Heritage Inspires YYC
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A volunteer-led campaign to encourage Calgarians to protect, repurpose and sustain our historic buildings, heritage areas and neighbourhood character.
Joined December 2020
Tearing down viable buildings and replacing them with new builds designed for short lifespans is just not sustainable. Please tell City Council that you support policies to identify buildings that can be repurposed and fill a community gap #stoptheteardown #yyc #yycheritage
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Heritage preservation and urban design in Toronto: tear it all down, keep bits of facade, then run a giant road through it
What's left standing of #Toronto's iconic old LCBO headquarters will soon serve as heritage walls for the future second phase of Sugar Wharf Condominiums. #development #progress #construction #architecture #UTForum
https://t.co/c3lMAIGz8F
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@GwynethMidgley @CdnChange @cmcalgary @CWalcottYYC @CTVCalgary mature trees face many challenges, growing in @cityofcalgary & the benefits they provide in combatting climate change (+mental health and aesthetics) are undervalued. Let’s be innovative, and find a better solution @CWalcottYYC @ClimateHubYYC @CalgaryResponse @heritageyyc
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can we remember to keep some of our heritage housing stock?🤔 ‘a third of all waste at landfills comes from construction, demolition sector’
Calgary’s YIMBY lobby 👇
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Fort Macleod, which I visited today with @SSACSEAC, is a town of great historic interest for many reasons. But if I'm honest, one reason dwarfs them all: it's the birthplace of the incomparable @jonimitchell!
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nice to see a flattering article about our heritage homes! @city of calgary @HillhurstSunny @AlanZakrison @HeritageCalgary @heritageyyc Calgary heritage home with an adjusted price tag gets two quick offers https://t.co/P7wbqTaeky
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Check out my Heritage Calgary blog about this historic Upton Residence in Sunnyside!
This is a story about a house that has seen many neighbourhood changes over the past 100 years. The Upton Residence is receiving a creative upgrade for the next century. #yychistory #yycheritage Learn more on our blog: https://t.co/Fe8t7488NP
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we’ve had 75 people register for this webinar already! It’s all about balancing heritage with redevelopment (and protecting our 🌲 canopy too!). Register below!
join @BILDCR @cityofcalgary and heritage advocates @CalgaryHeritage on April 26 for a lunchtime webinar. ‘Squaring Redevelopment with Heritage’ We will find common ground!😀 Register at https://t.co/Vc0NajqSEZ
@ClimateHubYYC @SustainableYYC @CommonGoodYYC
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stayed at an interesting example of density + heritage in Victoria. Heritage home was ‘lifted’,suites added to the basement and townhomes built closely around it…quite common in #yyj not so much here…@HeritageBCanada @HeritageCalgary @CalgaryHeritage @heritageyyc
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Paving paradise to put up suburban lots and then naming the streets in your new development after wildlife is peak Calgary. #yyccc #BecauseCalgary
Here are the street names that Calgary Planning Commission has approved for the new SE community of Ricardo Ranch. Council will vote on these at an upcoming meeting. If approved, guess you can meet at the corner of Prairie Dog Road and Walleye Way SE?
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@CBCScott @AlanZakrison @LDTG117 @erin_joslin @JeanieGartly @CalgaryHeritage @CenturyHomesYYC @heritageyyc and thanks to @gccarra (that’s 2x today that we are thanking him for supporting our city’s heritage!)
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@CBCScott this is great news!!!Some balance between density and heritage! @AlanZakrison @LDTG117 @erin_joslin @JeanieGartly @CalgaryHeritage @CenturyHomesYYC @heritageyyc
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We understand that an innovative option to save the historic Ogden Laundry building, slated for demolition as part of the Greenline project, will be announced today! @gccarra @YYCTKW @heritageyyc @CenturyHomesYYC @CalgaryHeritage @HeritageCalgary looking forward to hearing more!
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I saw Tuxedo's tiny 1913 Parker house, today. Its @Heritagecalgary plaque taught me that nearby Centre St. used to be a streetcar line to 30 Ave. Then I discovered @saadiqmohiuddin's upgrade of the old streetcar maps. #yycbike #yyc
https://t.co/UkaZnW4M41
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@valcat01 @UCalgaryLaw @ucalgaryblsa @blsacanada That’s awesome! And we @HillhurstSunny are proud to have her family’s house still standing in the community! @CenturyHomesYYC @heritageyyc @HeritageCalgary
https://t.co/gvKR3dDvBR
heritagecalgary.ca
Violet King was the First Black Woman to Become a Lawyer in Canada
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wowsa!!!👇 let’s save some of our heritage buildings shall we?!?
Thank you @washingtonpost for this Alberta itinerary linking our blog on Calgary heritage buildings featured in @TheLastofUsHBO! https://t.co/1GNacwk3Gg
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hey! What about a LOU Heritage tour of the many #yyc sites featured?!?@ChinookCHS
@HeritageCalgary @heritageyyc @CenturyHomesYYC
https://t.co/OMf1Vobbbx
heritagecalgary.ca
January 30, 2023 Written by Shannon McLaughlin Communications & Marketing Specialist
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@ruebyretro @HeritageCalgary @AlanZakrison Hi Cee-it comes down to volunteer capacity &also which bldgs trigger the most response.We only have so much time to advocate.The demolition of these buildings was mentioned in volunteer org’s @CalgaryHeritage newsletter which you can sign up on their site https://t.co/hmzDSrJvIJ
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