The destruction of history

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"If these walls could talk, the words would be shaking with fear."

At first, it was a good news story. A developer, moving forward with a new subdivision, was providing a monetary donation to the city in order to compensate for the need to tear down one of Oshawa's most historic homes. 

However, when one looked a little deeper, a consultants report from several years prior pointed to the fact that the house could have been moved and preserved, but at a price. It turns out that price tag was considerably more than what the developer was providing as a "donation". 

It was an unfortunate example of how history can be so easily forgotten in the wake of new development. 

Published in the July 6, 2016 edition of The Oshawa Express.

FEATURE, INVESTIGATIONJoel Wittnebel