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Heritage Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
October 12, 2023
6:00 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers
Present
Councillor Eldon MacDonald, Chair
Councillor Ken Tracey
Councillor Darren O'Quinn
Allie MacInnis, Citizen Appointee
Kyron Coombes, Citizen Appointee, Vice-Chair
Saul MacNeil, Citizen Appointee
Susan MacNeil, Citizen Appointee
Staff
Christa Dicks, Municipal Clerk
Karen Neville, Senior Planner/Heritage Officer
Peter Vandermeulen, Planner
Sharon MacSween, Senior Administrative Assistant
Kelly McDonald, Recording Secretary
Absent
Thomas Ashford, Citizen Appointee (Regrets)
Kaleb DeLeskie, Citizen Appointee (Regrets)
Spyro Trifos, Citizen Appointee (Regrets)
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Councillor Eldon MacDonald, Chair, called the meeting to order.
Land Acknowledgement
Roll Call
1. Approval of Agenda
Motion
Moved by Councillor O'Quinn, seconded by Councillor Tracey, to approve the
October 12, 2023, Heritage Advisory Committee Agenda as presented.
Motion Carried
2. Approval of Minutes
Motion
Moved by Councillor Tracey, seconded by Councillor O'Quinn, to approve the
Heritage Advisory Committee Minutes of:
➢ November 24, 2021
Motion Carried
3. Election/Selection of Vice-Chair
Councillor Eldon MacDonald called for nominations for Vice-Chair. Councillor
Ken Tracey nominated Citizen Kyron Coombes who accepted the nomination
for the Vice-Chair of the Heritage Advisory Committee.
Hearing that there were no further nominations, Citizen Kyron
Coombes was declared the Vice-Chair of the Heritage Advisory
Committee.
4. Orientation Presentation
Karen Neville, Senior Planner/Heritage Officer, reviewed the orientation
presentation and discussed the following:
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• Powers of the Heritage Advisory Committee (HAC)
• Request for registration process
• Registered property requirements
• Registered properties in the CBPM
• North End Sydney Heritage Conservation District
• Heritage Incentive Program
• Travel policy for Citizen Appointees
For Information Only
S. Municipal Heritage Registration Requests
5.1 2178 Kings Road, Howie Centre (PID 15037054)
Karen Neville, Senior Planner/Heritage Officer, provided background
information on the property. Karen noted that the property located at 2178
Kings Road, Howie Centre, was constructed in 1954 and acquired by loan
Harris in 1982. Karen informed based on the scoring criteria of this property,
it is not recommended this property be registered as a Municipal Heritage
Property. The following motion was then put forward:
Motion
Moved by Councillor Tracey, seconded by Councillor O'Quinn, to accept the
recommendation of Karen Neville, Senior Planner/Heritage Officer, to not
initiate registering 2178 Kings Road, Howie Centre (PID 15037054), as a
Municipal Heritage Property due to low scoring heritage value criteria.
Motion Carried
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6. Municipal Heritage Deregistration - 2734 Lingan Road, Lingan
(PID 15268188) St. Joseph's Church
Karen Neville, Senior Planner/Heritage Officer, provided background
information on the property. Karen informed that CBRM Council passed a
motion on September 24, 2013, to register St. Joseph's Church located at
2734 Lingan Road (PID# 15268118) as Municipal Heritage Property. The
building was destroyed in a fire in August 2023; therefore, the historical
significance of the building no longer exists. The following motion was then
put forward:
Motion
Moved by Councillor O'Quinn, seconded by Councillor Tracey, that a
recommendation be made to Council to initiate the process for deregistering
the 2734 Lingan Road, Lingan (PID 15268118) St. Joseph's Church as
Municipal Heritage Property.
Motion Carried
7. Future Meeting Start Time Options
Heritage Advisory Committee members discussed suitable future meeting
schedules. As some committee members were absent from the meeting,
further correspondence between members will occur to discuss the future
schedule.
Citizen MacInnis had some questions regarding the assigned name to the
Nova Scotia Community College building in Sydney. To resolve the questions,
Karen Neville, Senior Planner/Heritage Officer, advised Citizen MacInnis that
she will correspond with Carla Arsenault, Nova Scotia Community College -
Marconi Campus Principal, to inquire about how they decided the current
assigned name to the NSCC building and to inquire if there is any potential
for heritage connection to the building.
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Meeting adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
Councillor Eldon MacDonald
Chair
Christa Dicks
Municipal Clerk
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