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The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Community Heritage Commission,held in the Blaney
Room,at Maple Ridge Municipal Hall,11995 Haney Place Road,Maple Ridge,British
Columbia, on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
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COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
Lynne Probyn, Chair Maple Ridge Historical Society
Jacqueline Mulcahy, Vice-Chair Community at Large
Michael Cook Community at Large
Helmi Braches Community at Large
Brenda Smith Maple Ridge Historical Society
Sarah Hossack Community at Large
Nicole Read Community at Large
STAFF PRESENT
Lisa Zosiak Staff Liaison, Planning Department
Tracy Camire Committee Clerk
REGRETS
Councillor Craig Speirs Council Liaison
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1.Call to order 7:01 p.m.
2.Adoption of the Agenda
R10-010 It was moved and seconded
That the Agenda for April 6, 2010 be ado pted with the following a ddition s;
Item 5.5 Byrnes Houses
Item 5.6 Spring House Tour 2011
Item 5.7 Events
Item 5.8 Hammond Plaque Discussion
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3.Minutes of March 2, 2010 Regular Meeting be adopted
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R10-011 It was moved and seconded
That the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of March 2,2010 be adopted with the
following amendments:
Under Item 5.3 the action item should read “an invitation to Mary Campone ”
CARRIED
4.Delegations
5.New & Unfinished Business
5.1 Creative Communities Program – 2010 Legacies Now
Lynne Probyn confirmed that there are no grants available for the community
Heritage Commission through the Creative Communities Program and also
confirmed that the available grants through the Real Estate Foundation are only
for non-profit organizations.
5.2 2010 CHC Budget
Lisa Zosiak provided an update on the 2010 Community Heritage Commission
budget.
5.3 Tax Exemption Policies Discussion
Lisa Zosiak asked the commission members if they had any feedback on the
information regarding heritage tax exemptions.
Jacqueline Mulcahy noted that the information Lisa Zosiak provided helped to
clarify the use of this heritage conservation support tool.
5.4 Ghost Stories – Event Planning
Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that this event has been advertised in the
Heritage Commission Newsletter and that letters have gone out to everybody on
the Heritage Inventory.
5.5 Byrnes House Properties
Lynne Probyn provided an update on the Byrnes House and asked for input
regarding whether a Heritage Recognition Plaque should be placed on the house
that was designated as a “Heritage House’along with the Heritage Award plaque
that it received at this year’s Heritage Awards.Ms.Probyn also noted that the
cost of a heritage plaque would be approximately $460.
The Commission discussed the option of adding the heritage designation to the
current plaque that is already on the house.
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ACTION ITEM:Lynne Probyn to visit the heritage house and report back to
the Commission on the details of the plaque that is
currently on the house.
Brenda Smith advised the Commission that the heritage poster that Bruce’s
Market received at the 2006 Heritage Awards is starting to look aged and
requested that it be replaced by a framed poster.Helmi Braches noted that she
will find out from Fred Braches if another poster is available.
5.6 Spring House Tour – 2011 – Lynne Probyn
Lynne Probyn advised the Commission that Michael Cook will Chair the sub-
committee meetings for the Spring House Tour.Brenda Smith noted that she will
contact Ethel Field who has information on Heritage House Tours.
5.7 Events
Maple Ridge Historical Society AGM – Jacqueline Mulcahy
Jacqueline Mulcahy provided a review from the Maple Ridge Historical
Society Annual General Meeting that she attended.
ACTION ITEM:Committee Clerk to add Maple Ridge Historical
Society under Sub-Committee Reports.
Earth Day – Jacqueline Mulcahy
Jacqueline Mulcahy advised the Commission that she will have a booth
set up for the Community Heritage Commission at the Earth Day
Celebration which takes place on April 24th between 10am and 2pm in
Memorial Peace Park in Maple Ridge.Lisa Zosiak confirmed that she can
provide Jacqueline Mulcahy with printed information for the booth.
The Commission discussed the idea of promotional magnets for this event
and future events.
Meeting with Port Coquitlam Historical Society – Lisa Zosiak
Lisa Zosiak advised the Commission that she will be meeting with the Port
Coquitlam Historical Society to discuss creating a Heritage Register.Ms.
Zosiak also noted that she will be attending a conference on Building
Sustainable Communities to present on Heritage Revitalization
Agreements.Conference is scheduled from November 16-18,2010 in
Kelowna.
Heritage Tea – Brenda Smith
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Brenda Smith advised the Commission that on Saturday,April 10th the
senior’s building (Ecra Centre)are hosting a Heritage Tea at 1:00 p.m.
and the cost is $5.00
Canadian Pavilion on Women’s History – Brenda Smith
Brenda Smith advised the Commission that she has been invited to speak
on family research techniques on August 13th at the Canadian Pavilion on
Woman’s History conference with Val Patenaude.
Heritage Fairs – Brenda Smith
Brenda Smith advised that Mary Campone might be able to attend the
May Community Heritage Commission meeting.
5.8 Hammond Plaque Discussion
The Commission discussed the naming of the Welcome to Hammond Plaque
with reference to a request from a resident who would like to see Port Hammond
Junction included on the signs.The Commission agreed that this issue should
be included in the context study.Lisa Zosiak noted that she will contact the
resident to advise him that this will be dealt with in late 2010 once the context
study has been completed.
ACTION ITEM:Create a program for Historical Signs
6.Sub-Committee Reports
6.1 Newsletter
Helmi Braches provided an update on the Community Heritage Commission
newsletter.The Commission confirmed that the following items should be
included in the spring newsletter;an update on the Miller Residence Heritage
Revitalization Agreement,Earth Day information,update on the Buckerfield
House,Jim Connor’s newspaper article on Sustainability and an article on why
signage is important to the heritage of a community.
6.1.1 Distribution Options
The Commission discussed sending out the newsletter electronically.
Nicole Read provided an example of how a template would work.Helmi
Braches will confirm with Fred Braches whether he will be able to create a
new template.
6.2 Heritage Awards – review of the awards
Lisa Zosiak noted that the Buckerfield House was built in 1932 by Arthur H.
Batterham and noted that Val Billesberger would like to look into the archives to
confirm some information;the value of the house and where the house was built
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on the property through the tax rolls.Nicole Read advised the Commission that
the conveyances (history of the title)should be reviewed as the information
contained within the tax rolls are not guaranteed.Nicole Read noted that it would
be nice to have a small budget in order to work with the Land Title Office to pull
conveyances.
ACTION ITEM:Add review of the Buckerfield/Batterham House to the May
agenda.
6.3 Heritage Context Study, update
Lisa Zosiak provided an update on the Heritage Context Study and requestedfinal
feedback from the members of the Commission.
Nicole Read provided an explanation as to why she is unable to provide
comments on the exclusion of First Nations information within the Context Study.
A discussion took place pertaining to the retention of the consultant’s services.
ACTION ITEM:Lisa Zosiak to email the consultant’s with the feedback
from the Commission.
6.4 Heritage Plaque Program
Lynne Probyn provided an update on the Heritage Plaque Program.
6.5 CHC Facebook Page
Sarah Hossack noted that there are now 29 members on the Facebook page.
6.6 Newspaper Articles - Nil
6.7 Street Naming
Lisa Zosiak provided an update on the Wayfinding Signage project that she is
working on with the Engineering Department and informed the members that the
original street names will be identified on some of the street signs.Also,the
Wayfinding signs that point to the direction of heritage buildings,such as the
Haney House and St. Andrews Church, will include a photo of the site.
Lisa Zosiak distributed photos of what is proposed by the sign consultant to the
commission members.Helmi Braches noted that the overall color is very dark.
Nicole Read noted that the signs are not very heritage looking.Lisa Zosiak noted
that the Wayfinding project is not specifically for Heritage signs but standard
signing for the town centre.
7.Correspondence
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8.Next Meetin g: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda deadline : Monday, April 19, 2010
19.Adjournment -9:20 p.m.
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