SAVE THE LISTER! This may be your last chance to see HAMILTON'S HISTORIC LISTER BLOCK Application has been made to the City of Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee to allow a DEMOLITION PERMIT FOR THE LISTER BLOCK The developer calls it a deconstruction and promises to rebuild the Lister but they are not saving the original materials for reuse. The reconstruction will be a poor imitation of the original using new materials and having entirely new proportions City Council is supporting this project with what some call inflated lease payments to the developer that will amount to Thirty Million Dollars of taxpayers money Call 905-546-2424 and ask for your ward councillor DEMAND THAT YOUR COUNCILLOR REFUSE THIS DEMOLITION PERMIT AND REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO REDESIGN THE PROJECT TO KEEP THE LISTER BLOCK OR SELL IT TO SOMEONE WHO WILL! If they wont CALL YOUR MPP AND THE ONTARIO MINISTER OF CULTURE AND DEMAND THAT THEY ENFORCE THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT AND OVERTURN HAMILTON'S DECISION The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario - Hamilton Branch 2006 For more information please download the following pdf documents: Save the Lister! (95K) Borgal Report on the Lister Block - February 2006 (4.6MB) Peer Review by Materials Specialist - April 2006 (47K) Peer Review by Restoration Architect - April 2006 (223K) Peer Review by Structural Engineer - April 2006 (214K) Lister Block Lease - April 2005 (224K) Hamilton's Lister Block - A Credit To The City Planning and Development Department City of Hamilton 1995 (5.4MB) Lister Block - 1923 (823K) Respecting Design and Heritage - New land use plan (7.9MB)