Ann asked
        Does anyone know of any colleges/universities in the Toronto
and/or
        surrounding area that offers courses dealing with the subjects
of
        conservation and or preservation?  I would also be interested in
        workshops/seminars as well.
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Sir Sandford Fleming College, Sutherland Campus on Brealey Dr. in
Peterborough, Ont. K9J 7B1 has a two year diploma program called
Collections Conservation & Management Program.  For information on the
program contact the Program co-ordinator Gayle McIntyre at one of the
following:
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phone: (705) 749-5530 ext.1368
fax: (705) 749-5540
This is an excellent program  from which I have for a number of years
taken student interns on placement and they have been consistently well
trained and knowledgable - a testament to the program I feel.

Another excellent program is the Master of Art Conservation Degree
offered at Queen's University in Kingston.  This is a two year program
also which offers specialization in Artifacts, Paintings and Painted
Objects, Paper Objects, or Research in conservation.  I have had very
good interns from this program also.   For further information contact
Ms Krysia Spirydowicz at MAC Program, Art Centre Extension, Queen's
Crescent, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6.  Or by email:
[log in to unmask]; tel: (613) 545-2156 or fax: (613) 545-6889.

You don't indicate what type of conservation speciality you are
interested in but both the Ontario Museums Association and the Archives
AssociationOf Ontario from time to time offer workshops with a
preservation or conservation theme.

George Brown College in Toronto at the St. James Campus also offers a
course on care of archival collections as part of the certificate
program in archives management.  The care of collections course is one
night a week for 14 weeks and gives a good basic intrioduction to
preservation and archival materials.

There are no other training programs in conservation within the Toronto
area unless you want to go south of the border to Buffalo.  The State
University College at Buffalo is the next closest place with a full
degree program in conservation.

Hope this helps.

Iona McCraith
Head Conservator, Archives of Ontario
Tel: (416) 327-1521        Fax: (416) 327-1999
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