City of Dawson

The City of Dawson (CoD) is undertaking a comprehensive review of the Heritage Management Plan (HMP), Heritage Bylaw (HB) and Design Guidelines. The aim of the project is to update the aforementioned documents to improve heritage conservation initiatives, while actively involving and engaging the wider community. 

• The HMP is the City of Dawson's local guiding document, which provides a framework for preserving and managing heritage resources within municipal boundaries. It outlines the current conservation policy landscape, highlights the importance of heritage conservation in Dawson, as well as provides key tools to guide development projects. 
• The HB regulates, prohibits, and imposes the heritage requirements regarding development applications in the City of Dawson. This includes defining the Heritage Advisory Committee structure and proceedings, Historic Resources Permit, Heritage Fund, Incentives, and Penalties.

The City of Dawson is now requesting input from the public regarding the following documents:

• Heritage Management Plan
• Design Requirements and Guidelines
• Heritage Bylaw
• Heritage Research Guide & Resource List

The consultant team will deliver a presentation to City Council during the Committee of the Whole meeting on May 6 at 7 p.m. on these documents.

For more information or to provide your input prior to the public meeting, please contact:

Planning and Development Assistant

PlanningAssist@cityofdawson.ca

867-993-7400 ext 438

Process and Timeline

What We Heard

The What We Heard report is intended to provide the City of Dawson with insights from the first round of engagement undertaken for the City’s Heritage Management Plan (HMP) and Heritage Bylaw (HB) review project, which took place in Fall/ Winter 2024. It includes key themes from the engagement, an overview of the process, and next steps, supplemented by appendices with comments gathered during the public meetings and materials used during the engagement.

Q & A

What is the role of a Heritage Management Plan? 

The HMP is the City of Dawson's local guiding document, which provides a framework for preserving and managing heritage resources within municipal boundaries. It outlines the current conservation policy landscape, highlights the importance of heritage conservation in Dawson, as well as provides key tools to guide development projects.

What is the role of a Heritage Bylaw? 

The HB regulates, prohibits, and imposes the heritage requirements regarding development applications in the City of Dawson. This includes defining the Heritage Advisory Committee structure and proceedings, Historic Resources Permit, Heritage Fund, Incentives, and Penalties.

Why is the City updating the HMP? 

It is good practice and the City’s preference to comprehensively review all long-term planning documents every few years to make sure they reflect the current conditions of the community. Since the last update in 2008, many things have changed in Dawson; an updated HMP and HB would provide practical, forward-thinking strategies that respect Dawson’s unique character and cultural heritage values, while adapting to modern realities.