Cultural Heritage Resources - Ministry of Tourism

delayed. Efforts to conduct interviews and theinformation gathered in the interviews should bedocumented in the heritage assessment report.Under O. Reg. 359/09, the municipality in whichthe renewable energy project is to be located isrequired to identify any heritage or archaeologicalresources at the project location on theirMunicipal Consultation Form, which is submittedto MOE in keeping with the consultationrequirements for REA. The person conducting theheritage assessment should make a best practiceof reviewing this document to ensure that allheritage resources indicated by the municipalityhave been addressed in the heritage assessmentreport.For more information please refer to MOE’sTechnical Guide to Renewable Energy Approvalswhich provides guidance on preparing theconsultation report, and MOE’s Draft AboriginalConsultation Guide.3) Screening and Inventory:Conducting a screening and preparing a culturalheritage inventory is an important step in theheritage assessment process. The principleobjective of the screening is to take stock of allknown and potential heritage resources and toidentify the number, type, and location ofbuildings, structures, landscapes and/or featuresthat could be considered to be of potential culturalheritage value.The heritage assessment report should clearlyoutline the methodology used for conducting thescreening and identify preliminary screeningcriteria such as age, theme, or category (e.g., thenumber and location of farm complexes, rivers,roads or settlements).There are two types of surveys that should beconducted during the screening phase: the first isa desktop survey, which involves conductingpreliminary research using readily availablesources, such as Illustrated Historical Atlases andpublished histories. The second is a windshieldsurvey, where a large area is observed by drivingand noting particular landscapes, views, buildingsand structures within the study area.Once potential heritage resources have beenidentified, the information should be organized intoan inventory. The inventory should includephotographs and preliminary historical informationdetermined during the screening. Further researchand evaluation against O. Reg. 9/06 under theOntario Heritage Act (“Criteria for DeterminingCultural Heritage Value or Interest”) is required todistinguish which of the inventoried resources areheritage resources that should be consideredfurther in the heritage assessment (see section2.3: Evaluation). A summary of all heritageresources identified at this stage should beprovided in the heritage assessment report alongwith a rationale for those resources screened outduring this step.4) Site Visit:The purpose of the site visit or windshield surveyis to record and analyze the physicalcharacteristics of the project location and todevelop knowledge of the landscape and contextof the heritage resources.The qualified person should make a visual andwritten record of each building, structure orlandscape in sufficient detail to clearly illustratesignificant features. Descriptions should be clearand concise and touch on all significant features,and photographs should accompany a brief writtenprofile of each heritage resource. Photographsshould be cross-referenced to vantage pointsmarked on plans and should include compasspoint references for each view.Photographs of buildings and structures shouldprovide information on massing, materials,architectural features such as wall design, roofshape, windows, property layout, principle viewsand the setting of the building and relationshipbetween the building or structure and thesurrounding landscape. For example, photographsshould show: principle elevation and at least one sideelevationperspective views of rear, front and sidegeneral view from a distance sufficient toshow setting, landscape and adjacentbuildingsif relevant, detailed views of importantcomponents such as entrances, windows,structural components, and/or technologicalfeatures such as machinery and equipmentFor landscapes, multiple views and perspectivesshould be recorded and photographed.Topography, elevations, and any significant manmadeor natural features which may provide cluesto the historical development and character of the8