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BREAKOUT
The Committee and heritage stakeholders in attendance broke out into groups to discuss heritage preservation in Barrie and surrounding areas.
The Committee and heritage stakeholders proposed the following:
Methods to Improve Heritage Education:
• Develop a heritage tool kit for distribution to heritage properties owners to provide additional information regarding the City’s heritage initiatives; and
• Attend local community events and festivals to further promote heritage.
Methods to Protect and Preserve Heritage Buildings and Properties:
• Create an inventory of properties with heritage value for possible inclusion on the Municipal Heritage Register;
• Offer incentives to designate or list heritage properties; and
• Research heritage programs that have been successful at other municipalities.
Methods to Improve Communication and Develop Awareness of Heritage Programs:
• Share consistent, specific heritage messaging;
• Create links to websites among historical groups in Barrie and the surrounding area;
• Utilize social media platforms and develop a local heritage blog;
• Increase the frequency of heritage stakeholders meetings; and
• Continue the annual Heritage Barrie Award program to recognize heritage preservation in the commercial, institutional, residential and individual/group categories.