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Strange...Looks like not much of this is going to be kept, except a couple of artifacts to feature in the park.
City tries to honour past amid rampant development
"To be honest, mid- to late-19th century [archeological] resources are found fairly frequently in the city as part of this process," Williamson said, adding the city has been "quite good" at recognizing the history of these structures.
Context, for its part, said it will build what it calls "Mouth of the Creek Park" on part of the site. The developer says it is considering using some of the materials and artifacts to feature in the park to tell the story of Engine House.
Williamson said it is unlikely that a find would stop construction of a project altogether.
If we were to find a site that dated to 11,000 years ago by the very first occupants of the area, that would be a site that people would think very seriously about," he said.
"You can't stop every project when you find material like this but we routinely uncover these, mitigate them, record their important features and then also participate in their interpretation and commemoration."
One such example, he said, is the work the city did with the builders of the Tiff Bell Lightbox at King and John streets. Toronto's first general hospital was built in the area, and artifacts unearthed during the construction process are now housed in an exhibit on the fourth floor.
More......http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/05/27/city-archeology-assessment548.html
More of an update, June-3
archaeology
Excavation near Fort York unearths locomotive history
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...k-unearths-locomotive-history/article2046964/
City tries to honour past amid rampant development
"To be honest, mid- to late-19th century [archeological] resources are found fairly frequently in the city as part of this process," Williamson said, adding the city has been "quite good" at recognizing the history of these structures.
Context, for its part, said it will build what it calls "Mouth of the Creek Park" on part of the site. The developer says it is considering using some of the materials and artifacts to feature in the park to tell the story of Engine House.
Williamson said it is unlikely that a find would stop construction of a project altogether.
If we were to find a site that dated to 11,000 years ago by the very first occupants of the area, that would be a site that people would think very seriously about," he said.
"You can't stop every project when you find material like this but we routinely uncover these, mitigate them, record their important features and then also participate in their interpretation and commemoration."
One such example, he said, is the work the city did with the builders of the Tiff Bell Lightbox at King and John streets. Toronto's first general hospital was built in the area, and artifacts unearthed during the construction process are now housed in an exhibit on the fourth floor.
More......http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/05/27/city-archeology-assessment548.html
More of an update, June-3
archaeology
Excavation near Fort York unearths locomotive history
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...k-unearths-locomotive-history/article2046964/
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