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Without Our Past?

A Handbook for the Preservation of Canada's Architectural Heritage

by (author) Ann Falkner

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Dec 1977
Category
General, Social History, General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781487596828
    Publish Date
    Dec 1977
    List Price
    $28.95

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Description

In their growing awareness of the need to keep alive Canada's heritage, individuals, community groups, and small historical societies have long felt the need for a basic guide to the preservation of buildings, particularly buildings which, though they may not warrant provincial or federal protection, are nevertheless important to the history and values of their communities.

 

Using the knowledge gained from many years of experience in various government departments and her familiarity with several successful building conversation projects, Ann Falkner has written this practical handbook for those concerned about preserving heritage structures. She covers clearly and in detail the various problems to be faced and actions to be taken, and analyses the assistance available through legislation at all three levels of government.

 

Without Our Past? deals with inventories and how they are conducted, and, through a series of concrete examples, with the evaluation and selection of worthwhile buildings. It explains acquisition procedures for all types of properties, municipal powers under provincial planning acts, and control through specific zoning. It offers suggestions on how to re-use an outdated structure and how to create a compatible environment around a building, and it points out the value of publicity and local interest in gaining general support and cooperation. In a separate chapter expenses and finances are covered, including fund raising and the increasing monetary benefits of conservation.

About the author

Ann Falkner (1926-1998) was the executive secretary of the Association for Preservation Technology. She is the co-author of a training manual for the Canadian Inventory of Historic Buildings Program of the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs.

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