London, especially the…

London, especially the downtown core, has a rich built history that. The new changes that are proposed in the new Provincial Planning Statement puts many of those buildings at risk. The benefits of preserving these spaces and allowing for a continued window of 90 days to seek recognition, allows for the continued character of the downtown spaces, and can be reused in new and innovative ways without building completely new spaces. The use, reuse,and expanded use of heritage buildings is better for the reduction of greenhouse gases that are exacerbated during new construction projects and the construction of materials for these new builds - something which the reuse of buildings would create and use less of. It is also more financially responsible to retrofit and reuse buildings, contrary to common belief that such projects are more expensive, they are less expensive on a whole and allows for continued community connections to the spaces.