Heritage Winnipeg Corporation

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Heritage Winnipeg
Formation1978
FounderBernie Wolfe
TypeNon-profit
Location
Coordinates 49°53′47.8″N97°08′23.9″W / 49.896611°N 97.139972°W / 49.896611; -97.139972
Membership (2018-19)
220
Executive Director
Cindy Tugwell
President
Greg Agnew
Past President
Lisa Gardewine
Secretary
Nancy Klos
Website www.heritagewinnipeg.com

Heritage Winnipeg Corporation is a non-profit charitable organization in Winnipeg, Manitoba, that works to save and redevelop the city's built heritage. [1] [2]

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History

Heritage Winnipeg was established in 1978 as a direct result of the protests surrounding the proposed demolition of the Bank of Commerce (now the Millennium Centre at 389 Main Street). Both the Bank of Commerce and the neighbouring Bank of Hamilton were threatened with demolition to make room for an employee parking lot.

In response to these protests, the City of Winnipeg, the Province of Manitoba, and the Heritage Canada Foundation (now known as the National Trust for Canada) created Heritage Winnipeg as a cooperative effort to preserve notable buildings threatened by demolition or neglect, and to promote the establishment of a heritage conservation area in Winnipeg. [2]

Operations

Heritage Winnipeg relies on a combination of public grants (City of Winnipeg and Manitoba Sport, Culture and Heritage), private donations, and memberships. [2] [3]

Initial projects of Heritage Winnipeg included the Bank of Commerce and Bank of Hamilton, as well as the Bank of Nova Scotia. [2]

More recent projects have included Chelsea Courts on Broadway, the Crocus building (formerly the J.H. Ashdown Store), the reopening of the Dalnavert Museum and Visitors' Centre, the installation of the First World War Digital Memorial Project at Union Station (123 Main Street), the King building in the Exchange District, Raleigh Apartment Block on Vaughan Street, the creation of the Upper Fort Garry Provincial Park, and the Wilson building on Main Street. [2]

Doors Open Winnipeg

Doors Open Winnipeg is a free public event presented each year on the last weekend of May by Heritage Winnipeg. [4] The event features tours of approximately 80 buildings and sites that are not normally open to the public. The event also features People's Choice Awards, which allow visitors to vote for their favourite buildings in five categories: Best Architecture, Best Restoration, Best Guided Tour/Programming, the 'Hidden Gem', and Best Overall Experience. [5]

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References

  1. "City, property owners disagree on heritage status for Donald Street properties". MetroNews.ca. February 18, 2016. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "About Us". Heritage Winnipeg. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  3. https://heritagewinnipeg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2019-2020-AGM-Report.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. "About / Doors Open Winnipeg". doorsopenwinnipeg.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  5. "Awards / Doors Open Winnipeg". doorsopenwinnipeg.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-03-13.