Please join Heritage Toronto and the Toronto Historical Association as we introduce Heritage Voices, a report on the perspectives of Toronto's heritage community on the state of heritage in 2011.

The report will be launched for the first time on Thursday, February 10th at 10:30am at the Great Hall, the 3rd floor of St. Lawrence Hall at 157 King Street East (at Jarvis).

We are pleased to have former Toronto Mayor David Crombie host the report launch.

In the spring of 2010 Heritage Toronto and the Toronto Historical Association held a series of consultation sessions to determine the significant issues facing heritage preservation and the heritage community in Toronto. Consultations were held in Scarborough, Etobicoke/York, North York, Downtown Toronto, as well as one City-wide consultation held at Metro Hall. Representatives from historical associations, museums, heritage organizations, local libraries, and First Nations communities were invited to attend. The public was also invited to provide input through Heritage Toronto's website.

This report provides a summary of the consultations, highlights the major themes and recommendations that arose from these discussions, and provides comment on the improvements or similarities with the recommendations made by Heritage Toronto in its 2001 "Report Card on Heritage".

Themes reflected in the report deal with heritage resources at City Hall, legislation, political will, regionalism, planning and the lack of a City of Toronto museum.

Thank you to the McLean Foundation and the Howard and Carole Tanenbaum Family Charitable Foundation who supported our report.

The event is open to the public - please join us and help support the heritage community.