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WA] kkl.lx ) CHNNICLI'.’ - Wednesday, laundry II. A!” - 5 o , o o o _ . Waterloo isn t in goo pos1tion to alance \ in...“ will . . . . lltiiii‘|‘\||ii|i growth pressures Wlth heritage, says critic BY Gun; MACDONAUJ Wideman considered his rela» for retention," Wideman said. planners by promoting intensificaâ€" t‘hrunirle WI] tionship with city development That would primarily be the tion over preservation, she said. it“. w /m m J In ‘ ' staff'advetsarial at times" and said responsibility of a heritage planâ€" "I'm worried that Places to c \ ne of the biggest challenges that heritage matters weren‘t ner. he added. Grow encourages insidious, incre‘ (hu- lOth w! LV' {31} facing municipalities over always taken seriously. Heritage planners front Kitch~ mental degradation of our neigh« f; ' the next few decades will be ”Heritage mat» .,, . ener and Cam- borhoods," she said. “It will be the Open ' in" balancing intensification and her ters were a very WithOUI a bridge also pre- responsibility of planners to make itage. Iast»minute con~ ' nner sented at the meetâ€" sure that doesn't happen.~ t | prim-p“ St |-; But the City ofWaterIoo isn't as cern.” Wideman hentage pla ing and laid out like “Wideman. Spring points to “uterine: prepared as its neighbours to deal said. “It can't be on to have a gOOd their plans to pre- identification of heritage struc- l' . . 3“. ‘ i) with the upcoming challenges, the shoulders ofthe grasp ofthe serve history in tures as the first key to preserva- Fl Jan ‘4 ' ’ _ according to the former chair of municipal heritage issues [don't their respective tion. hat Jan J l: ‘l - .) the municipal heritage committee. committee alone." cities. But it‘s also up to city planners If it." | I Dale Wideman, who was a That doesn't know how the And even to be aware of heritage concerns Rd . m member of the committee for 12 mean that the city . . I ,, though those when working on development Comm” years, outlined his concerns about hasn't had its suc» City L011 fare. municipalities have applications 3 l 9-7" 34 l 13 the fate of heritage structures in cesses in preserving _ mum heritage planners, “Right now it seems like a lot of ' °" ' the city at a meeting of the North its heritage Wide» EmTi-fzmmuntdpal it doesn't mean that planning is checking boxes," H m M V‘ I“. h ., I .i. ‘ fiiffimm" My}? Tami“; $2§r§°"l“ff°a'§‘e We“ ”mm" hil‘biienésspi?§§' 353555323 i311“! 2m“; 1”? Sf ‘ M i ' M I i u oservancyo nario as e m as a sa e u ew eeo» week perfect example of intensification the planner with the City of Cam- merit) comes up. a group of people . “Wideman, along with city plan and heritage in harmony. bridge. always comes to tell us what . ners and university professors, But just down the road is an Provincial legislation such as makesaneighbourhood special. I“ Hie newspaper spoke about the need to balance example of heritage being the Places to Grow Act can serious- ' "I think as planners we need,to â€"â€" m.â€" intensification efforts with the destroyed. he added. ly handcufl' any efforts by heritage listen to them." WARMâ€"CHRONICLE area's historical markers The Ontario Table and Chair Both the City of Cambridge and building. one of the last vestiges of the City of Kitchener have heritage Waterloo's early 20th-century planners on staff, but Waterloo has manufacturing heritage, is set to no such position. be replaced by a large~scale con- That leaves Waterloo's history at dominium. / 4 ,. a disadvantage compared to other Heritage buildings such as that , I ~ development concerns. Wideman one can be protected if the city . ‘ L7 772 L), t- P 11 \ | said. identified significant historical ‘ “Without a heritage planner to areas in the city. r . haveagood graspoftheissues...I “Municipalities should be x H ItNI'll RI- s H \I'tRI~~~’F~ don't know how the city will fare." 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