| Heritage Goderich
is an appointed committee of Council and therefore of the community
as a whole. It acts in an advisory capacity to Council in order
to identify, protect and promote
the mechanisms that preserve the town’s historic assets for
the benefit of all.
The Ontario Heritage Act 1974 gave municipalities the power to
establish a Municipal Heritage Committee (formerly Local Architecture
Conservation Advisory Committee) in order to achieve the above purpose.
The Act was amended in 2002 and 2005 changing, among other things,
the name of the committee and expanding its mandate to include:
architectural heritage, cultural landscapes, natural heritage features
and broader heritage planning issues both present and potential.
Past and present committees have recommended the formal heritage
designation of districts,  buildings
and other local features under Parts IV and V of the Act. They have
also identified other Goderich locations as significant
heritage sites with the potential for designation.
Publications
To this end three booklets have been published under the titles:
The Heritage Buildings of Goderich, Volume
One (1977); Volume Two; and Volume Three.
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Committee
Meetings |
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Check the Town of Goderich webpage, Town Hall Notices and Meetings, for location, dates and times of Heritage Goderich meetings. The public is invited to attend as observers, to
make presentations or apply for funds from the Goderich
Heritage Enhancement Fund. The
committee can be contacted by email
or through Town Hall, 57 West Street, Goderich ON 519-524-8344
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Become
a Member |
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Are
you interested in local heritage and culture? Heritage
Goderich would be pleased to accept your help as a member
of the committee or of a sub-committee working on a
special project. Many of your skills could be useful
to us –experience in education, public relations,
promotions, research, computer programs (such as Power
Point or web design), advertising, public speaking and
more. Contact
Us
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Downloads |
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Click
here to download the
Heritage Permit Application and Guidelines
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These booklets are available for borrowing from members of the committee
or from the Goderich Library.
More
Publications of Local Interest
• The
“Square” Goderich: A Heritage Conservation District
Plan, c. 1977 by Nicholas Hill.
• West
Street Goderich: Heritage Conservation District Plan, 1992
by Christopher Borgal Architects.
• Understanding
Commercial Blocks in Goderich, 1999 by John Rutledge.
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Heritage Walking Tours, Port of Goderich (See Designated
Districts for a downloadable copy)
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Reflections of Our Past: A Narrative Tour of Goderich.
Narrated by Dorothy Wallace. Ink drawings and layout by Lucinda
Jerry, 1993.
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Postcard Views of Goderich, Local Architectural
Conservation Advisory Committee (now Heritage Goderich). Stan Brown
Printers, Owen Sound, 1995.
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Memories of Goderich, Dorothy Wallace. 1977.
• Goderich:
Link to the Past, William Barlow. The Print Shop, Collingwood,
2001
• The
Canada Company and the Huron Tract, 1826-1853, Robert C.
Lee. Natural Heritage Books, Toronto, 2004.
• Goderich:
Tiger’s Legacy, Gordon Strathdee. Stonetown Books,
St. Mary’s, 2000.
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Downtown Ontario, Unusual Main Streets to Explore,
Ron Brown. Polar Bear Press, Toronto, 2003.
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Going to Town, Architectural Walking Tours in Southern Ontario,
Katherine Ashenburg. Macfarlane, Walter & Ross, Toronto, 1996.
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The Old Log House and Bygone Days in our Villages,
Gavin Hamilton Green. Signal-Star Press, Goderich, 1948.
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The Old Log School, Gavin Hamilton Green. 1939.
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A Century of Goderich, Victor Lauriston. Reprinted
from Canadian Geographic, August 1932, vol.2.
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The Settlement of Huron County, James Scott. The
Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1966.
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In the Days of the Canada Company, Robina and Kathleen
MacFarlane Lizars. William Briggs, Toronto, 1896.
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Historic Streetscapes of Huron County, Nicholas
Hill, 1981.
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The Tiger of Canada West, W.H. Graham. Clarke,
Irwin & Co., Toronto, 1962.
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Early Huron Houses, Books One, Two, Three, W.E.
Elliott, 1965.
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Double Trap, The Last Public Hanging in Canada,
John Melady. Dundurn Press Toronto, 2005.
• The Canada Company and the Huron Tract, 1826-1853, Robert C. Lee. Natural Heritage Books, Toronto, 2004.
Buildings and districts may be given
a legal heritage designation or just identified as having significant
heritage value. Designation provides a greater degree of protection
than does identification. Property owners or others may ask to have
properties designated or HG may initiate the process.
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you: |
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Provide facts and/or photos about your property. |
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Assist you in making alteration decisions. |
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Provide information about interest-free loans. |
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Protect architectural, cultural and natural heritage features
for all of us to enjoy. |
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Present your ideas about heritage to council. |
What you can do for Heritage Goderich: |
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Write letters or emails telling us that heritage
matters to you. We need your support. (Write to the HG Chair, Town Hall, 57 West St. Goderich, N7A 2K5) |
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One Person’s Junk … Another Person’s Treasure”
Are you cleaning out an attic or basement or settling an estate
and closing a household? Think of Heritage Goderich before throwing
anything out. Heritage Goderich keeps files on local buildings,
locations and events. If you have photographs, maps, documents
or artifacts about our local heritage, please contact us. We
will photocopy and return the items at no cost to you or if
you prefer, we will thankfully accept your “treasure”
as a donation to our files.
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Heritage Souvenirs Available to Purchase
 Postcard
Views of Goderich, a book showing many historical views of the
town, available at Fincher's Books on The Square and the Tourist
Information Booth, 91 Hamilton St. |
 Port
of Goderich Throw (48" x 64") illustrating eight heritage
locations, available at the Tourist Information Booth, 91 Hamilton
St and Town Hall, 57 West St.
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