Ontario Heritage Trust

Non-profit heritage agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture

The Ontario Heritage Trust (French: Fiducie du patrimoine ontarien) is a non-profit agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture. It is responsible for protecting, preserving and promoting the built, natural and cultural heritage of Canada's most populous province, Ontario.

History

It was initially known as the Archaeological and Historic Sites Board during the 1950s. It was incorporated into the Ontario Heritage Foundation in 1967 by the Ontario legislature. Its name was changed to the Ontario Heritage Trust in 2005 by an amendment to the Ontario Heritage Act.^[2] The Trust's immediate past chair is Harvey McCue.

The Trust's most recognizable work is the Provincial Plaque Program. Since 1956 (at Port Carling), it has erected over 1,200 of the now-familiar blue and gold plaques, the vast majority of which are found across Ontario, but also in the United States, France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.^[3] The Trust also owns a number of historic buildings.

The Ontario Heritage Trust Building—also known as the Birkbeck Building or the Ontario Heritage Centre—at 10 Adelaide Street East in Toronto is the headquarters of the Ontario Heritage Trust.^[1] It was used as the exterior of the "125th Precinct" in Lower Manhattan in the 2012 television series Beauty & the Beast.

Ontario Heritage Trust buildings

Ashbridge Estate
Barnum House
Bethune-Thompson House
Birkbeck Building
Canada Southern Railway Station^[4]
Duff Baby House
Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres
Enoch Turner School
First Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada (site, adjacent to City of Toronto part of the site.)
Fulford Place
George Brown House
Homewood Museum, Maitland
Inge-Va
Macdonell-Williamson House
McMartin House
Mather-Walls House
Moose Factory Buildings National Historic Site:
- Hudson's Bay Company Staff House
- Joseph Turner House
- Ham Sackabukisham House
- William McLeod House
Niagara Apothecary
Parliament Interpretive Centre
Scotsdale Farm
Sir Harry Oakes Chateau
Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site
Wolford Chapel (in Devon, England)

Ontario Sports Awards

In 1965 the Ontario Heritage Trust began honouring sports achievements, but it was not until 1975 that the Ontario Sport Awards Program was formally established.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Krawczyk, Bob. "Ontario Heritage Foundation". Architectural Conservancy Ontario. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
^ "Long awaited amendments made to the Ontario Heritage Act". Canadian Architect. April 21, 2005. Archived from the original on July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
^ "Provincial Plaque Program". Ontario Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
^ Ontario Heritage Trust The St. Thomas CASO Station
^ "Ontario Sport Awards winners". Ontario Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "Coaching Awards • Ontario Basketball Association". Ontario Basketball Association. 2017-01-31. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-12-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.