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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 7, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT
Len Pettit
Eric Phillips
Sandra Ayres
Brenda Smith, Chair
Faye Isaac, Vice-chair
Cyndy Johnson-McCormick
STAFF PRESENT
Lisa Zosiak
Sunny Schiller
REGRETS/ABSENT
Steven Ranta
Councillor Speirs
1. CALL TO ORDER
Community at Large
Community at Large
Community at Large
Maple Ridge Historical Society
Maple Ridge Historical Society
Community at Large
Staff Liaison, Community Planner
Committee Clerk
Community at Large
Council Liaison
2.
There being a quorum present, the Chair called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm.
AGENDA ADOPTION
R15-013 It was moved and seconded
That the Agenda for the Regular Meeting of April 7, 2015 be adopted with the addition of:
Item 9.0 -Maple Crescent Lodge -Eric Phillips and Item 8.1.3 Intersections -Brenda Smith.
CARRIED
3. MINUTE ADOPTION
R15-014 It was moved and seconded
That the Minutes of the March 3, 2015 Regular Meeting be adopted.
CARRIED
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4. DELEGATIONS
4.1 Fred Braches -Robertson Family Cemetery
Mr. Braches made a presentation on the Robertson Family Cemetery located on
private property in Whonnock. Robert Robertson came to Canada from Scotland and
worked for the Hudson's Bay Company in northern BC before settling in Whonnock.
Mr. Braches gave an overview of the history of the property and of the Robertson
family members buried in the cemetery. Mr. Braches expressed his hope that the site
can be protected. The Staff Liaison provided information on steps required to obtain
different designations for the property.
Cyndy Johnson-McCormick entered the meeting at 7:07 pm.
5. FINANCE
R15-015
5.1 March 18 Meeting with Finance Dept.
The Chair reviewed the current budget with the Commission and provided an update
from the March 18th meeting with Catherine Nolan, Manager of Accounting. The
timing of budget approvals was discussed.
It was moved and seconded
That the Budget be approved as presented.
CARRIED
6. CORRESPONDENCE -Nil
7.
R15-016
NEW & UNFINISHED BUSINESS
It was decided to deal with Item 7.3 Robertson Family Cemetery as the first item of New &
Unfinished Business.
7.3 Robertson Family Cemetery
It was moved and seconded
That it be recommended to Council that the Robertson Burial Site be established as a place
of interment.
CARRIED
7.1 Membership
7.1.1 Calendar
The Chair reviewed the information contained in the Commission calendar.
The Membership list was reviewed. The Committee Clerk will update and
redistribute the membership list.
7.2 CHC Update to Council -March 24, 2015
7.4
The presentation went well. Format ideas for future presentations were discussed.
St. Andrew's Heritage Church
The Staff Liaison updated the Commission on the issue regarding the property lines
of the St. Andrew's Church. Darrell Denton, Property and Risk Manager, will attend
the May CHC meeting to offer potential solutions.
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8. SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS
8.1 Communications Sub-committee
8.1.1 Heritage Here Newsletter
The next edition of the newsletter will be published at the end of April and will
advertise events during May, June and the summer. The submission
deadline is April 15th. An automatic subscription service (Notify Me) is now
available for the newsletter through the mapledridge.ca website. Instructions
for subscribing were provided. The Committee Clerk will provide the current
number of subscribers at the next meeting and edit the website link to reflect
the "Heritage Here" name of the newsletter.
8.1.2 GET/Fest 2015
GET/Fest 2015 will be on Saturday September 19th . The festival is put on in
conjunction with the Farmers Market and will focus on a Main Street theme.
Organizers have asked the CHC to participate. Corry Kouwenberg is the
GET/Fest 2015 Volunteer Coordinator and will be invited to meet with CHC in
the near future.
8.1.3 Intersections
The planning of this networking event is currently on hold.
8.2 Recognitions Sub-committee
8.2.1 Marker Inventory
A contract has been signed for the design of the Marker Inventory database.
A meeting has been scheduled for April 28th for stakeholders (including
representatives from Engineering, Parks, the Historical Society, and the Public
Art Steering Committee) and the database developer. The Staff Liaison will
forward a copy of the invitation to CHC members. Fall is the timeline for
delivery of the database.
8.2.2 Heritage Awards
Heritage Awards nominations for next year were discussed.
8.2.2.1 History
The History of the Heritage Awards is nearing completion. The Chair
asked members to bring ideas for how to present this information to
the next meeting.
8.3 Project Sub-committee
Brenda Smith updated the Commission on the digitization project. The idea of hiring
a contractor to work on this project was discussed. The Digitization sub-committee
will meet in April or May to move this project forward.
8.4 Education Sub-committee
Sandra Ayres is working on a concept for a project on the Maple Ridge archives.
Brenda Smith is working on a concept for a workshop series. •
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9. LIAISON UPDATES
10.
9.0 Maple Crescent Lodge
Eric Phillips expressed his hope that the Maple Crescent Lodge building can be
preserved. The Staff Liaison encouraged Mr. Phillips to gather more information on
the planned demolition.
9.1 BC Historical Federation
The Chair is writing a report to be presented by CHC at the Annual General Meeting of
the BC Historical Federation.
9.2 Heritage BC/BC Heritage Branch
The Chair and the President of the BC Heritage Branch will both be attending an
upcoming event. The Chair asked the Staff Liaison to provide suggestions for
possible discussion.
9.3 Maple Ridge Historical Society
The Annual General Meeting in March went well. The Heritage Tea is this Saturday.
9.4 Council Liaison -Nil
COMMUNITY FORUM
Erica Williams requested an invitation to the upcoming meeting on the marker inventory
database.
Cyndy Johnson-McCormick left the meeting at 9:02 pm.
11. ROUNDTABLE
Eric Phillips recently attended a cowboy heritage event and found some interesting
information.
12. ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING:
AGENDA DEADLINE:
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015
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