Save the Horticulture Building Facebook Group

Join the Facebook Group   This group is for anyone concerned about the City of Ottawa's plans to move the Horticulture Building despite its municipal heritage designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act.

 The City of Ottawa is failing in its duty under the Ontario Heritage Act to protect Lansdowne Park's cultural heritage. Heritage Ottawa and others have pointed out that OSEG’s heritage brief is inadequate as a guide for decision-making on heritage matters. Further evidence can be seen in the “Urban Park” plans released last week. Without consultation with Council, the heritage community or Ontario Heritage Trust, the City has made it a requirement of the Lansdowne Park 'urban park' design competition to “relocate” the Horticulture Building, a municipally-designated heritage site. The proposed relocation (which is legally termed “demolition or removal” under the Ontario Heritage Act) not only affects the Horticulture Building itself, but will also have an impact on the heritage values of the Aberdeen Pavilion and all of Lansdowne Park.

The five designs proposals for the “Urban Park” portion of Lansdowne Park were unveiled on May 20th. Two of the designs (Plan A and Plan B vision) do not relocate the Horticulture Building. These designs risk being eliminated for choosing to keep the Horticulutre Building where it is, rather than following the city's directives.

Please act now to save the Horticulture Building and please let your councillor know that you want him or her to protect Ottawa's built heritage and say no to moving the Horticulture Building