Heritage sites.Anglican, Evangelical Lutheran, Roman Catholic and United churches in Ontario have asked the standing committee on justice policy of Ontario's Legislative Assembly not to approve the proposed amendments to the 1975 Ontario Heritage Act The Ontario Heritage Act, first enacted on March 5, 1975, allows municipalities and the provincial government to designate individual properties and districts in the Province of Ontario, Canada, as being of cultural heritage value or interest. citing lack of consultation and the "serious difficulties" they would impose on churches struggling with the upkeep of their buildings. Bill 60 gives the province and municipalities new powers to delay or even stop demolition Demolition is the opposite of construction: the tearing-down of buildings and other structures. It contrasts with deconstruction, which is the taking down of a building while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use. of heritage sites. It also allows municipal councils to delegate A person who is appointed, authorized, delegated, or commissioned to act in the place of another. Transfer of authority from one to another. A person to whom affairs are committed by another. A person elected or appointed to be a member of a representative assembly. approvals for alterations to designated heritage properties. The churches have expressed concern that an amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. Act would prevent them from selling old churches and buildings with dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. congregations or even renovating them to reflect current needs of their parishes. In response, the provincial parliament moved the third reading of the bill from winter to spring, allowing a technical working group, on which churches will be represented, to accommodate the churches' concerns. Staff |
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