11Jul 2018 by TMHC
Lawson Digital Exhibit

Lawson Digital Exhibit

Community Engagement, Company Blog, Exhibit
The Lawson Digital Exhibit In 2017, as part of his Mitacs Postdoctoral Fellowship in partnership with TMHC, Josh Dent wanted to generate a template for digital exhibitions that TMHC could use to provide extra value to clients and assist in disseminating information to interested communities. Interested in how to digitize older archaeological research and media, Josh had been assisting the Museum of Ontario Archaeology to catalogue documents from the Museum’s past. Those documents and binders full of old photograph slides and negatives pointed to one site that had seen a lot of fieldwork but relatively little in the way of digitization, the Lawson Site adjacent the Museum and TMHC. Original Museum of Ontario Archaeology Site Concept Using scanning equipment and software at Sustainable Archaeology to digitize slides and negatives, and…
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03Jul 2018 by TMHC
Heritage, Indigenous Consultation and Land Use Planning

Heritage, Indigenous Consultation and Land Use Planning

Company Blog
Heritage, Indigenous Consultation and Land Use Planning Every conflict has more than one cause at its root.  Heritage resources and human burials have been a causal factor in a number of conflicts between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous peoples in Ontario over the last two decades.  The events at Ipperwash Provincial Park and Camp Ipperwash and Douglas Creek Estates (Caledonia) are two well known examples of this. Lesser known examples include: McClung Road (Caledonia) https://www.thespec.com/news-story/6270770-no-ruling-on-caledonia-injunction-to-stop-native-protests/ Tutela Heights (Brantford), http://vitacollections.ca/sixnationsarchive/3247963/data Burleigh Bay (Decision October 6, 2017 Case No. PL150313) https://globalnews.ca/news/3795333/ontario-municipal-board-nixes-stony-lake-condo-complex/ and http://elto.gov.on.ca/tribunals/lpat/e-decisions/ Spine Road (Elliott Lake) http://anishinabeknews.ca/2013/06/13/serpent-river-first-nation-challenges-subdivision/ Southampton http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/2018/02/08/stop-work-order-southampton-constrution-site/ and Saugeen Ojibway Nation Statement (1)(2) The list of concerns deals with impacts to Indigenous Peoples’ asserted and treaty rights with respect to their cultural heritage as part of the approval process for…
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25Jun 2018 by TMHC
Upcoming: Crosscurrents: Canada in the Making

Upcoming: Crosscurrents: Canada in the Making

Community Engagement
Photo Credit: Mark B. Schlemmer, reproduced under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license Upcoming: Crosscurrents: Canada in the Making Check out the latest exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada, Crosscurrents: Canada in the Making. Several TMHC artifacts are featured in the collection. Date: June 27, 2018 - March 31, 2019 Curated by: Roxane Shaughnessy
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22Jun 2018 by TMHC
The Ward Uncovered

The Ward Uncovered

Community Engagement, Company Blog
The Ward Uncovered: The Archaeology of Everyday Life In 2015, TMHC began work on one of the most significant urban archaeological sites in North America. Uncovering a microcosm of Toronto's and Canada's multicultural heritage, the archaeological dig added to the already rich history of 'The Ward' neighbourhood. Next week on June 27, three years after archaeological work commenced, Toronto celebrates the release of The Ward Uncovered. The book encapsulates the breadth of cultural and temporal diversity uncovered during excavations. For a sneak peek, check out recent excerpts in local periodicals, including this potentially explosive account from Holly Martelle in TVO. Still need more? Due to high demand The Ward Cabaret has added an extra late show tonight at 10:30 pm.
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