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Community Heritage Ontario -

Le Patrimoine Communautaire de L'Ontario

Community Heritage Ontario - Le Patrimoine Communautaire de L'Ontario (CHO) was incorporated in 1991 to provide a non-profit provincial umbrella organization in support of municipally-appointed heritage advisory committees. These local volunteer committees are known as Municipal Heritage Committees (formerly called LACACs - Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committees) and exist to advise local municipal councils on heritage matters.

CHO's mission is to be an advocate for heritage in Ontario, to encourage the development of municipally-appointed heritage advisory committees and to further the identification, preservation, interpretation and wise use of community heritage locally, provincially and nationally.

Community Heritage Ontario wishes to acknowledge the continuing support of the Ontario Ministry of Culture, and our MHC members in helping to fulfill this mandate.