It's a big decision looming next month, as to what areas heritage sites in St. Catharines.
St. Catharines City Council must decide which areas to designate as heritage, as the province pushes for more residential units.
Jackie Lindal says some older buildings are not being used, something the government eyes as potential homes, or they come down for new. She notes some downtown buildings were built before 1852.
"You build a brand new, modern 32-story building and in the middle of all of that and tear down two or three heritage buildings, you have lost something of your history and your past."
With the government's Bill 123, Lindal says they could lose up to 100 buildings in the downtown.
She adds some people want history in tact, others want construction.
"Do we just do St. Paul and the Civic Square, which is basically town hall and the court house, or do we do St. Paul and the church area, which is the churches from Ontario Street over at the back of Church Street to where the old police department used to be."
Lindal says developers don't want more red tape, and will look elsewhere to invest and build.
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