The changes to the Ontario…

The changes to the Ontario Heritage Act do more harm than good. We should not be destroying what already exists in our built form, the environmental impact of destruction and rebuilding, as well as the erasure of existing communities and history of place, erode the sense of identify for our communities. We should be preserving existing buildings in neighbourhoods that have already proven to be successful examples of community building and city planning, and instead seek to replicate this model in areas of the city where planning has previously allowed for low density strip malls and parking lots.