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The Heritage Canada Foundation (Heritage Canada) is a national, membership-based organization and a registered charity. It was incorporated in 1973 by the federal government as a non-governmental organization to encourage the protection and promotion of the built, natural, historic and scenic heritage of Canada. Governance: Heritage Canada's Board of Governors consists of 12 members, representing the provinces and territories, elected by Heritage Canada's members. Heritage Canada is the custodian of five heritage properties, two in Quebec, one in Nova Scotia and two in Ontario. Please click on the photos below for more information.
About Heritage Canada's Current Properties:
The Runciman House, originally built in 1817 for the Rev. John Millage, an Anglican rector, was purchased by George Runciman and his wife in 1822. Since then, six generations of the Runciman family have owned it. The one-and-a-half-storeys-high wood clapboard Regency-style house stands at the bottom of a slope on St. George Street. The building has seen few alterations or additions since it was first built. The Runcimans transferred the property to the Heritage Canada Foundation in 1978. It is rented as a private residence, but is accessible to visitors by permission.
The stone memorial chapel buried in the woods of Montebello, Quebec, was built in 1851 by Louis-Joseph Papineau. Educated as a lawyer, Papineau became an important political figure who saw himself as the defender of the national heritage of French Canada. The building in which the great leader is buried is modest in size, measuring only 33 feet by 23 feet, and 32 feet high. Its interior is large enough to accommodate an altar and a small number of chairs. In 1974, the Heritage Canada Foundation acquired the Papineau Chapel, its first property holding. The chapel sits on the grounds of the CP hotel's Château Montebello; however, Heritage Canada has protected the serenity of the site by ensuring that parking is kept at a distance and access to the chapel is by foot. The chapel is operated by the Société Louis-Joseph Papineau and is open for summer visitors.
The two-storey, nine-room Myrtleville House built by Francis Pickle and R.S. Stevens dates from 1837-38. Originally owned by Allen and Eliza Good, the house was later occupied by four consecutive generations of the Good family. By 1863, the Goods had increased their holdings from the initial 108 acres of land to about 600 acres. The expansion, however, drove Allen into bankruptcy. Most of the land was sold, but fortunately family members were able to save the house, barns, livestock and some acreage. In 1978 the Good family donated the farmhouse, its contents and 5 1/2 acres of land to the nation. It is held in trust by the Heritage Canada Foundation. Today it operates as the Myrtleville House Museum. The Museum is open each year from May to October. Its hours of operation are Tuesday-Saturday 10-4 and Sunday 12-4. The Museum may be reached by E-mail at myrtleville@bfree.on.ca or by their Web site at www.bfree.on.ca/comdir/musgal/myrtle
This 1670 property, comprising two adjacent buildings in a heritage row, stands in the lower town of historic Québec City. Québec City is one of only two Canadian municipalities designated as world heritage sites by UNESCO. The house is situated near the St. Lawrence River and close to the impressive old railway station. The building was purchased by the Heritage Canada Foundation in 1985 and restored to serve as one of its regional offices. Eleven, rue l'Ancien-Chantier now serves as the home of the Fondation Rues principales. This non-profit organization, funded in part by the Heritage Canada Foundation, assists in revitalizing the downtowns of large and small communities, primarily in Quebec. The offices may be viewed by appointment during business hours. For more information, contact the Fondation Rues Principales at rues.principales@sympatico.ca
Constructed in 1905 for William H.A. Fraser, owner of the wholesale lumber business Fraser & Co., the three-storey red brick house built on an irregular plan, features projecting bays, a deep columned entry and side porch, and cross gabled gambrel roof. The interior includes a spacious foyer, beautiful woodwork and mouldings, and eight fireplaces. Situated on a promontory of sandy soil, "Sandy Hill" was originally the estate of Louis-Theodore Besserer, a notary from Quebec City who was a member of the House of Assembly and a veteran of the War of 1812. In 1876, a portion of the estate was purchased by the Freehold Association of Ottawa, a partnership of three Ottawa businessmen - lumber baron James Maclaren, banker Charles Magee and industrialist and former Member of Parliament Robert Blackburn - who were influential in transforming Sandy Hill into a luxury residential area. William Fraser and his family resided in the house until 1911, at which time Ewan McLachlin of McLachlin Bros. Limited moved in. Another lumber magnate, David G. Gilmour took up residence from 1921-1924. Between 1940 and 1945, Captain William "Billy" Avery Bishop, World War I flying ace and first Canadian airman to receive the Victoria Cross, resided at the house with his family. From 1947-1956, the house served as the offices of the Italian embassy. During the mid-1950s, Robert Blackburn's son, Russell, an Ottawa businessman and banker, bequeathed the house to the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) in tribute to the nurses who had cared for him during his illness and up to the time of his death. The property became the organization's national headquarters until 2001 when the VON moved to larger offices. The Heritage Canada Foundation purchased the house at that time as its new permanent national headquarters.
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