OUR CAUSE:
Let’s be clear. We’re not opposed to development or change, but believe in sensitive heritage areas, like Historic Downtown Georgetown, Halton Hills Council MUST ensure that projects are designed to preserve the appearance AND scale of existing heritage buildings. Many buildings in Georgetown’s downtown core, like the Shepherd’s Crook, Old Bank and Uncorked manage to operate successfully without compromising the historical character of Main Street.
Silvercreek’s original proposal, which included the restoration and adaptive reuse of the McGibbon Hotel, included a small condo building at the rear, led citizens to believe that the developer intended to respect our heritage. This proposal has now morphed into the total destruction of the LANDMARK, McGibbbon Hotel and an 11 storey glass tower.
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO STOP THIS MONSTROSITY!
FIRST STEP (March 1st in the Civic Centre at 6:30):
Silvercreek must have the approval of Halton Hills Council to rezone all of the following properties: 69-79 Main Street South and 94-98 Mill Street. Without the re-zoning this project will be stopped in its tracks!
NEXT STEP (date TBA):
Under the Ontario Heritage Act. Halton Hills Council is required by law to seek the advice of Councillor Ted Brown’s Heritage Committee and volunteer members, like Community Heritage Ontario’s, Roscoe Petkovic and Esquesing Historical Society’s, Mark Rowe and Ray Denny, can save the McGibbon by opposing its removal from the Halton Hills Heritage Register.
FINAL STEP (date TBA): The hotel cannot be legally demolished until Halton Hill’s Council approves it’s removal from the Heritage Register.
We MUST stand together EVERY STEP OF THE WAY if we want to prevent our beautiful town from becoming a SOULESS CITY!
A DEVELOPER'S "BAIT AND SWITCH"
This is common practice with developer owned historical structures because they are only interested in the land and it ALWAYS includes the sudden "discovery" of "structural problems".
- First the BAIT: "Under the proposal, the historic hotel structure would remain" (IFP May 16th 2014)
- Then the SWTICH: "the buildings do have to come down" (via email February 12th, 2016)
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!
MAKE NO MISTAKE! HALTON HILLS COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO STOP THIS!
Even Milton and Brampton, which are surrounded by a soulless sea of cookie-cutter development have protected the look and small town feel of their historic downtowns, without high rises perched atop their heritage buildings.
STOPPING SILVERCREEK FROM COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE MCGIBBON WILL PRESERVE NOT ONLY OUR HERITAGE BUT OUR SMALL TOWN WAY OF LIFE!
Long time and new residents love our small town because of all it's charm, where people say “Hello” in passing, neighbours help neighbours, it's a safe place to raise our families or retire to. People move here because of our small town way of life and growth is inevitable and welcomed with open arms, but it’s time we had a say in how and where that growth takes place so we can continue to be the amazing, enchanting, historically enriched, beautiful community that we are.
PLEASE SIGN TO SUPPORT:
Please sign the petition to let the Heritage Committee volunteers and Halton Hills Council know that we, the people of Georgetown, do NOT want an eleven storey glass MONSTROSITY atop of and overshadowing our beautiful, enchanting downtown.
Thank you for your support and stay tuned for more movements to save the McGibbon Hotel!
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 27, 2016
February 27, 2016
ive been reading through the comments and its honestly moving to see how many people care about keeping the character of our main street alive. we are working hard behind the scenes to make sure the council understands exactly what we lose if this hotel is torn down.
February 25, 2016
i honestly cant believe how much momentum we have right now. it feels like the whole town is finally waking up to what we might lose if we dont act fast. thank you for keeping this going because it means so much to see everyone fighting for the mcgibbon.
February 18, 2016
we just hit 100 signatures and i am honestly blown away. thanks for caring about the mcgibbon hotel as much as i do. lets keep this momentum going so the council knows we arent backing down.
Reached 100 supporters
February 16, 2016
267 Comments
This glass building does not suit the character of downtown Georgetown in any way shape or form. it reminds me of the horrid new city hall glass building recently built in downtown Brampton. We can do better than this.
I am in no way supportive of this plan. Downtown Georgetown is one of the main reasons why I moved my family here 4 years ago. If I wanted to see condos I would have stayed in Mississauga. Is nothing sacred any more? We all need to show up to this meeting on the 1st!
I grew up in Georgetown and the Mcgibbon Hotel was a huge part of my life. My dad played on their baseball team and i spent many days helping catering. And when I was younger christmas parties, sitting on Santa's lap! Please dont turn this into condos :(
I am not opposed to change but the proposed structure does not fit in with the other buildings and charm of the downtown area. Also, if this is built, there will never be a place to park downtown again and the existing businesses will suffer as a result.
Retention of the original outer walls of the landmark building called the McGibbon Hotel is essential to retaining the streetscape character of Downtown Georgetown. Replica walls of the Gibby does not cut it. Replication is done in Disneyworld, but does not belong in Georgetown.
Just strolled Main Street (in town from the States, visiting my mother in law). Noticed how great old downtown Georgetown looks. Quaint and historic. Then saw the sign for this development. It is wholly inappropriate DUE TO THE HEIGHT. It dwarfs Main Street as it is. If they just took off four or five stories it would be fine. If that’s not good enough for the developers, them Georgetown would actually be better off just tearing the hotel down and making a pocket park. At least the whole downtown wouldn’t be ruined that way.
It’s wonderful we have been able to band together and save this landmark. It looks great standing as a tombstone to days gone by. Yayyyy team. In the mean time let’s continue to fund and promote the application of stucco over every storefront on Main Street with public money.
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OUR CAUSE:
Let’s be clear. We’re not opposed to development or change, but believe in sensitive heritage areas, like Historic Downtown Georgetown, Halton Hills Council MUST ensure that projects are designed to preserve the appearance AND scale of existing heritage buildings. Many buildings in Georgetown’s downtown core, like the Shepherd’s Crook, Old Bank and Uncorked manage to operate successfully without compromising the historical character of Main Street.
Silvercreek’s original proposal, which included the restoration and adaptive reuse of the McGibbon Hotel, included a small condo building at the rear, led citizens to believe that the developer intended to respect our heritage. This proposal has now morphed into the total destruction of the LANDMARK, McGibbbon Hotel and an 11 storey glass tower.
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO STOP THIS MONSTROSITY!
FIRST STEP (March 1st in the Civic Centre at 6:30):
Silvercreek must have the approval of Halton Hills Council to rezone all of the following properties: 69-79 Main Street South and 94-98 Mill Street. Without the re-zoning this project will be stopped in its tracks!
NEXT STEP (date TBA):
Under the Ontario Heritage Act. Halton Hills Council is required by law to seek the advice of Councillor Ted Brown’s Heritage Committee and volunteer members, like Community Heritage Ontario’s, Roscoe Petkovic and Esquesing Historical Society’s, Mark Rowe and Ray Denny, can save the McGibbon by opposing its removal from the Halton Hills Heritage Register.
FINAL STEP (date TBA): The hotel cannot be legally demolished until Halton Hill’s Council approves it’s removal from the Heritage Register.
We MUST stand together EVERY STEP OF THE WAY if we want to prevent our beautiful town from becoming a SOULESS CITY!
A DEVELOPER'S "BAIT AND SWITCH"
This is common practice with developer owned historical structures because they are only interested in the land and it ALWAYS includes the sudden "discovery" of "structural problems".
- First the BAIT: "Under the proposal, the historic hotel structure would remain" (IFP May 16th 2014)
- Then the SWTICH: "the buildings do have to come down" (via email February 12th, 2016)
DO NOT FALL FOR THIS!
MAKE NO MISTAKE! HALTON HILLS COUNCIL HAS THE POWER TO STOP THIS!
Even Milton and Brampton, which are surrounded by a soulless sea of cookie-cutter development have protected the look and small town feel of their historic downtowns, without high rises perched atop their heritage buildings.
STOPPING SILVERCREEK FROM COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE MCGIBBON WILL PRESERVE NOT ONLY OUR HERITAGE BUT OUR SMALL TOWN WAY OF LIFE!
Long time and new residents love our small town because of all it's charm, where people say “Hello” in passing, neighbours help neighbours, it's a safe place to raise our families or retire to. People move here because of our small town way of life and growth is inevitable and welcomed with open arms, but it’s time we had a say in how and where that growth takes place so we can continue to be the amazing, enchanting, historically enriched, beautiful community that we are.
PLEASE SIGN TO SUPPORT:
Please sign the petition to let the Heritage Committee volunteers and Halton Hills Council know that we, the people of Georgetown, do NOT want an eleven storey glass MONSTROSITY atop of and overshadowing our beautiful, enchanting downtown.
Thank you for your support and stay tuned for more movements to save the McGibbon Hotel!
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
February 27, 2016
February 27, 2016
ive been reading through the comments and its honestly moving to see how many people care about keeping the character of our main street alive. we are working hard behind the scenes to make sure the council understands exactly what we lose if this hotel is torn down.
February 25, 2016
i honestly cant believe how much momentum we have right now. it feels like the whole town is finally waking up to what we might lose if we dont act fast. thank you for keeping this going because it means so much to see everyone fighting for the mcgibbon.
February 18, 2016
we just hit 100 signatures and i am honestly blown away. thanks for caring about the mcgibbon hotel as much as i do. lets keep this momentum going so the council knows we arent backing down.
Reached 100 supporters
February 16, 2016
267 Comments
I live on Main Street in the heart of old Georgetown and feel that the new structure would indeed take away from the atmosphere and the existing feel of downtown. Building is important but so is keeping the historical feel of the downtown area.
This glass building does not suit the character of downtown Georgetown in any way shape or form. it reminds me of the horrid new city hall glass building recently built in downtown Brampton. We can do better than this.
I am in no way supportive of this plan. Downtown Georgetown is one of the main reasons why I moved my family here 4 years ago. If I wanted to see condos I would have stayed in Mississauga. Is nothing sacred any more? We all need to show up to this meeting on the 1st!
I grew up in Georgetown and the Mcgibbon Hotel was a huge part of my life. My dad played on their baseball team and i spent many days helping catering. And when I was younger christmas parties, sitting on Santa's lap! Please dont turn this into condos :(
I am not opposed to change but the proposed structure does not fit in with the other buildings and charm of the downtown area. Also, if this is built, there will never be a place to park downtown again and the existing businesses will suffer as a result.
Retention of the original outer walls of the landmark building called the McGibbon Hotel is essential to retaining the streetscape character of Downtown Georgetown. Replica walls of the Gibby does not cut it. Replication is done in Disneyworld, but does not belong in Georgetown.
Just strolled Main Street (in town from the States, visiting my mother in law). Noticed how great old downtown Georgetown looks. Quaint and historic. Then saw the sign for this development. It is wholly inappropriate DUE TO THE HEIGHT. It dwarfs Main Street as it is. If they just took off four or five stories it would be fine. If that’s not good enough for the developers, them Georgetown would actually be better off just tearing the hotel down and making a pocket park. At least the whole downtown wouldn’t be ruined that way.
It’s wonderful we have been able to band together and save this landmark. It looks great standing as a tombstone to days gone by. Yayyyy team. In the mean time let’s continue to fund and promote the application of stucco over every storefront on Main Street with public money.
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I live on Main Street in the heart of old Georgetown and feel that the new structure would indeed take away from the atmosphere and the existing feel of downtown. Building is important but so is keeping the historical feel of the downtown area.