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By Aaron Schulze

Historic Post Office Recognized

Melfort Historic Post Office receives Lt-Gov. Heritage Award

Sep 24, 2019 | 5:20 PM

Seven years of work on Melfort’s Historic Post Office was recognized by Heritage Saskatchewan.

The Historic Post Office received a Physical Heritage Conservation award for its near $200,000 window replacement project over the summer. The new windows were metal wrapped to reduce maintenance. They were also designed to match the previous windows, so the building’s historic character remained intact.

While the award acknowledges the window replacement, Melfort’s Director of Development, Planning, and Communications Brent Lutz said it’s symbolic of the work put into the Historic Post Office.

“The projects have been so incremental in their own right,” Lutz told northeastNOW. “They haven’t been substantial that we would have applied for recognition by way of an award. Over time, these repeated projects have accumulated. The [window replacement] was a major project. What was really special about that project is we managed to accumulate a budget of excess of $200,000 and none of it came from tax dollars.”

Lutz said fundraising for the window replacement came through federal and provincial grants, donations, and volunteer work.

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With the window replacement improving the comfort inside the building, the City of Melfort adjusted its policy to allow rentals in the Historic Post Office. The next event will be on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. for a coffee house as part of Melfort’s Culture Days.

Melfort staff will attend the 2019 Lieutenant Governor Heritage Awards on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at the Government House in Regina. Lutz said the city has been able to nominate all partners involved with the Historic Post Office window replacement– architect, contractor, historic window supplier, and park committee – as it’s been a team effort for seven years.

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