Heritage Planning Advisory Committee

Made up of Waterloo Region residents, the Heritage Planning Advisory Committee (HPAC) works to conserve our community's history. The HPAC advises the Region on heritage policies, issues and strategies. 

 Responsibilities
The committee:
  • Advises Waterloo Region's Commissioner of Planning, Development and Legislative Services on Regional heritage issues
  • Gathers information, such as identifying locally significant heritage resources, and comments on development plans that affect these resources
  • Assists in the development and implementation of Regional heritage policies and strategies
  • Helps promote Regional heritage by increasing public awareness of local history
  • Collaborates with local post-secondary institutions and other heritage organizations

See the Committee Terms of Reference for more details on vision and duties.

 Current Initiatives
  • Identifying Regionally Significant Heritage Resources
  • Public Building Inventory
  • Heritage bridge recognition and promotion
  • Educational workshops and resources for heritage property owners
  • Cultural heritage landscape identification and conservation
  • Historic Countryside Tour publication
  • Intensification and stable neighbourhoods

 Agendas and Minutes
To see recent committee agendas and minutes, visit the Region's Advisory Committees page. For older documents, please contact the Regional Clerk's Office or call 519-575-4400.

 Heritage Advisory Committee Members
All members must be residents of Waterloo Region. Appointed by Regional Council, they are chosen for their interest and experience with natural and built heritage. Current members include:
  • Regional Councillor Elizabeth Clarke, Chair
  • Natalie Hardacre, Waterloo
  • Andrea Carswell, Wellesley
  • Marg Rowell, Wilmot
  • Mary-Jean Page, North Dumfries
  • Elizabeth Waters Heinrichs, Kitchener
  • Carolyn Coakley, Wilmot
  • Brad Paddock, Cambridge
  • Elizabeth Thorsen, Kitchener
  • Ben Benninger, North Dumfries
  • Bonnie Bryant, Woolwich
  • Grace Sengul Ersoy, Cambridge
  • Alison Jackson, Friends of the Waterloo Region Museum
  • Barbara Wallace, Friends of the Joseph Schneider Haus

For more information on the Heritage Planning Advisory Committee, please contact the Cultural Heritage Principal Planner, at 519-575-4500, ext. 3112 or by email.

 Links to Municipal Heritage Advisory Committees in Waterloo Region

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