Weak legislation and inadequate financial incentives place this Old Strathcona boomtown gem at risk. Why it matters: Built in 1925,…
Lost
Davisville Junior Public School/ Spectrum Alternative Senior School
An exceptional mid-century modern school facing demolition. Why it matters An extraordinary example of mid-century modern architecture, this 1962 school…
Hangar 11
One of the last World World II hangars at the former Edmonton Municipal Airport. Why it matters: Built in 1942,…
Sackville United Church
DECK STACKED AGAINST YET ANOTHER FORMER CHURCH BUILDING Why it matters: A landmark in the heart of Sackville’s downtown since…
Robertson Headframe
TOWERING SYMBOL OF GOLD MINING HERITAGE THREATENED The City of Yellowknife is balking at the cost of assuming maintenance of…
15 and 19 Wellington Row- “Jellybean Houses”
ARCHITECTURAL ORPHANS WILL SOON BE VICTIMS OF DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT The two City-owned iconic buildings known as the “jellybean houses,”…
Fort Qu’Appelle Sanatorium
SASKATCHEWAN’S LAST TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM SUCCUMBING TO DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT Sold by the Province in 2005, the once beautiful “Fort San”…
École Connaught Community School
REGINA’S OLDEST SCHOOL SET FOR DEMOLITION DESPITE NEIGHBOURHOOD OUTCRY Rehab of well-loved historic school is being scuttled by School Board…
Zion Baptist Church
CLOCK IS TICKING FOR IMPORTANT TOWN LANDMARK A part of the Yarmouth community for nearly 115 years, this unique church…
Hamilton Education Centre
MODERNIST ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK HEADING FOR LANDFILL A demolition permit has been issued to Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board—a condition of its…
Paramount Theatre
HISTORIC CITY-OWNED THEATRE FACES DESTRUCTION DESPITE YOUTHFUL GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN 11th hour community group plans to save historic cinema, but…
Moose Jaw Civic Centre
AWARD-WINNING MODERN HOCKEY ARENA FACES CRUSHING BODYCHECK Moose Jaw’s iconic modernist hockey arena, the Civic Centre, is being systematically gutted…
Bank of Montreal Building
ICONIC MODERN BANK TOWER FACES LIQUIDATION An intractable owner seeks to raze one of Edmonton’s finest modern heritage office buildings,…
Mount Allison Memorial Library
Mount Allison University’s Board of Regents approved the demolition of its historic Memorial Library building for a new arts facility….
Brighton Public School
TRYING TO TEACH A PRESERVATION MESSAGE A solid historic school that anchors the entrance to the downtown, the building is…
St. Philip’s Anglican Church
Vandals brutalized the 115-year old St. Philip’s Anglican Church by ripping off its steeple after the Town of Portugal Cove-St….
Redpath Mansion
Brought back from the brink of demolition twice, what remains of the Redpath Mansion—a rare vestige of the fabled Square…
Pantages Theatre
CURTAINS FOR HISTORIC THEATRE After three years of negotiation, a redevelopment plan for this historic theatre was scuttled last September…
St Mary’s Community School
CITY REFUSES TO REUSE AND RECYCLE St. Mary’s is one of hundreds of historic community schools from the first…
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
AIRPORT HEADING FOR CRASH LANDING The future of this extraordinary public building is dependent upon it overcoming inadequate protective legislation…
The Old Grand Trunk Railway Station
LAST CALL FOR HISTORIC TRAIN STATION Kingston’s first train station remains in critical condition. If the present level of neglect…
Riverdale Hospital
MODERNIST LANDMARK HEADING FOR LANDFILL In spite of massive public opposition, the Riverdale Hospital will be demolished to make way…
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Roundhouse
Why it matters: Built in 1909 by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR), this extremely well-preserved locomotive roundhouse in Biggar,…
BENS Deli Restaurant
LANDMARK EATERY DESTINED FOR THE DUMP BENS Delicatessen, a Montréal Art Deco landmark with its famous wrap-around illuminated corner sign,…
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…
Bata Shoe Headquarters
Background: Last September, Toronto city council voted 36-1 to reject a special heritage designation for North York’s former Bata shoe…
Alma College
Background: For 129 years, the distinctive high Victorian Gothic Revival architecture of Alma College has stood proudly in St. Thomas,…
Lessard House
Background: Built in 1913, the Queen Anne style house with large attic gable, distinctive round tower and wrap around verandah…
Officers’ Mess and Quarters, Work Point Military Base
Background: Built in 1888 on a short spit of land extending into the entrance of Victoria Harbour, the Officers’ Mess…
Woodward’s Department Store
Background: Empty for several years and regarded as the key to revitalizing Vancouver’s troubled Eastside, the City purchased the Woodward’s…
Tivoli Theatre
As several of Hamilton’s heritage buildings stand vacant, conservationists are hoping the preservation of the remains of the city’s historic…