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BREAKOUT
The Committee and heritage stakeholders in attendance broke out into groups to discuss three themes from the City’s Heritage Strategy Action Items Matrix and proposed the following:
Manage Heritage Resources:
• To identify Barrie heritage properties through historical plaques and storyboards:
o Assign a coordinator for the historical signage project;
o Develop criteria for historical signage; and
o Prepare a historical plaque/storyboard style guide.
Communicate and Promote Heritage Values:
• To increase the frequency of meetings for the Heritage Barrie Committee and heritage stakeholders;
• To further engage residents in the nomination process for the annual Heritage Barrie Awards;
• To develop a coordinated approach amongst heritage stakeholder groups in the development of heritage promotional brochures; and
• To increase the promotion of heritage through the City’s website and social media platforms.
Build Heritage Knowledge:
• To organize heritage workshops in partnership with other heritage organizations in Simcoe County and the Province;
• To offer heritage workshop courses in different formats including online learning; and
• To educate residents on the various resources available to research the history of heritage properties.