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PI1 'WB PAGE PAGE SEVEN'ý c * - 41 I IN OTHER %PLACES ~'. THEY TFMIIEIII*DOWN&. -DEMOJýON AND PRÉéSERVATION a Waste Management Issue' - Part XI As noted in Iast week's coluinn, cntruétion waste makes up 16 percent of ail sanitary Iandfil waste. Deinolition waste -is a large part of this and «mostcoùld be diverted te ether uses if the will and the incentives were there. In the 1970's, when the Arabs jacked up the price of oil, the heritage movement.tried to promote preservation on the basis that the energy inputs in new construction far sur- passed any theoretical energy losses of under insulated eider buildings. But, ne soner had people started te listen te them, when the price of oil collapsed along with their arguments. What the oul cruànch of the seventies did naot achie ve, the garbage crisis of the niuueties may. The least wasteful. way te reuse anything, including old buildings, is te preserve and'reuse. themn as is, where is. This is particularly desirable with sigrficant historie buildings. One such building stands, at the corner of Dundas and Eucid across from- the library. It was built in 1828 as a tavern and is the oldest building in Wknh tRstnigo its ortbgstnalstanteg.o It as leothesite of a. very interesting meeting in 1837 (extensively reportéd in one of the Toronto papers.at the time) at which William -Lyon Mackenzie 'w*as (figuratively>. hun, drawn,and quartered in absentia.. However,' the. preperty was recently bought by Canada Trust te erect a new branch. Like nicet financial institutions they have a mindset about ene-storey modem branches on street corners. To their credit, whien 1 informed them of what they had purchased, their facilities people did consider trying' te, preserve it, ýbut in the final analysis,' the ïnindset of the front office prevailed. They needed a certain amount of space on one floor and they couldn't do it within the existing building even with' additions. Alternatives I proposed which would have split the required space between two floors were unacceptable. My argument that a restered heritage building would give, thenri a mucb higher profile in 'the 'conimunity failed te cutany uce. Ithe building cornes down (and it seerns inevitable that itwill, unless there is a groundswell of public concern) another piece of our irreplaceable heritage will be buried in the Brock West landfill site. The only way that'buildings like this are going te get presetved is if the incentives are there. One key incentive would be an outright ban on dumping unsorted demlition waste in sanitary landfill sites on the grounds that most of it is recyclable. .,Corrugated cardboard is already banned from commèeial'garbage for this reason, se the precedent is there. Demolition. of a building should get every bit as much consideration as the construction of a new one. No demolition permit should be issued for any building until what is te replace it bas been considered and approved. In the proceas, ail options te preserve the building on site or elsewhere need te be explored. If demolition is approved, then it should be dismantied and reycled rather than snuashed and buried.' Such requirements would be ne more ani enfringement'on property owners' rights than their need ýte get building, permits or obey zoning bylaws. Nor do the timefr-ames need te be inhibiting if the groundrules' and requirements -are clearly understood. As it is, meet buildings remain empty for months before they are demolished - ample time te explore« alternatives. If all preservation options fail, then component recycling is essential. The craftsmnanship of eider homes is impossible te reproduce today and people will Pay some incredible prices for the fancy architectural elements of eider buildings. The stained-glass front doorcase of the Regency cottage at 404 Dundas (the one that's being moved) would have sold for $5,000 in a place like Victorian Revival in the Pickering Home and Design Centre. Old light ' fixturès -and old'bath- room fitures can aise bring higher prices than new onâes. Even after these things are stripped off', the old bricks and the pine boards are readily marketable. They just don't grow trees like they used te, and wide pins boards are literally a thing of the past. If Modemn building codes were a bit more lenient, the structural wood could aise, be recycled, but even if net, it would at least be better heating someone's-horne than taking up space in a landlfill site. The *old plumbing and the electrical wiring contain recyclable materials as well. What is left us primarily dlean fil which can be dumped anywhere, such as lakefront land reclamation. But far better than demolitiôn is the option of Il il Il ASHURNGENERAL SMMI, 1910 The Ashburn General- Store has been a landmark in the community for more than 13 0 yeais. Thue peet office for Ashburn, -opened in 1852, bas been Wn-this store longer *thaný anyone ca remember, making it the focal point of the hamiet as it is te, this day. 10 YASAGO from the W enesdyMrh 9,1980edition ofthe wmi~ FE PRESS *Wbitby Toastmistress Club bas received its charter. *Whitby Town Counil endorse the extension of the GO Train east fr-om Pickering. *Hannab (Delly) Beal, of Sunnycrest Nursing Home, celebrated ber 10let birthday today. *Keith Breune bas replaced Paul Evans as manager of the Whitby DuPent plant. 25 YEARS AGO from the Tbursday, -Marcb 18, 1965 edition of the WHITBYWEIKLY NEWS *George Thwaites is Whitby's first fuil-time welfare officer. *Low water level threatens development of Whitby harbor for commercial sips. Thfie Chamber of Commerce bas appointed a committee te, investigate hesta structure because of a large property taxiuncrease in 1965. ~ *Parents near Anderson Street want a bus service for their children te and from Dundas Street School. I ) <1) t' J 1) ,1 J' il 'I J~ 1) J I t' t', t' t' t il il i n t') i y' t i t I J- 125 YEARS AGO from the Tbursday, March 16, 1865 edition of the WHITBY CHRONICLE * homas N. Gibbs, MPP for South Ontario, is in favor of confederation of the Canadian and Martime provinces. é A govemment survey of Whitby EHarbor indicates it is is bad irepair. " Michael O'Donovan suffered a $3,000 loss wben bis carniage factory.on Brock'Street South burned down on March 11. " The St. Patnick9s Society of Ontario County wiil hold a St. Patrick's Day Bail at the Mechanics? Institute Hall on March 17.nTikets are two dollars each. 1 Ili illi