A Word of Caution
by John Uren Some words of caution to your readers. It’s easy to assume, as I did, that if the…
Category: Advocacy
Surplus Farm dwelling Severance Policy & how it has affected Ontario Barns
A letter to Ontario Municipalities This is a follow up to our research into surplus farm dwellings and how it…
Traditional Barns in Quebec: Part 2 of 2
by Arthur Plumpton, member of OBP The genesis of nineteenth century traditional barns Part 1 looked at the traditional…
Traditional Barns in Quebec: Part 1 of 2
by Arthur Plumpton, member of OBP You may have wondered about the architectural similarities and differences amongst heritage barns in…
The Old Barn Model: The Final Product (Part 3 of 3)
by Hugh Fraser, OBP President for 2023-2024 In the first blog of this series, I described my serendipitous meeting with…
The Old Barn Model: The Swing Beam Barn and Its Challenges (Part 2 of 3)
by Hugh Fraser, OBP President for 2023-2024 In the first blog of this series, I described my serendipitous meeting with…
The Old Barn Model: A Serendipitous Encounter (Part 1 of 3)
by Hugh Fraser, OBP President for 2023-2024 In September 2022, I worked three days on behalf of Ontario Barn Preservation…
Barn Swallows, The Shelf That Works
by Linda Marie Glass Ward (Barn Swallow Carpenter). All six species of Ontario Swallows are in decline by 80% or…
Barn and Cliff Swallows
by Linda Marie Glass Ward (Barn Swallow Carpenter). In the spring of 2014 my interest in birds gained momentum when…
Barn Owls
by Will Samis, OBP Director, Applehill Farm, Iron Bridge. It’s an old barn to us…. but it’s home to them.…