Winter 2005 Lecture Series
WINTER 2005 HERITAGE OTTAWA LECTURE SERIES
CELEBRATING OTTAWA'S 150th BIRTHDAY!
Join us for a four-part public lecture series that provides an exciting look at Ottawa's rich 150-year history, with special emphasis on our built heritage.
Free admission! Light refreshments!
Lecture 1: “Political Space in the New Ottawa”
SPEAKER: John Taylor
Department of History
Carleton University
DETAILS: Wednesday January 19, 7:30 pm
Rockcliffe Park Recreation Centre Hall
380 Springfield Road
Lecture 2: “Designing with Heritage Values”
SPEAKER: Barry Hobin, Architect
Barry J. Hobin & Associates
DETAILS: Thursday, February 17, 7:30 pm
Rockcliffe Park Recreation Centre Hall
380 Springfield Road
Lecture 3: “Ottawa's Architect, Werner E. Noffke (1878-1964)”
SPEAKER: Shannon Ricketts
Senior Planner at Parks Canada
DETAILS: Wednesday, March 23, 2005, 7:30 pm
Rockcliffe Park Recreation Centre Hall
380 Springfield Road
Lecture 4: “The Ottawa Farmstead”
SPEAKER: Carol Ruddy, Heritage Planner
City of Ottawa
DETAILS: Wednesday, April 20, 7:30 pm
Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
2940 Old Montreal Road, Cumberland, ON
We are seeking volunteers!
HERITAGE ON LEBRETON FLATS:
COMMEMORATING THE 1962 EXPROPRIATION
On April 19, 1962, residents of LeBreton Flats received a letter notifying them that the National Capital Commission (NCC) had expropriated their property. Impetus for the project came from the Greber Plan. As part of commemorative efforts to honour WWII veterans, Greber was tasked with turning Ottawa into a national capital fitting for all Canadians. By the end of 1965, the area known as ‘The Flats’ had been completely razed as one of Ottawa’s largest urban renewal projects. Read More
The Ontario Heritage Toolkit are guides explaining the Ontario Heritage Act, the Planning Act, and the Historic Places Initiative.
The Ontario Heritage Act gives municipalities and the provincial government powers to preserve the Ontario's heritage buildings and archaeological sites. Learn More
2011 Heritage Forum for Ottawa Communities
2011 Heritage Forum for Ottawa Communities
"The 2011 Heritage Forum for Ottawa Communities was held on October 15 at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New Edinburgh. Organized jointly by Heritage Ottawa and the New Edinburgh Community Alliance (NECA), the purpose of the event was to bring communities together to discuss a collaborative and proactive approach to heritage conservation in Ottawa. The event drew over forty participants, with over a dozen Ottawa communities represented. This report is a summary of the information presented and main points of discussion at the event."
Read the Event Report here PDF
Ottawa’s Terra Cotta Architecture: Two Walking Tours:
Designed for residents and tourists alike, this publication consists of two self-guided walking tours of Ottawa’s existing, and vanished, terra cotta buildings in Centretown and the Downtown Core. More information
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