Jamie MacLean-Bechard owned the Bay & Gable at 455 Ontario Street with her husband Rob from 2009 through to 2017. During this time, she sat on the HCD Advisory Committee and later chaired the committee from 2014 – 2017. She was instrumental in the assembly of the Cabbagetown South-West HCD, which was under study with the City upon her departure. She also organized the HCD booth at the Cabbagetown Festival and raised the profile of the committee as a resource to the community. She assisted with the migration of the website to its current format and worked diligently to develop the Property Search Compendium.
Jamie was raised in the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, a small town north of the city admired for its stately Victorian lined main street and charming small town appeal. These rural roots and many summers spent at her grandparents’ working farms, made it easy for her to quickly fall in love with the allure of Cabbagetown and the delightful Riverdale Farm. Cabbagetown represented the best of both worlds for her; hometown charm in the heart of the city.
After extensive restoration and renovations to their Ontario Street home, they decided to move their young family back to Stouffville to raise them with the support of family. Her dedication to heritage preservation and her marketing expertise will be greatly missed.