Background: Herschel Island, an important cultural heritage site, is being slowly washed away by rising sea levels that are attributed…
2007
Town of Tilting
Why it’s important: The Fogo Island town of Tilting has been identified by Parks Canada as one of the country’s…
Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine House
Why It Matters: This three-storey Georgian mansion, located on prime real estate below René Levesque Boulevard, was built between 1844…
Creston Downtown Grain Elevators
Background: In the southern B.C. interior town of Creston, two wooden grain elevators are up for sale and facing an…
King Building
Background: Following a fire in 1991, the boarded-up King building has been left to the elements—a classic case of demolition…
Vogue Theatre
Background: The Vogue Theatre, a landmark on downtown Vancouver’s Granville Street and a magnificent example of the Art Deco style,…
Seal Island Lighthouse
Background: Dating from 1831, Seal Island is the oldest wooden lighthouse in Nova Scotia but is quickly falling into ruin….
Central Pentecostal Tabernacle
Background: Advocates for the preservation of the Central Pentecostal Tabernacle, a pair of landmark modernist buildings that have been described…
48 Abell Street (John Abell Factory)
Background: The fight to save 48 Abell Street, a large 19th-century agricultural implements and farm machinery factory on Toronto’s Queen…
Royal Canadian Legion Building
Background: Built in 1929 by veterans of the First World War, the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #63, was constructed as…