Committees

BLUEWATER BLOOMS COMMITTEE (Communities In Bloom)

The Municipality of Bluewater has entered the Provincial Communities in Bloom Program every year since 2010.

The blooms ratings are: Five Blooms (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) and Four Blooms (2010, 2011 and 2012).

Communities in Bloom is a Canadian non-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement and the challenge of a national program, with focus on the promotion and value of green spaces in urban settings. The program consists of communities receiving information and being evaluated either provincially or nationally by a volunteer jury of trained professionals on the accomplishments of their entire community (municipal, private, corporate and institutional sectors, citizens) on eight key criteria.

“People, plants and pride… growing together”

Communities in Bloom Committee seeks Volunteers

Committee Application Form

The Communities in Bloom Committee will resume its monthly meetings in the spring.

To view the 2018 Meeting Calendar, please click on the following link:  2018 Meeting Calendar

2018 Meeting Minutes

2017 Meeting Minutes

2016 Meeting Minutes

2016 Community Profile Book

Website: www.communitiesinbloom.ca       www.cibontario.ca

HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Under Section 28 of the Ontario Heritage Act, Council is authorized to establish, through by-law, one Municipal Heritage Committee that is made up of five or more people.

Under the Act, Council is also empowered to:

• Designate individual property and designate districts or areas;
• Issue or refuse permits to alter or demolish a designated property;
• Repeal designation by-laws;
• Purchase or lease individually designated Property;
• Expropriate designated property;
• Provide grants and loans to designated property owners;
• Enter into easements and covenants with property owners;
• Institute a prosecution for failure to comply with a designation by-law.

The Bluewater Heritage Committee, as an advisory Committee of council, is to be representative of the community and, as such, is recognized as the legitimate vehicle for co-ordinating and conveying community concerns. The Committee plays an important role by enabling the community to participate more directly in the decision-making process.

Committee Mandate and Terms of Reference

In general, the role of the Committee is a dual responsibility:

• To the Municipality - to advise council on heritage issues as defined by the statutory requirements of the Ontario Heritage Act as noted above and the requirements set out in the Heritage Section of the Official Plan as well as other assigned duties as defined by Council;
• To the citizens - to help ensure that plans for change and progress are developed in a manner that recognizes the historical continuity of the community.

The Bluewater Heritage Committee invites interested people from Bayfield, Hensall, Zurich and surrounding areas to join this committee. Our mandate is to promote the preservation and maintenance of architectural and/or historic buildings, cultural landscapes and natural heritage features. This group is a subcommittee of the Bluewater council.

We have monthly evening meetings and would welcome anyone with similar interests. Please contact the Municipal Office at 519-236-4351 for more information. All meetings are open to the public. 

The Ontario Heritage Conference will be held May 30 to June 1, 2019

Bluewater and Goderich to host 2019 Ontario Heritage Conference

Bluewater seeks Ontario Heritage Conference

The Heritage Advisory Committee  meets on the second Tuesday of the month.  Please click here to view agendas.

To view the Meeting Calendar, please click on the following link:  2019 Meeting Calendar

Committee Meeting Minutes

Registry of Bluewater Heritage Properties

Heritage Approval application form

Heritage Plaque Information, Criteria and Application Form

Bayfield Heritage Conservation District Plan