creators_name	Farmer, Carly
type	conference_item
datestamp	2018-11-23 15:54:00
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title	Regenerating the Heart of Rural Ontario: New Life for Old Mills
ispublished	pub
subjects	E09
subjects	H16
subjects	J05
subjects	L04
subjects	P01
full_text_status	public
pres_type	paper
keywords	community
keywords	sustainability
keywords	equity
keywords	development
keywords	Canada
keywords	industrial building
keywords	industrial heritage
keywords	mill
keywords	vitality
keywords	ICOMOSTICCIH Dublin Principles
keywords	stakeholder
keywords	rehabilitation
abstract	Old mills are at the heart of most towns in Ontario, and mark the start of the industrial boom which provided good middleclass jobs for nearly everyone for over a century. However, from 2002-2012, Ontario lost over 300,000 manufacturing jobs equivalent to 30% of the industry. Typical of many rural post-industrial communities in Canada, Smiths Falls is left with the challenges of a shrinking population and underused industrial buildings. This thesis explores innovative ways to adaptively reuse a 19th century mill complex in Smiths Falls in a way that positively impacts the region by reconnecting the community with their industrial heritage. The project uses the four-pillar model of sustainability to investigate the role of social equity, cultural vitality, economic prosperity and environmental balance in the rehabilitation process and how this contributes to community resilience. The methodology integrates a bottom-up community approach within the structure of the ICOMOSTICCIH Dublin Principles. The first step is documenting and understanding the local context including engagement with multiple stakeholders (local youth, indigenous groups, and visitors). Next, is planning to protect and conserve values of the site, and thirdly, proposing an intervention which meets the needs and desires of the community. The final step is to interpret the local industrial cultural landscape within the larger context of the Rideau Canal World Heritage Site. This study of the mills in Smiths Falls could serve as a case study and model for the rehabilitation of other industrial sites in rural North America and beyond.
date	2018
date_type	published
event_title	ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy"
event_location	New Delhi, India
event_dates	13-14th December 2017
event_type	other
refereed	TRUE
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citation	Farmer, Carly (2018) Regenerating the Heart of Rural Ontario: New Life for Old Mills. In: ICOMOS 19th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium "Heritage and Democracy", 13-14th December 2017, New Delhi, India. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]
document_url	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/1951/1/31._ICOA_1536_Farmer_SM.pdf