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A. Minchau Blacksmith Shop

Edmonton, AB

Weak legislation and inadequate financial incentives place this Old Strathcona boomtown gem at risk. Why it matters: Built in 1925,…

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Davisville Junior Public School/ Spectrum Alternative Senior School

Toronto, ON

An exceptional mid-century modern school facing demolition. Why it matters An extraordinary example of mid-century modern architecture, this 1962 school…

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Sackville United Church

Sackville, NB

DECK STACKED AGAINST YET ANOTHER FORMER CHURCH BUILDING Why it matters: A landmark in the heart of Sackville’s downtown since…

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Robertson Headframe

Yellowknife, NWT

TOWERING SYMBOL OF GOLD MINING HERITAGE THREATENED The City of Yellowknife is balking at the cost of assuming maintenance of…

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15 and 19 Wellington Row- “Jellybean Houses”

Saint John, NB

ARCHITECTURAL ORPHANS WILL SOON BE VICTIMS OF DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT The two City-owned iconic buildings known as the “jellybean houses,”…

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Fort Qu’Appelle Sanatorium

Fort Qu'Appelle

SASKATCHEWAN’S LAST TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM SUCCUMBING TO DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT Sold by the Province in 2005, the once beautiful “Fort San”…

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École Connaught Community School

Regina, SK

REGINA’S OLDEST SCHOOL SET FOR DEMOLITION DESPITE NEIGHBOURHOOD OUTCRY Rehab of well-loved historic school is being scuttled by School Board…

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Zion Baptist Church

Yarmouth, NS

CLOCK IS TICKING FOR IMPORTANT TOWN LANDMARK A part of the Yarmouth community for nearly 115 years, this unique church…

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Hamilton Education Centre

Hamilton, ON

MODERNIST ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK HEADING FOR LANDFILL A demolition permit has been issued to Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board—a condition of its…

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Paramount Theatre

Chilliwack, BC

HISTORIC CITY-OWNED THEATRE FACES DESTRUCTION DESPITE YOUTHFUL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN   11th hour community group plans to save historic cinema, but…

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Moose Jaw Civic Centre

Moose Jaw, SK

AWARD-WINNING MODERN HOCKEY ARENA FACES CRUSHING BODYCHECK Moose Jaw’s iconic modernist hockey arena, the Civic Centre, is being systematically gutted…

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Bank of Montreal Building

Edmonton, AB

ICONIC MODERN BANK TOWER FACES LIQUIDATION An intractable owner seeks to raze one of Edmonton’s finest modern heritage office buildings,…

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Mount Allison Memorial Library

Sackville, NB

Mount Allison University’s Board of Regents approved the demolition of its historic Memorial Library building for a new arts facility….

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Brighton Public School

Brighton, ON

TRYING TO TEACH A PRESERVATION MESSAGE A solid historic school that anchors the entrance to the downtown, the building is…

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St. Philip’s Anglican Church

Portugal Cove, NL

Vandals brutalized the 115-year old St. Philip’s Anglican Church by ripping off its steeple after the Town of Portugal Cove-St….

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Redpath Mansion

Montreal, QC

Brought back from the brink of demolition twice, what remains of the Redpath Mansion—a rare vestige of the fabled Square…

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Pantages Theatre

Vancouver, BC

CURTAINS FOR HISTORIC THEATRE After three years of negotiation, a redevelopment plan for this historic theatre was scuttled last September…

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St Mary’s Community School

Saskatoon, SK

CITY REFUSES TO REUSE AND RECYCLE   St. Mary’s is one of hundreds of historic community schools from the first…

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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

Winnipeg, MB

AIRPORT HEADING FOR CRASH LANDING The future of this extraordinary public building is dependent upon it overcoming inadequate protective legislation…

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The Old Grand Trunk Railway Station

Kingston, ON

LAST CALL FOR HISTORIC TRAIN STATION Kingston’s first train station remains in critical condition. If the present level of neglect…

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Riverdale Hospital

Toronto, ON

MODERNIST LANDMARK HEADING FOR LANDFILL In spite of massive public opposition, the Riverdale Hospital will be demolished to make way…

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Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Roundhouse

Biggar, SK

Why it matters: Built in 1909 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR), this extremely well-preserved locomotive roundhouse in Biggar,…

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BENS Deli Restaurant

Montreal, QC

LANDMARK EATERY DESTINED FOR THE DUMP BENS Delicatessen, a Montréal Art Deco landmark with its famous wrap-around illuminated corner sign,…

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Central Pentecostal Tabernacle

Edmonton, AB

Background: Advocates for the preservation of the Central Pentecostal Tabernacle, a pair of landmark modernist buildings that have been described…

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48 Abell Street (John Abell Factory)

Toronto, ON

Background: The fight to save 48 Abell Street, a large 19th-century agricultural implements and farm machinery factory on Toronto’s Queen…

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Royal Canadian Legion Building

Saskatoon, SK

Background: Built in 1929 by veterans of the First World War, the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #63, was constructed as…

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Bata Shoe Headquarters

Toronto, ON

Background: Last September, Toronto city council voted 36-1 to reject a special heritage designation for North York’s former Bata shoe…

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Alma College

St. Thomas, ON

Background: For 129 years, the distinctive high Victorian Gothic Revival architecture of Alma College has stood proudly in St. Thomas,…

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Lessard House

Edmonton, AB

Background: Built in 1913, the Queen Anne style house with large attic gable, distinctive round tower and wrap around verandah…

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Officers’ Mess and Quarters, Work Point Military Base

Esquimalt, BC

Background: Built in 1888 on a short spit of land extending into the entrance of Victoria Harbour, the Officers’ Mess…

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Woodward’s Department Store

Vancouver, BC

Background: Empty for several years and regarded as the key to revitalizing Vancouver’s troubled Eastside, the City purchased the Woodward’s…

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Tivoli Theatre

Hamilton, ON

As several of Hamilton’s heritage buildings stand vacant, conservationists are hoping the preservation of the remains of the city’s historic…

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