Projects
The cultural resource management team has the capacity and flexibility to manage a wide range of projects from the smallest survey and assessment to full scale excavations. The team works with developers, planners, utility companies, engineers, and construction crews to facilitate the integration of provincial heritage requirements into development plans.
- Stage 1 Assessment — background research
- Stage 2 Assessment — testing, site identification
- Stage 3 Assessment — site delineation
- Stage 4 Assessment — excavation
Selected Archaeological Assessment Projects
- Stage 1 Archaeological and Heritage Assessment of Highway 7 from Highway 7B to Highway 134, Peterborough County
- Stage 2: Belle Island BbGc-6, Kingston, Ontario. Stage 2 Archaeological Assessment for Re-Interment
- Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment of Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre, Ottawa, Ontario
- Stage 4 Archaeological Mitigation & Osteological Analysis: BbGc-87: Union Cemetery (1827-1875), Bethel Church Property, 314 Johnson Street, Kingston Ontario
- Stage 4 Archaeological Excavation of New Dormitory 2, Royal Military College, BbGc-43, Kingston, Ontario
- The Marmora Ironworks (BcGk-7) Stage 4 Archaeological Mitigation of a Proposed Water Treatment Plant in the Village of Marmora
- Market Square, Stage 2 testing and Stage 4 excavation of the Market Square, Kingston, Ontario, BbGc-88
- Stage 4 Excavation of the Cartwright Property, Kingston, Ontario, BbGc-91
- Stages 2 & 3 Archaeological Assessment 326 Bagot Street, Queen & Bagot Kingston, Ontario, BbGc-91
Education, Exhibits, Media
Foundation personnel are proficient in the development of museum quality exhibits. Past projects include exhibits on Molly Brant for the 200th Anniversary Commeration, on the prehistory and history of the Kingston area for the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston and on Fort Frontenac for the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. Foundation personnel also have extensive experience in media coverage, public relations and public education, and conducting guided tours of archaeological sites.
Planning
Planning projects completed by the Foundation include the development of Archaeological Master Plans for the City of Kingston and for the Walpole Island Reserve, St. Clair River; and the Development of Commerative Integrity Statements for the Royal Military College and Point Frederick National Historic Site, for Kingston City Hall National Historic Site and for Fort Henry National Historic Site. The Foundation has also undertaken cultural resource planning for the Loyalist Parkway, Highway 33, Eastern Ontario and for the Village of Marmora Waterfront Development Plan as well as heritage resource assessments for Horton and Admaston Townships, Renfrew County.