Category Archives: Auchmar Estate

FOA to Receive $2,000 to support Hamilton Honours the Life and Times of Isaac Buchanan

We are pleased to announce that the Friends of Auchmar’s application to the City of Hamilton’s Canada 150 Projects and Events Funding Program has been successful. Funding has been awarded in the amount of $2,000 to support Hamilton Honours the Life and Times of Isaac Buchanan – City-Builder & Nation-Builder: A Canada 150 Celebration.

More details to be announced later this year as we plan this event.

Film Crews on Site at Auchmar for Paranormal Witness and The Murdoch Mysteries

Paranormal Witness and The Murdoch Mysteries using the Auchmar Estate as their latest film shoot location.

Part of the film set at Auchmar for the filming of Paranormal Witness and The Murdoch Mysteries

Part of the film set at Auchmar for the filming of Paranormal Witness and The Murdoch Mysteries

Over the summer months, the manor house and grounds of the Auchmar Estate has been the location for episodes of Paranormal Witness and the upcoming season of Shaftesbury’ Films production of The Murdoch Mysteries.

This reinforces the need to prioritize the removal of old, falling paint chip particles from interior walls so that the manor house would be less troublesome for film shoots. There would then be more interest from film companies to rent the facilities for their film shoots.

City will keep Auchmar Estate in public hands!

Auchmar Estate to remain in Public Hands with City Ownership

The city presented its Auchmar Operations Plan to council today.

A majority of councillors voted Wednesday to try to negotiate a lease or operating agreement for the historic Mountain estate – but retain city ownership regardless.

If those negotiations fail, city staff will bring back an in-house repair and “adaptive reuse” plan for the crumbling heritage building, which needs $8 million in work to open totally to the public.

Mayor Fred Eisenberger and ward Councillor Terry Whitehead both pushed to end the city’s on-again, off-again pursuit of a private sector sale.

We are thrilled with the city council’s decision today to Keep Auchmar in Public Hands. Ultimately, this is the right way to go. We are confident that ultimately a sustainable adaptive reuse plan will come together for the Auchmar Estate.

The city will keep Auchmar Estate in public hands. A majority of councillors voted Wednesday to try to negotiate a lease or operating agreement for the historic Mountain estate – but retain city ownership regardless.

More information is available in the Spectator Article.

Stay tuned for further news and developments.