Timmins Martelle Heritage Consultants Inc. Stage 1 & 2 Archaeological Assessment TELUS Cell Tower, 3496 Sandwich Street, City of Windsor, ON

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development and site alteration shall not be permitted on lands containing archaeological resources or areas of archaeological potential unless significant archaeological resources have been conserved …..

In the PPS, the term conserved means:

the identification, protection, management and use of built heritage resources, cultural heritage landscapes and archaeological resources in a manner that ensures their cultural heritage value or interest is retained under the Ontario Heritage Act. This may be achieved by the implementation of recommendations set out in a conservation plan, archaeological assessment and/or heritage impact assessment.

Sections 2 (d) and 3.5 of the Planning Act stipulate that municipalities shall have regard for their conservation of features of significant architectural, cultural, historical, archaeological or scientific interest. Therefore, the purpose of a Stage 1 background study is to determine if there is potential for cultural resources to be found on a property for which a change in land use is pending. If a property is found to have potential for cultural resources, a Stage 2 assessment is required, involving a search for archaeological resources.

• 2.0 STAGE 1 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

• 2.1 Research Methods and Sources

  A Stage 1 overview and background study was conducted to gather information about known and potential cultural heritage resources within the subject lands. According to the Province of Ontario’s 2011 Standards and Guidelines for Consultant Archaeologists, a Stage 1 background study must include a review of:

  •  an up-to-date listing of sites from the Ontario Archaeological Sites Database (OASD) of 1 km around the property and reports of previous archaeological fieldwork within a radius of 50 m around the property;

  •  topographic maps at 1:10,000 (recent and historical) or the most detailed scale available;

  •  historic settlement maps (e.g., historical atlas);

  •  archaeological management plans or other archaeological potential mapping (when available); and,

  •  commemorative plaques or monuments on or near the property.

• For this project, the following activities were carried out to satisfy or exceed the above requirements:

•  a database search was completed through the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries’ (MHSTCI) PastPortal system that compiled a