History, heritage and Peterborough’s new Official Plan
Erik Hanson to speak at Ontario Archaeological Society event
The Peterborough Chapter of the Ontario Archaeological Society presents Erik Hanson, the city’s heritage resources coordinator, speaking on archeology and the Peterborough Official Plan on Nov. 26 at 7 p.m. at Gzowski College, Room 106, Trent University. Members of the public are invited.
The City of Peterborough adopted its first Archaeology Policy and Procedures in 2013, which included the creation of a computer model for predicting the likelihood of the presence of archeological resources on any property in the city. The model and policy have been used to trigger dozens of archeological assessments for any private or municipal undertakings in areas of high potential.
In 2019, the city began a process to update and upgrade the model as part of the new Peterborough Official Plan. New initiatives included bringing in new data sets, adding registered sites and assessing the accuracy of the model. Hanson will present an overview of the city’s archeological management process and the status of the model update.
Hanson has served as the heritage resources co-ordinator for the City of Peterborough since 2003. He oversees the identification and protection of the city’s heritage resources including built heritage, cultural landscapes and archeology; manages the city’s Heritage Property Tax Relief Program; co-ordinates the work of the municipal heritage committee with municipal operations; and provides technical and administrative expertise to council, staff, and the public on issues of heritage conservation.
Prior to joining the city, Hanson spent 10 years as a senior heritage consultant providing site management and conservation reporting for numerous projects in Ontario and the northeastern United States. He writes and presents nationally on the value of heritage preservation as a mechanism for community social well-being and in 2005 he was a member of a National Trust for Historic Preservation damage assessment team in New Orleans following hurricane Katrina.
This presentation is made possible through the support of the City of Peterborough and the Trent University Archaeological Research Centre.
For further information contact the chapter secretary, Dirk Verhulst, at dverhulst@cogeco.ca.
Sauerkraut Workshop
The Seasoned Spoon Café at Trent University is offering a workshop on sauerkraut and fermentation Nov. 25 from 5 until 7 p.m. Sauerkraut is a way of preserving cabbage and other vegetables using a natural laco-fermentation method.
The result is not only delicious, but provides increased nutritional value to the food and is full of probiotics.
In this workshop you will use traditional recipes and fresh fall produce from the Trent vegetable gardens to learn how to make these fermented veggie preserves that can last all winter long.
The cost is $5. Register at Eventbrite.ca.
For further information email spoonvolunteers@gmail.com. The Seasoned Spoon is located at 1600 West Bank Dr., Champlain College, Trent University.
Naturalist Outing
The Peterborough Field Naturalists (PFN) have an outing planned Sunday, under the leadership of member Martin Parker, to explore sites along the northwestern shore of Rice Lake to look for the later migrating ducks and other birds. Highlights will be the rafts of ducks riding the waves of the lake and the scenic vistas.
Meet at 1 p.m. outside Tim Hortons in the Canadian Tire/Sobeys Plaza, Lansdowne Street W. to carpool. Bring binoculars, telescope if you have one, and clothes suitable for the weather. T
he trip will last until late afternoon; CFL fans will be home in time for the Grey Cup game. Accessibility for this outing is easy.
For further information visit peterboroughnature.org.