The King Spadina Neighbourhood Becomes a Heritage Conservation District
After many years of hard work, the King Spadina Neighbourhood was designated a Heritage Conservation District at the October 2 meeting of Toronto City Council! We have been working on this project since 2013 with the City of Toronto, Taylor Hazell Architects, DTAH, Urban Strategies and R. E. Millward. As our part of developing this HCD, our […]
CBC Radio Looks Back On Our Excavation of Canada’s First Parliament
Brent Bambury and CBC’s Day 6 recorded an entertaining interview for Canada Day with our founder Ron Williamson and Rollo Myers, the former manager of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Together they told the story of the discovery and partial excavation of Canada’s First Parliament site back in 2000. Ron, Rollo and Brent visited the downtown […]
ASI to Create Archaeological Plan for Township of Caledon
We are very pleased to announce that ASI has been chosen to develop the Town of Caledon’s Archaeological Management Plan. We have significant experience in this type of work, having previously developed Master Plans for Toronto, York and Halton Regions and many other municipalities. Caledon has a rich 10,000 year Indigenous history, as can be […]
Unearthing Toronto’s Oldest Marketplace: Exhibit Now Open!
The City of Toronto’s Market Gallery has opened a new exhibition:”Unearthing Toronto’s Oldest Marketplace: The Archaeology of the North St. Lawrence Market.” The display showcases the history and ongoing archaeology of North America’s longest continually running food market. King St. and Jarvis St. was designated the “Market Block” by Governor Hunter in 1803, with the first permanent […]
Dr. Williamson receives celebrated Smith-Wintemberg award
This past weekend, ASI’s founder Dr. Ronald Williamson was honoured to receive the celebrated Smith-Wintemberg award at the annual Canadian Archaeological Association conference in Whitehorse, Yukon. The award is presented annually to “professional members of the Canadian archaeological community who have made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of the discipline of archaeology and our […]
Changes are coming to ASI!
Friends and colleagues, I would like to take this opportunity to let you know of exciting developments happening at ASI over the coming year. Since our incorporation in 1980, we have enjoyed many successes as a company, acquiring a vast portfolio of interesting projects from our valued clients and earning recognition as innovators and leaders in […]
ASI and associates to review, update City of London’s Archaeological Master Plan
ASI is excited to announce that we have been awarded the contract for the review and update of the City of London’s Archaeological Master Plan (AMP). The purpose of a municipal AMP is to identify, analyse and establish priorities concerning the conservation of archaeological resources located within the boundaries of the City. As the 11th […]
City of Toronto, ASI honoured with award from AIA
City of Toronto, ASI receive celebrated AIA Conservation and Heritage Management award The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) has selected the City of Toronto’s Heritage Preservation Services team, and the archaeological and cultural heritage services firm ASI, as the 2016 recipients of the AIA’s Conservation and Heritage Management Award for the Toronto Archaeological Management Plan project. According […]
ASI’s Dr. Ron Williamson selected for province’s Culture Strategy Advisory Group
The provincial government has formed a Culture Strategy Advisory Group to work with them as they produce a new Culture Strategy for the province. ASI’s Dr. Ron Williamson is one of the sixteen chosen for the group, which will provide expert advice to the government as it works to shape its new Strategy. What does culture […]
Walrus Magazine publishes feature on ASI project
In July, Walrus Magazine Editorial Fellow, Alex Tesar, accompanied Dr. Williamson on a site visit to one of ASI’s projects in Brant County. What came from that visit was a feature that touched on many subjects: pre-contact archaeology, Indigenous engagement, the CRM industry in Ontario, collections management and the sometimes-unfortunate ending for many of the artifacts […]
