The mandate of the Heritage Advisory Committee shall be as follows :
a) To establish criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest of provincial significance in accordance with the Heritage Ontario Act;
b) To prepare, evaluate, and maintain a list of properties and areas worthy of conservation;
c) To advise Council on means of conserving heritage properties and areas, and available funding sources;
d) To advise Council on current heritage conservation legislation and to assist Council in the preparation of municipal policies and legislation to conserve heritage properties and areas;
e) To implement programs and activities to increase public awareness and knowledge of heritage conservation issues to encourage the public to give their opinion on heritage matters;
f) To advise and assist Council on all matters relating to Parts IV and V of the Ontario Heritage Act;
g) To advise and assist Council on any other matters relating to properties or areas of cultural heritage value or interest;
h) To prepare, before the 15th day of January of each year, a report of the previous and of the upcoming year's activities;
i) Establish and maintain a data bank of Heritage-related names, pre approved by the City of Clarence-Rockland’s Council. This data bank will be made available for consultation for the naming of streets, parks and tourist locations.
Heritage Advisory Committee meetings
For more information on the Clarence-Rockland Heritage Advisory Committee you may contact :
Marie-Ève Bélanger, Manager of Development
613-446-6022 ext: 2250
mbelanger@clarence-rockland.com