Heritage Ottawa Neighbourhood Heritage Keepers
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CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS Do you have an interest in heritage? Are you involved in your local community? Heritage Ottawa is currently seeking dynamic and interested volunteers for our Heritage Keeper Program. While many downtown neighbourhoods are currently covered (see list of our current volunteers below), we are looking to expand and greatly encourage volunteers from rural and suburban Ottawa communities. If you are interested in becoming a Heritage Keeper and working towards a more proactive approach to heritage conservation, please write to Heritage Ottawa at info@heritageottawa.org.
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Heritage Ottawa (HO) first introduced its Heritage Keeper Program in 2008. Neighbourhood Heritage Keepers are one or two HO members (not necessarily Directors) who have volunteered to assist HO within each major neighbourhood in Ottawa for the advance identification of heritage issues. As our ‘eyes and ears’ on the ground, Heritage Keepers play important roles in identifying built heritage at risk or other matters of interest to Heritage Ottawa, such as the designation of a building or creation of a heritage district. Our Heritage Keepers act as liaisons with local community associations, and help support HO advocacy or other activities linked to their neighbourhood.
The ‘territory’ of each HK is primarily defined by scope of each relevant community association and City Ward. Teams of two or more Heritage Keepers are placed in large areas under constant threat, such as Sandy Hill and Centretown. Our Heritage Keepers have been actively involved in activities such as studies for Heritage Conservation Districts and individual designations; public consultations for Community Design Plans, Infill Guidelines and other policy development; performing regular monitoring of heritage resources in their area; and assisting communities looking to protect the character and livability of their neighbourhood.
Heritage Keeper Guidelines
Heritage Keepers 2011-2012:
Orleans:
Louis V.Patry
Diego Elizondo
Glebe and Dow’s Lake:
Bill Price
John McLeod
Andrew Elliott
Old Ottawa South:
Jean-Claude Dube
Kathy Krywicki
Old Ottawa East:
Laurie Smith
Byward Market/Lower Town:
Ian Ferguson
Chantal Bruvels
Centretown:
Nancy Oakley
Christienne Uchiyama
Rockcliffe/Lindenlea:
Louisa Coates
Sandy Hill:
Susan McLeod
Judy Deegan
Central Experimental Farm:
Julie Harris
Vanier:
Janik Aubin-Robert
Notre Dame Cemetery:
Jean Yves Pelletier
NCC Properties in Ottawa:
David Flemming
Bayswater/Civic Hospital:
Ken Elder
Hintonburg/Wellington East:
Linda Hoad
West of Island Park/North of Carling/Queensway:
David Jeanes
New Edinburgh:
Elizabeth Jorgensen
Richard Belliveau
Ottawa River Waterfront:
Mark Brandt (advisor)


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