings in Toronto Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. Those who love Toronto's heritage could only watch in horror as demolition began on four buildings, known as the Dominion Foundry, this week. The four abandoned buildings at 153 to 185 Eastern Ave. in Corktown were once part of a thriving industrial enclave along the lower Don River. The foundry site "contains the largest concentration of heritage buildings to be preserved within the 80 acre West Don Lands precinct,...