Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee

To pass a Resolution that; The agenda be approved and adopted as presented.

To pass a Resolution that; The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee approves and adopts the Minutes of the MHAC Meeting held June 15, 2023.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee acknowledges Recommendation 135-2023 by the Municipal Services Committee regarding a Storyboard at Stone Road requested by the North Crosby Community Enhancement Committee; AND FURTHER that staff proceed with research on the historical significance of Stone Road; AND FURTHER that the North Crosby CEC provide additional detail on the historical significance that should be interpreted.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee acknowledges the written report by Marie White regarding the heritage value of 14 Water Street in Portland; and FURTHER that recommends that the updated description of the heritage value of 14 Water Street in Portland, known as the Gallagher Property, be added to the MHAC Access Database.

To pass a Resolution that: WHERAS the municipality hosted Doors Open in 2017 in which multiple organizations participated to open several sites to the public; WHERAS an individual was hired to coordinate the preparation and implementation of Doors Open in Rideau Lakes in 2017; WHEREAS this draws visitors to Rideau Lakes from across Ontario as part of a provincial program to highlight historic places of interest; WHEREAS MHAC considers Doors Open an important event to host in 2025; NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee agrees to consider funds in the 2024 MHAC Budget to hire a coordinator for the 2025 Doors Open Event in Rideau Lakes.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee agrees that a feasibility study for a year-round Rideau Lakes Museum be considered as part of the 2024 MHAC Budget; AND FURTHER that interpretation of Rideau Lakes history and programming be considered in preparation for the 200th anniversary of the Rideau Canal in 2023.

To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee recommends to Council that a letter be issued from the Township of Rideau Lakes in support of the Township of the Leeds and Thousand Islands and Community Heritage Ontario (CHO) regarding the Ontario Heritage Register.

To pass a Resolution that; MHAC Meeting July 20, 2023 p. 2 The agenda be approved and adopted as presented.

To pass a Resolution that: MHAC Meeting July 20, 2023 p. 3 The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee acknowledges Recommendation 135-2023 by the Municipal Services Committee regarding a Storyboard at Stone Road requested by the North Crosby Community Enhancement Committee; AND FURTHER that staff proceed with research on the historical significance of Stone Road; AND FURTHER that the North Crosby CEC provide additional detail on the historical significance that should be interpreted.

MHAC Meeting July 20, 2023 p. 4 To pass a Resolution that: The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee acknowledges the written report by Marie White regarding the heritage value of 14 Water Street in Portland; and FURTHER that recommends that the updated description of the heritage value of 14 Water Street in Portland, known as the Gallagher Property, be added to the MHAC Access Database.