US EditionHistory at Risk in Ontario's Halton Region as Heritage Service Shutters: Historians
HALTON REGION, ONTARIO, AUG 1 – Halton Regional Council will transfer nearly 35,000 artifacts after Bill 23 shifted land use planning to municipalities, affecting heritage service funding and operations.
- On July 9, 2025, Halton Regional Council held a private meeting where they decided to end heritage services and remove approximately 35,000 artifacts from their collection in Milton, Ontario.
- This decision stemmed from Bill 23, a 2022 Ontario law shifting land use responsibilities to municipalities, prompting the region to close its heritage service.
- The collection comprises approximately 3,100 photographs, 13,000 items of archival material, and 18,400 objects, which include Indigenous artifacts, farming tools, works of art, furniture, and clothing.
- Local historian John McDonald called the decision surprising and said future researchers will lose vital access to historic records needed for detailed local history projects.
- Historians and museum officials warn the closure risks losing important community heritage, while Halton says it plans thoughtful storage and transfer efforts following best practices.
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History at risk in Ontario’s Halton Region as heritage service shutters: historians
Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services and rehome nearly 35,000 artifacts.
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History at risk in Ontario’s Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians
Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services.
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History at risk in Ontario's Halton region as heritage service shutters: historians
TORONTO — Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario's Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services and rehome nearly 35,000 artifacts.
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TORONTO — Historians are warning that valuable artifacts in Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe could be lost after a recent decision by a regional council to shutter its heritage services and rehome nearly 35,000 artifacts. On July 9, Halton Regional Council voted in closed session to “cease delivering heritage services” by the end of the year and to deaccession its collection that contains around 3,100 photos, 13,000 archival materials and 18,400 objec…
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