The Pine Point Golf and Country Club Clubhouse (ON THE COVER the Roy Oliver House, at 30 Government Road)
A former golf course clubhouse, two banks, an iconic fire hall and railway transformer station are among historic properties nominated from Etobicoke to hopefully be included in the Toronto Historic Register.
The New Toronto Fire Hall on the list, at 130 Eighth Street.
The historic locations will be considered by Etobicoke York Community Council on October 12. It will then be considered by City Council on November 9, subject to the actions of the Etobicoke York Community Council.
City Council will look at seven properties from the Etobicoke York nomination backlog for inclusion In the City of Toronto’s Heritage Register, according to documents filed to community council.
The properties include: 15A Grierson Road, the Pine Point Golf and Country Club Clubhouse, that was built in 1936. The clubhouse was burned down in 1938 and rebuilt.
The Mimico Masonic Temple, Connaught Hall, at 23 Superior Avenue
Included are The Bank of Montreal, Mimico Branch, at 2448 Lake Shore Blvd. W., which was built in 1924. The Mimico Masonic Temple, Connaught Hall, at 23 Superior Avenue, which was constructed in 1917. The ancient and iconic Toronto Suburban Railway Transformer Station, at 153 Weston Road, that was constructed in 1894, some 127 years ago.
The Bank of Montreal, Mimico Branch, at 2448 Lake Shore Blvd. W
It is nice to see the New Toronto Fire Hall on the list, at 130 Eighth Street, which was built in 1930, and will be 100-years old in nine years. There is also a Canadian Bank of Commerce, Weston Branch, at 1940 Weston Road, which was built in 1919.
And the Roy Oliver House, at 30 Government Road, which was built more than 150-years-ago, in 1870.
Toronto Suburban Railway Transformer Station, at 153 Weston Road
In 2019, Council approved the implementation of the Toronto Heritage Survey, to modernize the day-to-day work of City Planning. The survey program is using emerging international best practices to efficiently and effectively identify heritage resources throughout the City while providing timely research and data for heritage conservation districts and other area planning studies.
Canadian Bank of Commerce, Weston Branch, at 1940 Weston Road
A major outcome of the survey will be greater clarity for City Planning, communities and property owners about the location and value of heritage resources in Toronto.
Survey staff have prioritized the review of outstanding nominations. Staff are undertaking this work geographically by Community Council area beginning with 28 nominations within Etobicoke York. This process included consultation with the Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel, various divisions for City-owned property and nominator.
All of the recommended listed properties meet one or more of the provincial criteria for determining cultural heritage value or interest for designation under the Ontario Heritage Act, which the City applies when assessing properties for inclusion on the City’s Heritage Register.
Properties on the Heritage Register will be conserved and maintained in accordance with the Official Plan heritage policies.