Third Avenue United Church designated heritage property

City Council designated Third Avenue United Church as a Municipal Heritage Property in a unanimous vote at its meeting Monday afternoon.  The move comes following a recommendation made by the Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation’s Review and Appeals Committee.

“As the Administration has maintained, the property warrants designation,” says Lesley Anderson, Director of Planning and Development.  “Third Avenue United Church is one of most prominent heritage structures in the City, and has significant historical, architectural, aesthetic and cultural value.”

Under The Heritage Property Act, designated properties are provided protection in the form of a bylaw that is registered against the title of the property, and continues to apply with ownership changes.

“Once a property is designated, it is protected from demolition or unsympathetic alterations,” Anderson says.

The Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee asked for the heritage designation to include the exterior and two interior elements, the hammer-beam rafters and the Cassavant organ.

The Heritage Property Act does not require the property owner’s permission to file either the Notice of Intention to Designate or for City Council to pass the bylaw to designate the property.