Ontario town could soon own former WWII-era POW camp, but cost a concern
Global News
The future of Camp 30, a former prisoner of war camp in Ontario, is up in the air despite an offer for the municipality of Clarington to take on the remaining land and buildings.
The future of Camp 30 in Ontario, which housed prisoners of war during the Second World War, remains unclear despite an offer from the corporation that owns many of the heritage buildings on the site.
Camp 30 is located near Bowmanville, Ont., and was the only site of fighting in North America when POWs at the camp revolted against Canadian guards in 1942.
The site was later used as a boys’ training school and other academic uses until 2008. Since then the property has become derelict, with boarded up buildings and some damaged by fire.
Five of the heritage buildings and surrounding lands are currently are in possession of Kaitlin Corp., except for the former cafeteria building, which the municipality of Clarington took possession of in 2022.
Last month, Kaitlin Corp. made an offer for the remaining heritage buildings to go under the responsibility of the municipality and in exchange, the lands of Camp 30 would be deemed parkland.
“This settlement offer represents a significant ‘win’ for the Municipality and the members of the community that are desirous of preserving and/or commemorating the cultural heritage of the property,” Kaitlin Corp. said in the offer letter on behalf of Lambs Road School Property.
The corporation told Global News in an email that the offer was made Oct. 3 and it had requested a response to the offer by Oct. 31.
The offer was discussed on Oct. 27 at a Clarington council meeting, with testimonies from councillors and members of the public, including the Jury Lands Foundation, a volunteer organization which oversees the lands.
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