Nomination of Citizens for Appointment
to Heritage Boards (Various Wards)
The Economic Development and Parks Committee recommends the adoption of the
following report (November 9, 1999) from the Commissioner of Economic
Development, Culture and Tourism:
Purpose:
To forward to Council recommendations for the appointment of citizens to the Toronto
Preservation Board, Fort York Museum Management Board, The Pier Museum
Management Board, Collections and Conservation Management Board and Heritage
Toronto.
Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
There are no financial implications resulting from the adoption of this report.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) Council appoint the following citizens to serve on the Toronto Preservation Board
for a term to begin January 1, 2000 and to expire on November 30, 2003: Ms. Jane
Burgess, Ms. Margaret McBurney, Ms. Catherine Nasmith, Ms. Margaret Lyons, and
Ms. Edna Hudson;
(2) Council appoint the following citizens to serve on the Fort York Museum
Management Board for a term to begin January 1, 2000 and to expire on November 30,
2003: Mr. William W. Barrett, Mr. George W. Beal, Mr. Richard W. Dodds,
Mr. Michael H. Gedz, Mr. Ross T. Henderson, Mr. Vladimir Pilar, and
Mr. James Purdon; and that Mr. Bret Snider and Mr. Peter Twist be appointed to
represent the Friends of Fort York;
(3) Council appoint the following citizens to serve on The Pier Museum Management
Board for a term to begin January 1, 2000 and to expire on November 30, 2003:
Mr. John W. B. Coulter, Mr. Peter B. Edwards, Mr. Mike Filey, Mr. Kenneth J. Inglis, Ms.
Lynne Kurylo, Mr. Christopher Makuch, Ms. Jeanette McPherson, Mr. Robert Mifflin
and Mr. Peter Van Buskirk;
(4) Council appoint the following citizens to serve on the Collections and Conservation
Board for a term to begin January 1, 2000 and to expire on November 30, 2003:
Mr. Geoffrey E. Geduld, Ms. Sherri Helwig, Ms. Deborah Hudson and Ms. Betty Stein;
(5) Council appoint the following citizens to serve on Heritage Toronto for a term to
begin January 1, 2000 and to expire on November 30, 2003: Ms. S. Nina Dhar,
Mr. William Greer, Mr. Lawrence L. Herman, Ms. Marion Joppe,
Ms. Margaret McCaffery, Mr. David Raymont, Ms. E. Ann Rowan, Mr. Robert Stacey, Mr.
John E. Twomey and Mr. Ron Williamson;
(6) that future citizen appointments to these boards be for three-year terms to coincide
with the term of Council; and
(7) the appropriate City officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary
action to give effect thereto.
Background:
At its meetings of December 16 and 17, 1998 and April 13, 14 and 15, 1999, City
Council established a governance structure for the delivery of the City's heritage
programs and services.
Council established a Toronto Preservation Board with six Community Local
Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) Panels. Citizen
appointments to the Toronto Preservation Board are to be nominated by the Economic
Development and Parks Committee. Each Community Council will nominate the
membership of the Community LACAC Panel in its jurisdiction.
Nine Community Museums Management Boards (CMMBs) were created. Citizen
appointments for CMMBs for Fort York, The Pier and the Collections and Conservation
Board are to be nominated by the Economic Development and Parks Committee. Each
Community Council will nominate the membership of the CMMBs in its jurisdiction.
Council also established Heritage Toronto as an arm's length Board for advocacy,
fundraising and city-wide programming. Citizen appointments to Heritage Toronto are
to be nominated by the Economic Development and Parks Committee.
The by-laws required to formally establish these boards and panels will be brought
forward by the City Solicitor to the meeting of Council to be held November 23, 24 and
25, 1999.
Comments:
At its meeting of December 16 and 17, 1998, Council approved a series of fundamental
principles related to the governance of heritage services in the City. These include the
prime importance of input from the local community; and the importance of
sustaining, at the local community level, a partnership of professional staff and
volunteers.
The new structure for heritage governance increases from nine to eighteen, the
number of citizen boards and panels involved in the delivery of heritage services in
the new city. One hundred and five to one hundred and thirty three citizens will be
directly involved on the new boards. Attachment 1 identifies all of the new boards and
panels and their composition.
To ensure as broad a participation as possible, applications were made available
through existing boards and committees, were advertised in newspapers and on the
City's website, and a public information session was held on August 30, 1999. One
hundred and fifty two applications were received. Three citizen review panels were
established to consider applications, conduct interviews and make recommendations
to Economic Development and Parks Committee and Community Councils on the
candidates best qualified to serve on the new boards. The full slate of recommended
nominees developed by the review panels is contained in Attachment 2. A list of
participants on the review panels is contained in Attachment 3.
The Economic Development and Parks Committee is being asked to nominate citizens
for appointment to the following: Toronto Preservation Board, Fort York Museum
Management Board, The Pier Museum Management Board, Collections and
Conservation Management Board, and Heritage Toronto. The nomination slates being
recommended for each board represent a full slate of nominees. The individuals being
recommended by the review panels are well qualified and bring energy, knowledge
and skill to the work of these new boards.
The review panels recommend the following nominees:
Toronto Preservation Board Nominees:
Ms. Jane Burgess
Ms. Margaret McBurney
Ms. Catherine Nasmith
Ms. Margaret Lyons
Ms. Edna Hudson
Fort York Museum Management Board Nominees:
Mr. William W. Barrett
Mr. George W. Beal
Mr. Richard W. Dodds
Mr. Michael H. Gedz
Mr. Ross T. Henderson
Mr. Vladimir Pilar |
Mr. James Purdon
Mr. Bret Snider to represent Friends of
Fort York
Mr. Peter Twist to represent Friends of
Fort York |
The Pier Museum Management Board Nominees:
Mr. John W. B. Coulter
Mr. Peter B. Edwards
Mr. Mike Filey
Mr. Kenneth J. Inglis
Ms. Lynne Kurylo |
Mr. Christopher Makuch
Ms. Jeanette McPherson
Mr. Robert Mifflin
Mr. Peter Van Buskirk |
Collections and Conservation Management Board Nominees:
Mr. Geoffrey E. Geduld
Ms. Sherri Helwig
Ms. Deborah Hudson
Ms. Betty Stein
Heritage Toronto Nominees:
Ms. S. Nina Dhar
Mr. William Greer
Mr. Lawrence L. Herman
Ms. Marion Joppe
Ms. Margaret McCaffery |
Mr. David Raymont
Ms. E. Ann Rowan
Mr. Robert Stacey
Mr. John E. Twomey
Mr. Ron Williamson |
Conclusions:
The appointment of these citizens to the newly established heritage boards allows the
City to proceed with the implementation of its plan for a new partnership between the
City's heritage staff and its citizen boards.
Contact:
Ms. Beth Hanna, Manager of Cultural Affairs, Telephone: 392-5225, FAX: 392-3355,
Email: bhanna@mta1.metrodesk.metrotor.on.ca.
Attachment 1
Composition Of Heritage Boards In The City Of Toronto
Board or Panel |
# of Citizen Members |
Appointments representing Other
Organizations |
# of Council Members |
Heritage Toronto |
6 to 10 |
3 - Community LACACs
3 - Community Museum
Management Boards
1 - Toronto Historical Association
1 - Aboriginal community
Chair, Toronto Historical
Foundation |
2 |
Toronto Preservation Board |
5 |
|
1 to 3 |
Toronto LACAC Panel |
5 to 9 |
|
1 to 2 |
East York LACAC Panel |
5 to 9 |
|
1 to 2 |
Scarborough LACAC Panel |
5 to 9 |
|
1 to 2 |
North York LACAC Panel |
5 to 9 |
|
1 to 2 |
Etobicoke LACAC Panel |
5 to 9 |
|
1 to 2 |
York LACAC Panel |
5 to 9 |
|
1 to 2 |
Colborne Lodge / Mackenzie
House / Spadina |
9 |
1 - Toronto District School Board
1 - Toronto Separate School Board |
1 or 2 |
Collections and Conservation |
4 |
1 - Royal Ontario Museum
2 - representing CMMBs |
None |
Fort York |
7 |
2 - Friends of Fort York
1 - Toronto District School Board
1 - Toronto Separate School Board |
1 to 2 |
Gibson House / Zion Schoolhouse |
5 |
1 - North York Historical Society
1- Toronto Region Conservation
Authority
1 - Toronto District School Board
1 - Toronto Separate School Board |
1 or 2 |
Montgomery's Inn |
7 |
1 - Etobicoke Historical Society
1 - Toronto District School Board
1 - Toronto Separate School Board |
1 or 2 |
The Pier |
9 |
1 - Toronto District School Board
1 - Toronto Separate School Board |
1 or 2 |
Scarborough Historical Museum |
5 |
2 - Scarborough Historical Society
1 - Toronto District School Board
1 - Toronto Separate School Board |
1 or 2 |
Todmorden Mills Museum |
9 |
1 - Toronto District School Board
1 - Toronto Separate School Board |
1 or 2 |
York Museum |
9 |
1 - Toronto District School Board
1 - Toronto Separate School Board |
1 or 2 |
Attachment 2
Citizen Nominees To Serve On Heritage Boards
A. Toronto Preservation Board And Community LACAC Panels
Toronto Preservation Board Nominees:
Ms. Jane Burgess
Ms. Margaret McBurney
Ms. Catherine Naismith
Ms. Margaret Lyons
Ms. Edna Hudson
Toronto LACAC Panel Nominees:
Ms. Marcia Cuthbert
Mr. Jon Harstone
Ms. Joan Miles
Mr. Nolan Natale |
Mr. John Purdy
Mr. Steve Russell
Ms. Sharon Vattay
Mr. Jim Wiswell |
East York LACAC Panel Nominees:
Mr. Peter Carruthers
Mr. John Carter
Ms. Melissa Gordon
Mr. Adrian King |
Ms. Katherine Kirzati
Mr. Brian Rogers
Mr. Paul Smith |
Scarborough LACAC Panel Nominees:
Mr. Donald Allen
Ms. Joan Dolson
Mr. Sandy Grigg
Mr. Robert Saunders |
Mr. Rick Schofield
Mr. Donald Smith
Mr. Scott Woodland |
North York LACAC Panel Nominees:
Mr. Pietro Ferrari
Ms. Edith Geduld
Ms. Judith P. Goldstein |
Mr. Alex M. Grenzebach
Ms. Tanya Grujich |
Etobicoke LACAC Panel Nominees:
Mr. Walter Melnyk
Mr. Adam Sobolak
Ms. Alicja Wlodek
York LACAC Panel Nominees:
Ms. Mary Louise Ashbourne
Mr. Cecil Louis
Mr. Terry McAuliffe |
Ms. Madeleine McDowell
Ms. Susan Sheerin Sneyd |
B. Community Museum Management Boards
Colborne Lodge / Mackenzie House / Spadina Museum Management Board Nominees:
Ms. Andrea Bowker
Ms. Jennifer Duke
Ms. Maxanne Exer
Ms. Darlene Hall
Mr. D.L. Hedger |
Mr. Ian McNeil
Ms. Loretta Ryan
Ms. Helen Skinner
Mr. James Thompson |
Collections and Conservation Management Board Nominees:
Mr. Geoffrey E. Geduld
Ms. Sherri Helwig
Ms. Deborah Hudson
Ms. Betty Stein
Fort York Museum Management Board Nominees:
Mr. William W. Barrett
Mr. George W. Beal
Mr. Richard W. Dodds
Mr. Michael H. Gedz
Mr. Ross T. Henderson
Mr. Vladimir Pilar |
Mr. James Purdon
Mr. Brett Snider to represent Friends of Fort York
Mr. Peter Twist to represent Friends of Fort York |
Gibson House / Zion Schoolhouse Museum Management Board Nominees:
Ms. Gillian Elias
Mr. Wilf Neidhardt
Mr. Basil Stevens
Ms. Yvonne Verberg
Mr. Frank Whilsmith |
Ms. Lorraine O'Byrne to represent Black Creek Pioneer
Village
Ms. Jane Saunders to represent North York Historical
Society |
Montgomery's Inn Museum Management Board Nominees:
Ms. Jill Donaldson
Ms. Wendy L. Gamble
Mr. Earl Jarvis
Ms. Gretchen Greene O'Brien
The Pier Museum Management Board Nominees:
Mr. John W. B. Coulter
Mr. Peter B. Edwards
Mr. Mike Filey
Mr. Kenneth J. Inglis
Ms. Lynne Kurylo |
Ms. Christopher Makuch
Ms. Jeanette McPherson
Mr. Robert Mifflin
Mr. Peter Van Buskirk |
Scarborough Historical Museum Management Board Nominees:
Mr. Richard Ashok Coutinho
Ms. Grace Kelsey
Mr. Walter Liu |
Ms. Carolyn Lockett
Mr. Paul J. Von Zuben |
Todmorden Mills Museum Management Board Nominees:
Mr. Norman Crone
Mr. George Hain
Ms. Nola McConnan
Mr. Terrance Russell |
Mr. Colin Vollick
Mr. Spiro Vrontos
Mr. Terry Willis |
York Museum Management Board Nominees:
Mr. Eugene Miller
Ms. Ellen Mitchell
Mr. Wilbert G. Thomas |
Mr. Bernard J. Thompson
Mr. Bud Migory
Ms. Tina Laruccia |
C. Heritage Toronto Nominees:
Ms. S. Nina Dhar
Mr. William Greer
Mr. Lawrence L. Herman
Ms. Marion Joppe
Ms. Margaret McCaffery
Mr. David Raymont
Ms. E. Ann Rowan
Mr. Robert Stacey
Mr. John E. Twomey
Mr. Ron Williamson
Attachment 3
Review Panels For Citizen Applications To Serve On Heritage Boards
Three review panels were established to consider citizen applications to serve on the various heritage boards and
panels, conduct interviews and bring forward recommendations. These included the Chairs of existing heritage
committees, museums boards and LACACs. They also included a number of external experts in the heritage field.
Staff of the Culture Office provided administrative support to the process and participated in an advisory capacity.
The following people participated in the panels:
Panel to Review Applications for the Toronto Preservation Board and LACAC Panels:
Mr. Earl Jarvis, Etobicoke Historical Board
Mr. Eric Shapero, North York Heritage Committee
Mr. John Carter, East York LACAC
Ms. Mary Louise Ashbourne, York LACAC
Mr. Rick Schofield, Scarborough LACAC
Mr. Jon Harstone, Heritage Toronto
Mr. Terry Russell, Toronto Historical Association
Ms. Edna Hudson, Toronto Region Architectural Conservancy
Ms. Dorothy Duncan, The Ontario Historical Society
Panel to Review Applications for the Community Museum Management Boards:
Ms. Carole Stimmell, Heritage Toronto
Mr. Rick Schofield, Scarborough Historical Museum
Mr. Earl Jarvis, Etobicoke Historical Board
Mr. Colin Vollick, Todmorden Mills Museum Board
Mr. Bernard Thompson, York Museum
Ms. Lorraine O'Byrne, North York Heritage Committee
Mr. Joe Gill, Friends of Fort York
Mr. George Beal, Heritage Toronto
Mr. Philip Goldsmith, The Ontario Historical Society
Ms. Sarah Holland, The Ontario Museums Association
Mr. Marty Brent, Black Creek Pioneer Village
Panel to Review Applications for Heritage Toronto:
Ms. Marion Joppe, New Heritage Toronto Working Group
Mr. George Beal, representing Museums Review Panel
Ms. Carole Stimmell, representing Museums Review Panel
Mr. Earl Jarvis, representing Preservation Review Panel
Mr. Terry Russell, representing Preservation Review Panel
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