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Registration will be open for all delegates to pick up their registration and check into the conference. Open Wednesday through Saturday

Wednesday October 16th, 1:00pm - 9:00pm & Thursday October 17th, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Presented by National Indigenous Residential School Museum of Canada, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and National Trust for Canada

Set at the site of the former Portage la Prairie Indian Residential School, Maamiikwendan aims to connect Indigenous groups and other organizations actively working to preserve Indigenous sites of conscience, and to open up participation to interested NGOs, faith groups, government representatives, and National Trust conference delegates. This event will create a space for dialogue, learning, and networking among groups who are doing similar work in their respective communities. Discussions will highlight challenges, solutions, cultural considerations, and best practices.

Research completed by the NCTR identifies sixteen (16) former Indian Residential Schools that are still standing (or partially standing). One key objective for Maamiikwendan will be to try to ensure that delegates from each of these schools are able to attend this event to share and discuss commemoration activities occurring at the community level including: repurposed buildings, endangered school sites, commemoration of cemeteries, and the links between Sanitoriums and Missing Children. This event addresses multiple Calls to Action issued by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: CTA 72 – National Residential School Death Register; CTA 73 Cemetery Locations: CTA 74-76 – Memorial Ceremonies and Commemoration; CTA 79 – National Commemoration of Residential School Sites.

Maamiikwendan will create the groundwork for an Indigenous network of groups working on commemorating and researching Indian Residential Schools and Cemeteries. It will strengthen community connections and accelerate dialogue, not only among community groups, but for the NCTR, National Trust, governments, church groups, and all others playing important roles in the TRC’s Calls to Action.

Wednesday October 16th, Bus Departs Fairmont Winnipeg at 11:30am and returns after the workshop
Thursday October 17th, Bus Departs Fairmont Winnipeg at 7:30am and returns after the workshop

Speakers and Final Agenda TBA

Presented in partnership with the Exchange District BIZ come explore the trendiest watering holes while learning about the untold history of Winnipeg on this tour. Housed in unique heritage buildings in the heart of Winnipeg’s original downtown, these breweries and lounges offer the best in cocktails, distilled spirits, and craft beer. You will get an in-depth tour of the area while learning about history of the Exchange district you won’t get anywhere else. At each stop, you'll learn about the history and redevelopment of these spaces.

The tour will include a drink at each of the three establishments.

Space is limited.

8:00pm: Meeting at the Fairmont
8:15 - 8:45pm: Little Brown Jug
9:00 - 9:30pm: Patent 5
9:45pm: Forth Cafe

Downtown Rising will draw on expertise and case examples from Winnipeg and across Canada, inspiring participants to imagine what is possible and arming them with creative solutions and best practices for downtown revitalization. The day will combine inspired plenary presentations with work in teams on the streets of downtown Winnipeg.

Purpose: To share knowledge, insights into trends, strategies and positive actions that are effective in sustaining Canada’s traditional downtown core areas, from large urban cities, to small towns.

• Leader:
• - Jim Mountain (Regeneration Associate, National Trust for Canada)
  
  8:00 - 9:00am: Sign in, refreshments, meet and greet
  9:00am: Welcomes and Introductions
  9:10 - 9:45am: Glen Murray Past Mayor, City of Winnipeg, former Ontario Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Past CEO Canadian Urban Institute, Current Strategic Advisor, Emerge Knowledge Design Inc., Winnipeg
  9:45 - 10:45am: Adaptability, Resiliency and Managing Change - Lessons From Winnipeg’s Downtown BIZ Districts: Winnipeg Downtown BIZ, Exchange District, West End and Selkirk
  
  
• - David Pensato Executive Director, Winnipeg’s The Exchange District BIZ
  
• - Kate Fenske, CEO Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
  
• - Joe Kornelson Executive Director West End BIZ Business Improvement Zone
  
  10:45 - 11:00am: Refreshments
  11:00 - 12:00pm: Action on Main Streets – Towns and Amalgamated Municipalities working to sustain their historic core areas:
  
  
• -  Royce Pettyjohn , Maple Creek Saskatchewan Main Street Project Manager
  
• -  Lizza Park Economic Development Manager, Virden Manitoba
  
• - Jim Mountain National Trust Advisor for Downtown Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia’s Regeneration Project
  
  
  12:00 - 1:00pm: Working Lunch: Ken Kelly – Senior Advisor, International Downtown
  1:00 - 1:45pm: The Importance of Aesthetics Downtown : Bringing a Design Approach To Ensure Quality Work: Brant Hryhorczuk Heritage Building Conservation Officer, Sasktatchewan Ministry of Parks Culture
  1:45 - 2:00pm: Experiential Learning: Design Charrette – A Look At The Exchange District ‘s Heritage of Revitalization
  2:00 - 3:00pm: Walking Tour of Design Charrette Examples in Working Teams
  3:00 - 3:30pm: Reconvene To Fairmont Winnipeg Wellington Ballroom: Discussion of Case

(Presented by Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba) Coffee breaks and lunch included.

Winnipeg high school students will battle for adaptive reuse supremacy in this fun and educational multi-day workshop. Small student teams will explore what makes old buildings tick, why some fall out of use and into disrepair, and get hands-on with the skills that can help fix them and give them a new purpose. Hackathon teams will dive into vacant historic buildings in Winnipeg’s downtown to puzzle through reuse solutions. Their conclusions will be revealed to conference participants at the Conference on Saturday.

Presented with support from the Province of Manitoba.

Leaders of province-wide heritage organizations from across Canada meet to discuss common issues and strategies.

Linseed Oil Paint Finishes and Window Restoration Workshop (Presented by Parks Canada with Sage Restoration Ltd.)
Featuring Sonja and Hans Allbäck, Allbäck Windowcraft Education, Sweden

Hans and Sonja Allbäck are the founders of Allbäck Windowcraft Education and Allbäck Linoljeprodukter AB in Ystad, Sweden. They have been at the forefront of reviving traditional knowledge and practices of building restoration and conservation since the early 1980s. Allbäck’s work has spread around the world, including Canada, where their practices and materials are being used on many restoration and conservation projects of cultural significance.
This workshop is an introduction to linseed oil paint: its history, qualities, and application. This session has been designed for persons working on heritage sites and projects. It is open to persons working on and managing heritage places, be they in the federal/provincial/municipal governments, the NHS community, the contracting and consulting community or planners, maintenance staff, site and program managers/officers, and design professionals.

• Curriculum:
• -  Comparison of modern paint systems vs. linseed oil paint systems;
• - Comparison of modern paint systems vrs linseed oil paint systems;
• -  Guidance on how to prepare a linseed oil paint project;
• -  An overview of window restoration projects using linseed oil paints, in Canada and abroad;
• - Service life and maintenance planning;
• - Dos and don’ts; troubleshooting.
  
  This will include a “hands-on” demonstration, using restoration equipment and applying linseed putty and paints.
  
  Shuttle provided for National Trust conference registrants. Food and beverage provided.

Explore the winding streets, beautiful residential interiors, and the public policy opportunities and challenges of Winnipeg’s first Heritage Conservation District (HCD). Situated in a large bend in the Assiniboine River, this relatively isolated residential district was developed as a suburban haven for well-to-do families in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This interactive field session will delve into the fascinating history of the district, provide insight into the community organization and politics behind its recognition as an HCD, and look to the future in accommodating sensitive infill.

• Leaders:
• - Giles Bugailiskis (Historyworks)
• - Maureen Krauss (Principal, HTFC Planning and Design)
• - Armstrong’s Point Neighbourhood Association

Built in 1962 - 63, Winnipeg City Hall was designed by prominent architectural firm, Green Blankstein Russell (GBR) to accommodate the legislative and administrative functions of the City of Winnipeg. This project was the initial component in a City of Winnipeg Cultural Renewal Strategy which included similar new construction projects including the Manitoba Centennial Centre, (the concert hall, museum, planetarium and Steinkopf Gardens) linked with an underground tunnel to the Civic Centre. The Public Safety Building and parkade were completed in 1966 followed by the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre (National Historic Site) in 1970. Join us to learn about these buildings and their designers. The tour route is fully accessible.

• Leader:
• - Jeffrey Thorsteinson (Winnipeg Architecture Foundation)

This field session takes you to 3 major destinations which illustrate how heritage has played a key role in the revitalisation of Winnipeg’s urban landscape. Launching from Portage and Main, our first stop is the recently restored Fortune and Macdonald Block. The resurrection of this 1883 structure demonstrates how a committed developer has brought back historic structures that most Winnipeggers thought were doomed. Strolling south along Main, we arrive at the nucleus of pre-urban Winnipeg, Upper Fort Garry Provincial Heritage Park. This three acre cultural landscape uses contemporary interpretive techniques such as a pixilated 400 foot steel wall to illuminate key stories associated with the establishment of Manitoba. Transitioning through Union Station National Historic Site, we enter the heart of The Forks, Manitoba’s most successful tourism destination and heritage revitalisation. A meeting place for indigenous peoples for over 5,000 years, The Forks also served as an historic port, railway hub and now a recreational and commercial attraction. This tour will combine historic context with experts who have been personally involved with the planning and development of these heritage resources. Your experience will culminate in your introduction to the magnificent Museum of Human Rights.

• Leaders:
• - Greg Thomas (Winnipeg Architecture Foundation)
• - Sheila Grover (Historians)
• - Others TBA

Did you know that many of Winnipeg's "stone" buildings are made of clay? Winnipeg’s terra cotta collection is large and essentially complete. It is an unparalleled sampling in North America of the variety, versatility and beauty of this material. Join us for a tour through Winnipeg's downtown to learn more about the history of terra cotta, of Winnipeg's history and to view this wonderful collection of terra cotta architecture. The tour route is fully accessible.

• Leader:
• - Gail Perry (Winnipeg Architecture Foundation)

Heritage Academics and students meet to discuss issues relevant to heritage education and training in Canada.

Leaders: Shabnam Inanloo-Dailoo (Director & Associate Professor, Heritage Resources Management, Athabasca University) & Chris Wiebe (Manager, Heritage Policy and Government Relations, National Trust)

At less than 160 years old, Winnipeg, Manitoba and its architecture is young. Yet, throughout this city and province, countless buildings are constructed of a 445 million year old material extracted from the depths below. This is Tyndall Stone. Both regionally commonplace and unique worldwide, the mottled, fossil-rich limestone formed 450 million years ago, in the basin of a shallow sea near the equator. For the last hundred years Tyndall Stone has been quarried near Garson, Manitoba and shipped across Canada and as far away as Europe, Australia, China and Japan. Join us for a 90-minute tour exploring several Tyndall Stone buildings downtown. On this tour you’ll learn about the beginnings of the Manitoba quarry industry, how to spot and identify fossils, and the curious story of how Tyndall Stone got its name.

• Leader:
• - Abi Auld (Winnipeg Architecture Foundation)

There are many different paths that can lead to the regeneration of an historic place of faith. This field session will explore the successes and challenges faced by two historic places of faith, both in the vibrant Osborne Village neighbourhood, that are strengthening their different roles a community hubs. In recent years Cresent Fort Rouge United Church has opened its doors to a wide range of arts and culture programming that is attracting new uses and new sources of revenue for the building. The Augustine United Church is embarking on a major project to build on the church’s long history of community service and to bring financial sustainability by repurposing parts of the property to accommodate new tenants and by undertaking significant renovations to the existing building to better serve the programming needs of its partners.

• Leaders:
• - Kendra Fry (Advisor, Regeneration Works, Faith and the Common Good)
• - Robert Pajot (Project Leader, Regeneration, National Trust for Canada)

St. Boniface has long been the home of Franco-Manitobans in the province and ranks as the largest francophone community in Western Canada. The community was first settled in 1818 to meet the cultural and religious needs of the Red River Colony’s French and Métis inhabitants. A Francophone presence was thus established in the region before spreading throughout much of the future Province of Manitoba. St. Boniface became the Catholic and Francophone capital of the Red River settlement. Visit Louis Riel’s Grave, Grey Nuns’ Convent (one of Winnipeg’s oldest buildings), St. Boniface Cathedral, and more.

• Leader:
• - Dr. Philippe Mailhot (Retired Director of the St. Boniface Museum)

Come and explore Winnipeg’s Exchange District National Historic Site with the City of Winnipeg’s Historical Buildings Officer, Murray Peterson, who has over 30 years of experience in Winnipeg heritage field. Find out how the District began and how it has been transformed through city planning, heritage designation, government funding and private sector participation. Tour the successes, the failures and get a glimpse into future development.

• Leader:
• - Murray Peterson (Historical Buildings Officer, City of Winnipeg)

The oldest neighbourhood in Winnipeg, Point Douglas is both a candidate for a Heritage Conservation District (HCD) and a site of future densification. We will explore the nature of the district, key historic buildings and the unique history of social activism in this area. We will be starting at the Old Dominion Bank and visiting Thunderbird House, the Vulcan Iron Works, Manitoba Indigenous Education Centre, Barber House, and North Main Street and the river walks that surround Point Douglas. We will engage in questions including the applicability of an HCD in Point Douglas during a time of urban and social transitions.

• Leaders:
• - Wins Bridgman (Architecture, Bridgman Collaborative Architects & author of Listening to the Community in North Point Douglas: A Five-Year Action Plan 2019-2024 for the City of Winnipeg)
• - Sel Burrows (Point Douglas social activist)
• - Catherine Flynn (Point Douglas historian)

Annual General Meeting for the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals (CAHP). Open to all CAHP members

Celebratory Reception for Sponsors and Contributors to the Conference (by invitation)

Keynote Speaker: James B. Lindberg (Vice President of the Research & Policy Lab, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Denver, Colorado)

Jim has led several nationally recognized preservation and sustainable development projects for the National Trust, including the adaptive use of a former dude ranch in Rocky Mountain National Park and the green rehabilitation of a historic school in Denver. He is the author of numerous articles and books on architecture, planning, and preservation and is a lecturer in the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver.

The National Trust’s Research & Policy Lab--formerly the Preservation Green Lab--conducts innovative research and develops new policies to help conserve and reuse older and historic buildings. The Lab’s ground-breaking reports provide data and analysis on the connections between older buildings and a range of positive economic, social, and environmental outcomes. The Lab maintains a national database of information about buildings in cities across the country and partners with preservation and community leaders to leverage their built assets to support more inclusive, healthy, and resilient communities.

Come grab a drink and a bite to eat and mix and mingle with conference exhibitors.

Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday 8:00 am - 5:00pm
Presented with support from the National Film Board of Canada

An award-winning interactive VR project that illuminates how Indigenous languages can help us understand our place in a reconciled version of Canada’s largest urban environment.

Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square is flooded. Its infrastructure has merged with the local fauna; mature trees grow through cracks in the sidewalks and vines cover south-facing walls. People commute via canoe and grow vegetables on skyscraper roofs. Urban life is thriving.

Rooted in the realm of Indigenous futurism, Biidaaban: First Light is an interactive VR time-jump into a highly realistic—and radically different—Toronto of tomorrow. As users explore this altered city now reclaimed by nature, they must think about their place in history and ultimately their role in the future.

Creators: Lisa Jackson (Anishinaabe) is one of Canada’s most celebrated contemporary artists working in film and VR. In Biidaaban: First Light, Lisa joins forces with 3D artist Mathew Borrett to create a future for Canada’s largest urban centre from an Indigenous female perspective.

This discussion-oriented session will explore Standard 11 of the widely adopted Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada: “Conserve the heritage value and character-defining elements when creating any new additions to an historic place or any related new construction. Make the new work physically and visually compatible with, subordinate to, and distinguishable from the historic place.”

Moderator: Natalie Bull (Executive Director, National Trust)

• Panelists:
• - Michael McClelland (Founding Principal, ERA Architects, Toronto)
• - Brent Bellamy (Creative Director and Architect, Number TEN Architectural Group)
• - Julia Gersovitz (Founding Partner, EVOQ Architecture)

The historic, economic, and cultural value of heritage places has long been studied. But the social value of these places, and the way they can contribute to Reconciliation in Canada, is only now being systematically unpacked. Historic England, for instance, has recently been doing pathbreaking work seeking to quantify how the historic environment can be a route to wellbeing and social cohesion. Join this wide-ranging session as it examines heritage places as pathways to employment and social change within organizations and communities.

Moderator: Dr. Glenn Sutter (Curator, Human Ecology, Royal Saskatchewan Museum & Board of Governors, National Trust)
Speakers:

• - Linda Monckton (Head, Wellbeing and Inclusion Strategy, Historic England)
• - Tomasin Playford (Executive Director, Saskatchewan Archaeological Society)– Digging Deep: Archaeology as a Tool for Reconciliation
• - Marty Donkervoort (Social Entrepreneur and Associate- Renaissance Management Consulting Group Inc.) – Inner City Renovation: How a Social Enterprise Changed Lives and Communities
• - Jan Haenraets (Professor of Practice, Preservation Studies Program, Boston University) – A Museum of Anthropology: Conflicted Iconography, Contested Land

Winnipeg’s Exchange District had seen it all. From the boom of the early 20th century as the heart of one of North America’s up and coming cities to the bust of the post war era, through the dramatic decline and urban decay of the 1960s and 70s.

The situation was hopeless until a new, unprecedented, trilevel governmental corporation, the Core Area Initiative brought a unique and notable experiment in public policy, drawing considerable attention across North America and Europe. With $96 million in public dollars between 1981 and 1986, and another $100 million between 1986 and 1991, it drew $335 million in private investment. All three levels of government also decided to locate offices in the Exchange District. CentrePlan would continue the momentum that the CAI had started, bringing with it new tools and revitalization efforts, including CentreVenture Development Corporation, and today’s incarnation of the Forks North Portage Partnership. This session brings together some of the key figures to tell the story of how the Exchange District pushed through its darkest days to emerge in its current form.
Moderator: David Pensato

Speakers:

• - Susan Algie (Director, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation)
• - Ken Kelly (Planning and Community Engagement Consultant, Corinthian Consulting)
• - Mike Scatliff (Principal, Scatlif + Murray)
• - Glen Murray (Entrepreneur & Former Mayor of Winnipeg)

This first session in the Manitoba Indigenous Heritage Forum will reflect on the historic Maamiiwendan Gathering that took place in Portage la Prairie, October 16 and 17, at the site of the Portage la Prairie Residential School. It will explore themes that emerged from the Gathering in a conversation-oriented panel discussion. Differences that emerge between Indigenous and non-Indigenous handling of historic places could be explored, for instance, and what these differences mean for approaches to commemoration.

Leader: Ry Moran (Director, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Winnipeg, MB)
Panelists: Participants from Maamiikwendan Gathering TBA

With Simultaneous Interpretation

Learning from Manitoba Historic Sites: Reinvention and Sustainability.

Get the inside story on how a broad variety of Manitoba heritage places have managed to adapt and thrive in the face of changing circumstances. From the challenge of reinventing the mandate and relevance of a small house museum, to managing a tourism influx in a rural Mennonite village or the challenge of interpreting contested Upper Fort Garry, this session will give you insights and strategies you can use in your own community.

• Moderator: Paulette Thériault (Vice-Chair, National Trust for Canada & Councillor, City of Moncton)
  
  • Speakers:
  • -  Sébastien Gaillard (Directeur Général La Maison Gabrielle-Roy, Winnipeg) - Title TBA - La Maison Gabrielle-Roy: A Small House Museum Expands its Mission and Achieves Financial Sustainability
  • -  Camille Fisette-Mulaire (Directrice générale, Musée Saint-Joseph, Saint-Joseph) - Musée Saint-Joseph
  • -  Susie Fisher (Neubergthal Heritage Foundation) & Margruite Krahn (Proprietor of the Herdsman House, Neubergthal) – Neubergthal Street Village National Historic Site of Canada.
  • -  Mark Bauche (Associate, HTFC Planning & Design) & Gerald Friesen (Historian & Member, Friends of Upper Fort Garry) – Recovering Upper Fort Garry: Creatively Reimaging a Contested Place and Site of Conscience (working title)

Depart the Fairmont hotel by bus at 8:30 am for the Manitoba Legislative Building. Join Dr. Frank Albo, creator of the Hermetic Code for an unforgettable tour of decoding the famous symbols and architecture that makes the building truly unique. Meet inside the Manitoba Legislative Building and begin your understanding of this magnificent building.

Dr. Albo will uncover trails of occult clues concealed in the building’s architecture including: hidden hieroglyphic inscriptions, numerological codes, and Freemasonic symbols so intelligently masked it has escaped historians and visitors for nearly a hundred years! You will learn that the building is a library of coded messages and secret techniques inscribed in a Masonic language. Is it possible that the Legislative Building is really a conduit of magical power? Is the building’s location in the centre of North America a site for numinous earth energies? Come and find out for yourself! The Hermetic Code Tour is part of the Signature Experience Collection with Destination Canada.

• Tour Includes:
• - Exclusive guided one and half hour tour of the Manitoba Legislative Building by Dr. Frank Albo
• -  Tour escort throughout
• -  Transportation by coach

With Simultaneous Interpretation

Striking a balance between continuity and change is at the heart of the reuse of heritage. This session presents five very different rehabilitation projects in Canada. Together, they demonstrate the challenges and opportunities of reusing existing components from the built environment of various scales, from sites to parts of buildings.

Moderator: Claudine Déom (Professeure agrégée, Faculté de l’aménagement - École d’architecture, Université de Montréal)
Speakers:

• - Marianne Amodio and Harley Grusko (MA+HG Architects) – Heritage Beyond Facades: Saving Intangible Heritage.
• - James L Curtiss (Senior Architect, EVOQ Architecture) - From Archaic to High-Tech: A Continuum of Design, Materials, Construction The West Block, Parliamentary Hill, Ottawa, Canada
• - Daniel Durand (Senior Architect, DFS Architecture) - La restauration du clocher Saint-Jacques de l’UQÀM – Nouveau regard sur un monument historique classé
• - Douglas de Gannes (Associate, ERA Architects) - Adapting the Major FA Tilston Armoury for the University of Windsor’s New Downtown
• - Megan Torza (Partner, DTAH) - Master Planning New Development in Heritage Contexts

Regenerating Places of Faith - Finding the Right Use(s) to Make it Work

Revitalizing a place of faith is a complex undertaking, with multiple considerations, constraints and opportunities. This session will focus on the lessons learned in cases where finding the right new use(s) for a place of faith is supporting their long-term sustainability.

Moderator: Rob Pajot (National Trust for Canada)
Speakers:

-  Prince Nwigwe Orakwue (Intern Architect, AAA & Ordained Minister) & Patricia Glanville (Heritage Architect) – Regenerating B’Nai Tikvah Synagogue (Calgary) and St. Chad’s College Cathedral (Regina)

-  Marcel Piché (VP Finance and Administration, Carleton University) & Barbara Myers (Senior Planner, SvN Architects + Planners) – Carleton University Shows Unique Leadership in the Regeneration of Historic Dominion Chalmers United Church

-  Roberto Chiotti & Michael Nicholas-Schmidt (Larkin Architect Ltd.) - Regenerating Places of Faith: Focusing on “Worship” as the “Character-Defining Element.”

-  Graham Singh (Executive Director, Trinity Centres Foundation)

Risk, return on investment, construction and financing costs, tax treatment, ease of property development… Property owners plotting the future of historic places need to consider many factors to help ensure successful outcomes. But what are the opportunities heritage development open up for developers? And conversely, what are the disincentives impeding heritage development, and how can they be overcome? Drawing on a wide range of experiences and urban contexts, this group of Blue- Ribbon heritage developers will examine the nuts and bolt issues around the bottom line and community impact.

Moderator: Chris Wiebe (Manager, Heritage Policy & Government Relations, National Trust)
Speakers:

• - Andrew Murphy (Developer & President, Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia) - The Business Case for Heritage: Lessons from the Halifax Experience
• - Natalie Voland (President, Gestion Immobilière Quo Vadis) - Preserving the Integrity of an Asset from a Triple-Layer Approach: People, Planet, Profit
• - Other Speakers TBA

This second session of the Manitoba Indigenous Heritage Forum will focus on operationalizing the value of land and the power of place. It will present a wide-range of inspiring case studies from Manitoba – including historical recognition and Indigenous cultural markers - and examine the role of creative and respectful partnerships.

Moderator: Jim Mountain (Regeneration Associate, National Trust, Almonte, ON)
Speakers:

- Loretta Ross (Treaty Commissioner, Treaty Relations Commisssion of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB) - Treaty Signing Sites: Unacknowledged Heritage Value and Access Issues

- Frank Sais (Former Resident, Rooster Town, Winnipeg, MB) & Evelyn Peters (Co-Author, Rooster Town: This History of an Urban Métis Community, 1901, 1961) – Recovering a “Lost” History of Indigenous Presence

- Sharon Parenteau (General Manager, Louis Riel Institute, Winnipeg, MB) - Métis Historical Tours: Revealing and Asserting Indigenous Presence

-  Ryan Gorrie (Senior Associate, BrookMcIlroy, Winnipeg, MB)

Advocacy Session: The Voices Behind Residential Heritage Conservation Districts: Breaking through the Cacophony to Recognize Risks and Overcome Perceptions.

This session will explore lessons learned from the field in how to navigate community advocacy for HCDs. It will look at how practitioners and planners design meaningful education opportunities and relevant communications to help communities work though the complex and intertwined history of an area, and the divergent views for the long-game of investment and involvement in the HCD planning process and ultimately conservation.

There are many voices involved: the voice of the built heritage lover, protector; the voice of nimbyism (which can come from a place of privilege/elitism); the voices for and against demolition, new development, infill; and, often less frequently, the voices for the protection and preservation of less tangible things such as streetscapes, views, and natural assets. Each of these ‘voices’ requires a unique strategy to recognize the associated risk and identify the solution to help overcome perceptions.

Moderator: Cindy Tugwell (Heritage Winnipeg)

• Panelists:
  Winnipeg Perspectives
  
• -  Maureen Krauss (HTFC Planning and Design) – Reflections on Armstrong’s Point HCD
• -  Christine Skene (Crescentwood Residents Association)
• -  Sel Burrows (Proponent, North Point Douglas HCD)
  
  National Perspectives
  
• -  Wendy Shearer (Cultural Landscape Consultant, Ontario)
• -  David Ridley (Executive Director, Edmonton Heritage Council)

Heritage needs debate. Be part of the conversation. The Association of Critical Heritage Studies (ACHS) is a network of scholars and researchers working in the broad and interdisciplinary field of heritage studies. This session will provide information about the Canadian Chapter of the ACHS.

Leader: Shabnam Inanloo Dailoo (Chapter Head, ACHS & Director, Heritage Resources Management, Athabasca University, Edmonton, AB)

This lunch hour presentation will provide information on three Canadian Heritage programs that support the heritage sector. It will primarily focus on the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, an infrastructure program that supports eligible not-for-profit arts and heritage organizations to undertake renovation and construction projects, purchase specialized equipment and carry out feasibility studies related to cultural spaces. In addition, information will be provided on the Museums Assistance Program and the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage program.

• Leaders:
• -  Andrea Philp (Regional Manager, Arts and Infrastructure, Prairies & Northern Region, Department of Canadian Heritage)
• -  Erin McIntyre (Senior Program Advisor, Canada Cultural Space Fund, Prairies & Northern Region, Department of Canadian Heritage)

Which planning issues need to be on the national agenda to make heritage development the new normal? Join your planning colleagues over lunch for Forum 2019 and help us identify the key planning issues that should be on the top of the agenda for 2020, and beyond.

While each provincial-territorial planning legislation is distinct, there are opportunities for dialogue across these boundaries that are rarely explored. The National Forum on Heritage Planning, launched as a loose network at National Trust Conference 2016, aims to provide an annual opportunity to explore national heritage planning issues and pan-Canadian collaboration.

Moderator: Chris Wiebe (Manager, Heritage Policy & Government Relations, National Trust)

1:30 - 1:50 pm
#ChangeTheGame4Heritage: A Post-Election Road Map for Canada’s Heritage Sector

Last year, the long-awaited federal rehabilitation tax incentive slipped through our fingers. On the eve of a federal election, it’s the perfect moment to take stock – and go deeper. How can we fix the “system” (federal, provincial and municipal) to sustain historic places, and make adaptive use the new normal? Bring your best game and set the agenda for action in 2020.

Moderator: Natalie Bull (Executive Director, National Trust)

1:50 - 3:00 pm
Panel – Heritage as Social Force: Understanding and Leveraging the Value

Exciting examples are emerging of how heritage – tangible and intangible – can act as a catalytic social force in communities. This dynamic armchair discussion brings together a wide array of thought leaders and community activists to explore the transformative power of heritage.

Moderator: Chris Wiebe (Manager, Heritage Policy & Government Relations, National Trust)

• - Ry Moran (Director, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, Winnipeg, MB) – Catalysts for Reconciliation? Canada’s Residential School and Cemeteries Sites
• - Linda Monckton (Head, Wellbeing and Inclusion Strategy, Historic England, London, UK) – Measuring Impact: How Heritage Intersects with Wellbeing and Social Cohesion Goals
• -  Royden Loewen (Chair, Mennonite Studies, University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB) – Horse-and Buggy Genius: Learning from a Living Heritage of Simple, Local Life, that is Close to Nature
• - Perla Javate (President, Philippine Heritage Council of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB) – Recognizing Philippine Heritage Places in Winnipeg
• - Natalie Voland (Quo Vadis Real Estate Management, Montreal, QC) – Can Heritage Property Development Be a Force for Social Good?

Depart the Fairmont hotel by bus at 1:30 pm. Join local music historian and author John Einarson as he guides you through the streets of Winnipeg on a very unique one-of-a-kind tour of the city’s illustrious rock ‘n’ roll history.

See the house where Neil Young lived and began his song writing career, where he made his first recordings and played his first live performances; see the house where Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman of The Guess Who wrote These Eyes, No Time and others as well as where Burton Cummings composed Share The Land, Rain Dance, and more; see the school where Neil Young sat on the steps and “dreamed of being a star”; where Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) was first conceived; the house Terry ‘Seasons in the Sun’ Jack grew up in; the spot where Neil Young met Joni Mitchell; plus much more.

The tour features a video of vintage photos and music as well as John’s colourful stories and points of interest. In the 1960’s Winnipeg was the rock ‘n’ roll capital of Canada. See and hear why on this exciting tour.

• Tour Includes:
• - Exclusive guided 3-hour tour by John Einarson
• -  Tour escort throughout
• -  Transportation by Mini-coach

Did you participate in Canada Historic Places Day last year? If not, would you like to learn more? Join us and help shape the future of this national celebration of historic places open to the public. Share your ideas on how to make Canada Historic Places Day an even bigger national event.

• Leaders:
• - John Thomson (Director of National Celebrations, Parks Canada)
• - Sonja Kruitwagen (Manager, Marketing and Digital Strategies, National Trust for Canada)

With Simultaneous Interpretation

Hold on to your seats, this fast and furious “Spark” session brings you nine presentations in 90 minutes. Always popular, watch ideas collide and unexpected solutions emerge as heritage practitioners and architects from across Canada step into the ring.

Moderator: Victoria Angel (Associate & Cultural Heritage Lead, ERA Architects)

Speakers:

• -  Marianne Amodio & Harley Grusko (MA + HG) – Saving Our Everyday Heritage: Let’s Infill!
• -  Peter Sampson (Public Architecture, Winnipeg) – Sensitive Additions: Cornish and St. Johns Libraries, Winnipeg
• -  Evan Hunter (Architect, Republic Architecture) – Raising Democratic Discourse: Accessibility Upgrades to the Manitoba Legislative Chamber
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• -  Mikaela Gallinger (Heritage Officer, National Capital Commission) – Le Monastère des Sœurs Servantes de Jésus-Marie : Listening, Learning, Leaving a Legacy
• -  Marie Ève Beaudette (MA Candidate, Laval University) – Transformer le patrimoine cloîtré en catalyseur social urbain
• -  Jerry Dick (Executive Director, Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador) – Developing a Heritage Paint Colour Chart for Newfoundland and Labrador
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• -  Vanessa Matthews (Assistant Professor, Geography & Environmental Studies, University of Regina) – The Place of Craft Beer: Historic Buildings and Sustainability
• -  Nicholas Lynch (Assistant Professor, Geography, Memorial University) - Drinking in Pews: Church Brew Pubs as Neo-Parochial Placemaking
• -  R.J McCulloch (Heritage Consultant, Don Luxton & Associates, & Publisher, hindsight magazine) – Heritage Hiding in Plain Sight
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Heritage groups across Canada are deploying new strategies to advocate for historic places in their communities. This discussion-based session will unpack recent case studies on such topics as successful strategies for building an advocacy campaign, mobilizing a community, building a government relations and communications plan, and tools to educate and advocate effectively. Heritage advocacy leaders from across Canada will leave session participants with blueprints for their next advocacy campaign.

Moderator: Ali Piwowar (Project Manager, Regeneration, National Trust)
Speakers:

• - Susan Ratcliffe (Former President, Architectural Conservancy of Ontario)` and Mike Marcolongo - “You can’t keep ‘em down on the farm. . .”: The interface of Cultural Heritage Landscapes and Development Pressures in a Fast-Growing Area of Guelph
• - Will Teron (Director, Heritage and Investigation, Tacoma Engineers) – Moravian Mission Complex: Reflections and Projects of the Complex’s Significance and Opportunities for the First Nations Agvituk Sivumuak Society in Hopedale, Labrador
• - Patrick Donovan, Lorraine O’Donnell & Brian Lewis (Associate Coordinator, Quebec English-Speaking Communities Research Network QUESCREN) – Entry at a Crossroads: Revitalization of and Island Community through Heritage.
• - Mary Jablonski (Jablonski Building Conservation) – Ghosts of Inhabitants Past: Conserving Interior Finishes

Can we do better? Attracting Potential Philanthropists, Government Partners and Investors for your Historic Place.

In today’s competitive market, how can historic places raise the funds they need and stand out from the crowd? Can we think differently about how we mobilize those dollars and attract partners? And, are we even making the most compelling case? Join these three outstanding community leaders as they share stories of success and transformation and lead a lively discussion about everything from philanthropy to philanthropreneurism.

Moderator: Alison Faulknor (Director, New Initiatives, National Trust)
Speakers:

• -  Rick Frost, CEO, Winnipeg Foundation Endowment strategies for preserving heritage
• -  Jane Nicholson, Founder & CEO, AIRO | Annapolis Investments in Rural Opportunity How 3% loans can change your community
• -  Vanessa Warne, Founding Member of the Friends of Dalnavert Museum & Associate Professor, Department of English, Film and Theatre, University of Manitoba Work In Progress: The Revitalization of Dalnavert Museum

Pimachiowin Aki: Creating and Stewarding a Living Cultural Landscape and a World Heritage Site

Inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage site in 2018, Pimachiowin Aki (The Land that Gives Life) is a living cultural landscape – 29,000 square kilometre site of rivers, lakes, wetlands and boreal forest – that has been stewarded by the Anishinaabeg for over 7,000 years. It encompasses the traditional lands of four Anishinaabeg communities: Bloodvein River, Little Grand Rapids, Pauingassi, and Poplar River. Come learn from guardians and scholars about the unique challenges facing those managing and protecting this internationally renowned natural and cultural site.

Moderator: Christopher Rivet (President, ICOMOS Canada)
Speakers:

-  Alison Haugh (Executive Director, Pimachiowin Aki Corporation) – Topic TBA

-  Ed Hudson (Poplar River First Nation & Board of Directors, Pimachiowin Aki Corporation)

-  Colin Owen (Guardian, Pauingassi First Nation)

-  Maureen Matthews (Curator of Cultural Anthropology, Manitoba Museum)

-  Jill Taylor-Hollings (Postdoctoral Researcher, Anthropology, Lakehead University) - Collaborative Archaeology along the Bloodvein River (Miskweyaabiziibee) Cultural Landscape in Northwestern Ontario: Finding and Protecting Heritage Sites

Workshop on Demonstrating the Value of Historic Places

Have you been looking for good evidence of the contributions of historic places to Canada and to Canadians? Are you interested in exploring what data and research are currently available in Canada that demonstrate the economic, well-being, socio-cultural and/or environmental contributions of historic places?

This workshop offers an opportunity to hear about a current research initiative, talk with others about what is happening across Canada to build an evidence base for the value of historic places, and express your opinion on what is needed to convince decision-makers, funders and all Canadians to support historic places.

Leader: Mary Lou Doyle (Manager, Cultural Heritage Policies and Legislation, Parks Canada)

Many Winnipeggers only think of Chinatown as a slightly exotic urban pocket where they occasionally go for dim sum. But the few square blocks around King Street and Alexander Avenue, just north of the Exchange District, are steeped in more than 135 years of significant history. Chinatowns were enclaves where Chinese political groups organized and dramatic troupes performed. They were havens where a Chinese newcomer who had just got off the train could get help from fellow countrymen. They attracted Christian missionaries who sought to convert "heathen" Chinese. They were seen as "exotic" and "sinful," and thought to be associated with gambling and opium dens (Marshall, Winnipeg Free Press, July 28, 2012).

• Leader:
• -  Alison Marshall, Brandon University professor and author of two books on Chinese Canadian history on the prairies, will lead a walking tour of Winnipeg’s Chinatown and its key historical buildings and sites.

Downtown Public Art Walk: From Indigenous Art to Commemorating the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike

This wide-ranging walking tour will take in significant public art pieces in the downtown such as the new This Place: On Treaty 1 Territory & the Homeland of the Métis Nation, a playful mid-century Winston Leathers mural, a restored Gothic Revival fountain, and the dramatic 1919 Winnipeg General Strike streetcar sculpture.

• Leader:
• -  Alexis Kinloch (Project Manager, Public Art, Winnipeg Arts Council)

Wait! Before you go for dinner, come hear about Climate Change in Heritage Places… During this session, participants will explore the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events affecting Canadian heritage places and will gain insight on how people can work together to find adaptation options specific to their sites.

Over the last three years, Parks Canada has been facilitating workshops to investigate how climate change is affecting Canada’s heritage places (risks and impacts), and what can and should be done about it (adaptation options). This presentation will summarize the trends that we are seeing at our heritage sites across the country, using climate data from Parks Canada scientists and on-the ground experiences from staff and operators. It will also detail the methodology of the Adaptation Workshop Framework, developed by Parks Canada and the Canada Parks Council, which has been used to facilitate the eight sessions completed so far. Lastly, we will discuss the broad findings of the workshops, and explain how other groups can host their own for their cultural sites.

Leader: Lydia Miller (Conservation Architect, Senior Build Heritage Advisor, Parks Canada, Gatineau, QC)

Celebratory Reception for National Heritage Award Winners (by invitation)

Join us for a presentation of annual heritage awards by the National Trust and Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and enjoy musical entertainment from Manitoba artists.

This national heritage event only happens once a year, so you need to dig deeply into your energy stores and stay up late! Come meet new friends and get connected at this fun social event in The Forks Market building – created in 1989 by joining two historic cartage company stables. Food provided and enjoy pay-as-you-go microbrewery beer brewed on site.

• The Role of Materials Reuse in Heritage, Climate Change, and Circular Economy
  
  We know that the greenest building is the one that already exists, capitalizing on the resources involved in its creation and the sunk carbon it embodies. We also know, for example, that 136 million tons of construction and demolition waste go into US landfills each year, and that a whopping 60% of US resource consumption is related to construction practices. Europe is now emerging as a global leader in linking ideas of the circular economy with adaptive reuse, deconstruction and materials reuse. But where does heritage conservation fit into this new paradigm? Is the rise of materials harvesting yet another threat to heritage buildings? Or is it a compelling opportunity to underscore their material value, and give conservationists another tool to argue for building retention and reuse?
  
  The release of Mark Gorgolewski’s book Resource Salvation: The Architecture of Reuse (2017) and the Heritage in Reverse: Material Values, Waste, and Deconstruction symposium organized by Susan Ross in 2018 helped launch this conversation in Canada. Join us for a thought-provoking session as we bring these two Canadian thinkers into dialogue with Niklas Nolsøe from Lendager Group (Denmark), a pathbreaking firm working to upcycle building waste and disrupt traditional construction practice. This plenary launches a mini conference track - Heritage, Waste, and Reuse – which also includes session 6.1 and Field Session 7.5.
  
  Moderators:
• - Anders Lendager (CEO & Founder, Lendager Group, Copenhagen, Denmark)
• - Mark Gorgolewski (Author, Resource Salvation: The Architecture of Reuse)
• - Susan Ross (Associate Professor, School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies, Carleton University)

Speaker: Niklas Nolsøe (Lead Designer, Innovation & Development, Lendager Group, Copenhagen, Denmark)< Architect and innovator, Niklas Nolsøe brings a strong vision to create architecture with attention to detail using, while also designing reusasbility into the built environment.

Meet the authors of these poster presentations during the health breaks and lunch today and learn more about their fascinating projects.

Presenters:

• - Bruce Tascona (Founder, Military History Society of Manitoba) – Designating Camp Hughes National Historic Site
• - Al Thorleifson (Curator, Pembina Manitou Archive) - Crossing the Generations: Digital Context for an Architectural Heritage Site
• - Adrian Soble (Research Assistant, NSERC CREATE) - Modeling and Analysis of Indoor Environmental Quality and Energy in Built Heritage: A Case Study
• - Amanda Sherrington (Candidate, MArch, University of Toronto)- Re-Imagining the Mall PARKing
• - Sarah Righi (Candidate, MArch, Laval University) - Centre des loisirs Molson : Reconversion de la brasserie en site multifonctionnel pour lapérennisation d’un emblème culturel de Montréal
• - Kristian Falkjar (Candidate, Master Architecture, Carleton University) - Effects of Casein Protein Additive in Historic Lime Mortar in Masonry Walls
• - Michael Gutland (PhD Candidate, Civil Engineering, Carleton University) - Understanding Heritage Building Aided by Energy and Hygrothermal Modelling

Heritage, Waste, Reuse Where Does Value Lie? Exploring the Spectrum of Building Deconstruction and Adaptive Reuse

Continue the Plenary 5.1 conversation around building materials and adaptive reuse with a session exploring case studies that unpack the design opportunities and philosophical challenges. Delve into broader social and environmental questions with presentations looking at deconstruction labour as a pathway to employment and the latest on the environment footprint of our throwaway building culture.

Moderators: Mark Gorgolewski (Professor, Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON) and Susan Ross (Associate Professor, Indigenous and Canadian Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON)

Speakers:

-  Tom Monteyne (Monteyne Architecture Works Inc.)

-  Sasa Radulovic (Architect, 5468796 architecture, Winnipeg) – Resurrecting the James Street Pumping Station

-  Gerry Humphreys (Milestone Project Management, Winnipeg) – Deconstruction Site Strategies: Reusing Materials and Generating Employment for Marginalized Local Communities.

-  Alison Creba (Buildings Operations Manager, Artscape Wychwood Barns, Toronto, ON) – Working With and Working Through: The Heritage Values of Demolition and Deconstruction Sites - The Case of Toronto’s Honest Ed’s and Mirvish Village

-  Joseph Dahmen (Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, UBC, Vancouver, BC) – Vancouver’s Teardown Index and Reassessing the Value of Existing Buildings

Regenerating Places of Faith – Having an Impact in Rural and Urban Contexts

This session will explore how the regeneration of historic places of faith can be tailored to their specific contextual needs – such as new social housing in an urban setting, or the preservation of a critical rural ‘third space’ – and the potential negative impact that church closures will have on the community groups housed within them.

• Moderator:
•   Rob Pajot (National Trust for Canada)
  
  
  • Speakers:
  • -  Jennifer Miltenburg (Dairy Farmer, Municipal Councillor, Director of St. Joseph’s Kingsbridge Community), Marianne Hogan (Program Manager, Kingsbridge) & James Van Osch (President, Kingsbridge) – Kingsbridge Centre Project Revitalizes Rural Ontario: Sustaining Former Church as a Community Heart
  • -  Jamie Posen (Senior Planner, Fotenn Consultants), Barbara Myers (Urban Planner, SvN Architects and Planners Inc.) & Marcella Poirier (Chief Development Officer, Real Estate Development, University of Winnipeg) – Regenerating Places of Worship (30 minute presentation)
  • -  Kendra Fry (Regeneration Works Advisor, Faith and the Common Good) – Counting the Social Good Being Done by Non-Profits and Community Groups in Faith Buildings: The “Third Space” Survey and Research

New Tools and Strategies to Encourage Heritage Development

Heritage-led development is a transformative fore that can help turn places around, galvanize communities, and create fresh options. But how does one create a municipal planning climate, including incentives, that can help it flourish? What role does fear of the unknown play in discouraging heritage developers? This session will look at case studies from across Canada, including Hamilton, Ontario and Vancouver, BC where they are finding success in unique ways.

Moderator: Mary MacDonald (Senior Manager, Heritage Preservation Services, City of Toronto)
Speakers:

• - Cheryl Mann (Candidate, Masters of Planning, University of Manitoba) - Student Presentation – Stopping the Wrecking Ball: Addressing Demolition By Neglect in Winnipeg
• - Amber Knowles (Heritage Planner, City of Vancouver) – Heritage Revitalization Agreements: The Way of the West
• - Andrew Mok (Senior Planner, City of Brandon) - Brandon’s Municipal Heritage Incentive Program: Success in the Making
• - Christina Karney (Associate, mcCallumSather) & Cecilia Nin Hernandez (Designer, mcCallumSather) – Creating a Business Case for Conservation
• - Rina Ricci (Heritage Planner, City of Winnipeg)

Don’t miss the Winners Circle session where the individuals and organizations behind this year’s award-winning projects and places will share the lessons behind their success. Join us for a showcase of transformation projects, inspiring communities, and resilient historic places that illustrate the viability of heritage buildings and sites for traditional or new uses.

Moderator: Michael Seaman (Chair, Board of Governors, National Trust)
Speakers:

- Robert Prowse, Owner (Auberge Chesley’s Inn in Cornwall, ON)

- Kelly Gilbride OAA, P. Eng., CAHP, LEED AP, Stevens Burgess Architects Ltd (Cambridge Old Post office and Idea Exchange in Cambridge, ON)

- Wendy Shearer, Secretary of the Board of Directors, Ontario Heritage Trust (Cheltenham Badlands Visitor Infrastructure Project in Caledon, ON)

- Bryce Alston, Developer, Alston Properties (Porter / Galpern Building in Winnipeg, MB)

- Charles Hazell, Principal-in-Charge, Taylor Hazell Architects (Sambro Island Lighthouse in Halifax, NS)

- Jason Rioux, President, CRH Ventures Corp. (Chapleau Hub in Chapleau, ON)

- Jim Van Osch, Chair & Marianne Hogan, Program Manager, St. Joseph’s Kingsbridge Community (St. Joseph Kingsbridge Centre Project in Kingsbridge, ON)

- Heather McCormick, Former Project Manager of the Academy (The Academy in Annapolis Royal, NS)

- Greg Hasiuk, Partner, Practice Leader & Doug Hanna, Partner, Chair Partnership Group (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, MB)

- Jane Nicholson, Founder and CEO, Annapolis Investments in Rural Opportunity (AIRO)

- Jon Stovell, President and CEO, Reliance Properties Ltd.

-  Cindy Tugwell, Executive Director, Heritage Winnipeg

- David Pensato, Executive Director, The Exchange District BIZ

- Ingrid Cazakoff, CEO, Heritage Saskatchewan

- Prince of Wales Prize Recipient

Raising Democratic Discourse: Accessibility Upgrades to the Manitoba Legislative Chamber.

The Manitoba Legislative Building, an iconic Winnipeg landmark, was constructed from 1913 –1920 and is one of the province’s most impressive heritage structures. The legislative chamber is unique among provincial legislatures in that the members’ seats are arranged in a horseshoe-shape, with the Speaker situated separately at the opening. This arrangement admirably encourages open dialogue and communication, however the original design did not accommodate universal access, making it challenging, if not impossible, for a differently abled person to serve in such key roles as Premier, Speaker, Senior Minister, or Leader of the Opposition. In 2018, an important, large scale renovation was completed that opened desks to persons with physical limitations, including accommodations for wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
Join this field session and explore how the heritage rehabilitation meticulously preserved the original design intent and integrity, allowing the space to retain its original appearance with exactitude while utterly transforming it. Discover the process, key features, and many challenges and successes of the renovation project. Space limited due to security considerations.

Leader: Evan Hunter (Architecture, Republic Architecture)

Lunch with Manitoba Heritage Showcase – Come meet heritage groups and artists from Manitoba and beyond.

APT Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation OSCAR Info Session - Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource (OSCAR)

The Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource (OSCAR) is an innovative web application that guides you through the process of designing the sustainability improvements that are most appropriate to your heritage building. OSCAR consists of a series of databases of design strategies and best practices integrated within an overarching framework to generate a holistic intervention strategy. OSCAR functions as both a design aide for industry professionals as well as a learning tool for students, academics and others in related disciplines.

In this information and demonstration session you will:

- learn about OSCAR and how to use it;

- learn about various strategies to repair and improve the sustainable performance of steel and aluminum windows;

- learn about our crowdsourcing method of developing content.

OSCAR is an initiative of the Association for Preservation Technology International's Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation.

• Leader:
• -  Carly Farmer (Member, APT Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation & Intern Architect, MTBA - Mark Thompson Brandt Architect & Associates Inc.)

Pick up you lunch at the buffet line and come to the Ballroom for exciting updates on the heritage sector’s work and to participate in the National Trust’s Annual General Meeting. All are welcome. Trust members may vote on resolutions using the gold voting card provided in their registration envelopes.

Join buildings materials reuse experts, project architects, and contractors as key projects in downtown Winnipeg are explored. The field session will include such sites as the Red River College Exchange District Campus (opened in 2003) which adapted and recycled 19th century warehouse buildings, and the Mountain Equipment Co-op (303 Portage Avenue) opened in 2002, which incorporated an extraordinary 96% of the materials from the deconstructed buildings on the site. Other sites such as the Dalnavert Museum’s Visitors’ Centre, Public Safety Building, West End Cultural Centre, and James Street Pumping Station, will be included if possible. The field session will lead participants through the heart of the Exchange District where other notable projects – such as the Union Bank Tower and the Public Safety Building – will be discussed.

• Leaders:
• -  Doug Corbett (Corbett Architecture, Winnipeg)
• -  Mark Gorgolewski (Ryerson University)
• -  Gerry Humphreys (Milestone Project Management)
• -  Susan Ross (Carleton University)
• -  Dudley Thompson (Senior Advisor, Prairie Architects, Winnipeg)

Additions to Historic Buildings: A Vital Dialogue for Practitioners

This discussion-oriented session will explore Standard 11 of the widely adopted Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada: “Conserve the heritage value and character-defining elements when creating any new additions to an historic place or any related new construction. Make the new work physically and visually compatible with, subordinate to, and distinguishable from the historic place.”

Moderator: Susan Schappert (President, CAHP & Heritage Planner, Planning Services, Town of Oakville, ON)

Speakers:

- Steve Barber (Senior Heritage Planner, City of Victoria)

- Erik Hanson (Heritage Resource Coordinator, Peterborough, ON)

-  Kayla Jonas Glavin (Heritage Operations Manager, Archaeological Research Associates, Guelph, ON)

Hold on to your seats, this fast and furious “Spark” session brings you nine presentations in 90 minutes. Always popular, watch ideas collide and unexpected solutions emerge as heritage practitioners, community activists, and academics from across Canada step into the ring.

Moderator: Gregory Thomas (Historian & Consultant, Riverside Heritage Services, Winnipeg)

Speakers:

• -  Wins Bridgman (Director, Bridgman Collaborative Architecture) – Winnipeg’s Hudson’s Bay Building: An Opportunity to Rethink Connections Between Heritage and Reconciliation.
• -  Alexandra Kitson (Graduate, Urban Design, Dalhousie University) - The Harm of Forgetting: Lessons on Preserving Painful Legacies from the Nova Scotia Home for Coloured Children
• -  Ali Piwowar (Project Manager, Regeneration, National Trust) & Gloria DeSantis (Assistant Professor, Justice Studies, University of Regina) – Exploring Perspectives of Place, Programming and Philosophy of Non-Profit Organizations: Contemplating Links Between Social Justice and Heritage
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• -  Catherine Precourt (Quarry Park Manager, Town of Stonewall) – In the Limelight: A Town and Its Industrial Heritage
• -  Hayley Nabuurs (Candidate, Master of Urban and Regional Planning, Queen’s University) - Reconciling Heritage and Accessibility: Chester, England to Ontario, Canada
• -  Sarah King Head (Historian) - Reviving a (Post-Indus)Trail Legacy: Embracing Indigenous and European Cultural Heritage Features in Thorold
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• -  Jon Weller (Doctoral Candidate, University of Calgary) - Conserving Common Ground: Integrating Cultural and Natural Heritage
• -  Scott Templeton (Candidate, BEd, University of Winnipeg) - How to Engage Young People in Historic Places
• -  Jason Rioux (Entrepreneur, Chapleau, ON) – Transforming an Abandoned Church Into a Carbon-Free Chapleau Hub
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Resilient and successful communities and heritage destinations always start with a deep connection to the community, a respect for place, and the creation of truly authentic experiences. In this session, we bring together a diverse group of speakers who will demonstrate the economic value of sustaining historic assets, and how maintaining the authenticity of your historic place doesn’t need to break the bank.

Moderator: Nicola Spasoff (Heritage Grants Program ǀ Commemorations Assessment Historian, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage)

• Speakers:
• - Jessica Burylo (Director, Visitor Services, Atlas Coal Mine National Historic Site) – Buffering the Bust: Heritage Sites as Rural Economic Anchors, A Case Study from Drumheller, Alberta
• - Anne Ewen (Head Curator of Art and Heritage, Whyte Museum) & Jennifer Laforest (Development Planner, Town of Banff)
• - Rebecca Lambert (Inspector of Ancient Monuments, South-East Area, Historic England) – The ARTches Project: How a Nationally Important Fort Became “The Hotwalls” Sustainable Arts Venue
• - Mary Jablonski (Jablonski Building Conservation, New York City, New York, USA) – Ghosts of Inhabitants Past: Conserving Interior Finishes

Parks Canada Workshop - Changing the Paradigm for Partnering to Better Protect and Present Indigenous Heritage

Canada’s heritage places have always been defined by the stories they tell. However, these places are increasingly being defined by the stories that are absent – particularly the stories of Indigenous Peoples who made use of these places since time immemorial and for whom many of them remain sacred.

Parks Canada is working to deliver on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Call to Action 79, which calls on the Government of Canada integrate Indigenous history, heritage values, and memory practices into Canada’s national heritage and history, and to commemorate the contributions of Indigenous peoples to Canada’s history.

Join Parks Canada and Indigenous community leaders to discuss initiatives underway across the country to include multiple perspectives, share storytelling authority and engage Canadians with broader, more inclusive stories.

• Workshop Leaders:
• -  Patricia Kell, Parks Canada’s Executive Director of Indigenous Affairs and Cultural Heritage
• -  Jarred Picher, Director, Archeology and History Branch, Parks Canada.
  
  
  • Arm Chair Discussion:
  • -  Karen Jans, Field Unit Superintendent, PEI Field Unit
  • -  Jessie Francis, Mi’kmaq Confederacy of PEI

Come meet heritage groups and artists from Manitoba and beyond.

This is your final opportunity to meet the authors of these poster presentations and learn more about their fascinating projects.

Sustaining Working Class Heritage: Hong Kong Roots and the Winnipeg General Strike 1919.

With this year’s anniversary commemorations of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, the heritage places associated with that watershed event in Canada’s social history have come under renewed scrutiny. This final plenary brings together two remarkable speakers who will explore the heritage of workingclass experience – tangible and intangible – on opposite sides of the globe. University of Hong Kong architect and heritage conservation professor Yu Ka-Sing will tell us about the UNESCO prize-winning Blue House project in Hong Kong that saved working class shophouse buildings, and sustained their working communities, in the world’s most high-pressure property market. Film Producer and Writer Danny Schur, on the other hand, will bring us deeply into the narratives of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, through his insights on the making of his film “Stand!” scheduled for release this fall. His research for the film led him on a journey that challenged his preconceived notions of the General Strike, and brought him closer to the lives of those that experienced it first-hand.

Learn more about next year’s exciting conference in Edmonton: APT – National Trust Joint Conference 2020, October 3-7, 2020.

Moderator: Chris Wiebe (Conference Coordinator, National Trust)

• Speakers: .
  
  
• - Dr. Yu Ka Sing (Architect, Hong Kong University) – The Award-Winning Blue House Project: Inclusive Conservation of Marginalized Local Heritage in a Global City with High Development Pressure.
• - Danny Schur (Writer, Composer, Producer of STAND!: The Musical) – Taking the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike from Stage to Screen

Cap off the conference and toast your new friends at an evening of finger foods, libations, and conversation in the breathtaking Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). The building will be closed to the public during the Celebration and conference delegates will have access to museum exhibits between 7:30pm and 9:30pm. Participants in Maamiikwendan Gathering and the Manitoba Indigenous Heritage Forum at the conference, won’t want to miss the CMHR’s powerful exhibits and artwork on Manitoba’s Indigenous Peoples and Canada’s Residential Schools.

Opened in 2014, the now iconic CMHR building is a true architectural marvel whose contorted and complex interior spaces creates an immersive experience. “It isn’t a museum of objects,” CMHR architect Antoine Predock has observed. “It’s a museum about ideas. It’s a process building. It’s a procession building.” Come join us for an unforgettable evening in one of Canada’s most evocative and poignant new structures.