Background: Herschel Island, an important cultural heritage site, is being slowly washed away by rising sea levels that are attributed…
2007
Town of Tilting
Fogo Island, NL
READ MORE
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
Montreal, QC
READ MORE
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
Creston, BC
READ MORE
Background: In the southern B.C. interior town of Creston, two wooden grain elevators are up for sale and facing an…
King Building
Winnipeg, MB
READ MORE
Background: Following a fire in 1991, the boarded-up King building has been left to the elements—a classic case of demolition…
Vogue Theatre
Vancouver, BC
READ MORE
Background: The Vogue Theatre, a landmark on downtown Vancouver’s Granville Street and a magnificent example of the Art Deco style,…
Seal Island Lighthouse
Bay of Fundy, NS
READ MORE
Background: Dating from 1831, Seal Island is the oldest wooden lighthouse in Nova Scotia but is quickly falling into ruin….
Central Pentecostal Tabernacle
Edmonton, AB
READ MORE
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)
Toronto, ON
READ MORE
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
Saskatoon, SK
READ MORE
Background: Built in 1929 by veterans of the First World War, the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #63, was constructed as…
