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Toronto city council is scheduled Wednesday to decide if a building with special significance to the Chinese community should be made a heritage property — a designation that could prevent it from being torn down to make way for an apartment complex. The two-storey structure at Queen Street East and Leslie Street was once home to Lee Food Products, …
Read More »Ottawa improving vetting process to keep Heritage grants away from groups promoting hate: Hussen
Housing, Diversity and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen says the Department of Canadian Heritage will be improving its vetting process to make sure it doesn’t give money to organizations that espouse hatred — and those that do could be banned from future funding. In an interview with CBC’s The House airing Saturday, Hussen said the federal …
Read More »How one stone gave a Halifax-area park heritage status
A hulking, rocking chunk of granite that’s been attracting visitors for two centuries and is rumoured to have caught the attention of royalty has had its historical importance to the Halifax area set in stone. The Halifax Regional Municipality awarded heritage status last week to the Rocking Stone and the surrounding Kidston Lake Park in …
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