Heritage Ottawa promotes the preservation of Ottawa’s distinctive built heritage and cultural landscapes. We speak out for and defend worthy heritage properties that are at risk of inappropriate intervention or loss.
Heritage Ottawa maintains contact with the City of Ottawa Heritage Department and makes regular presentations to the Built Heritage Committee, the Planning and Housing Committee, and Finance and Corporate Services committees at Ottawa City Hall relating to the rezoning, alteration and intensification of properties and areas protected by the Ontario Heritage Act.
We respond and comment on federal plans and studies as they relate to heritage properties in the National Capital Region: 24 Sussex Drive, Alexandra Bridge, Central Experimental Farm, Rideau Canal UNESCO World Heritage Site, and others.
We respond to dozens of media interview requests relating to the above properties as well as Lansdowne 2.0, Somerset House, Saint Brigid's, and the ongoing challenge of heritage demolition-by-neglect in our neighbourhoods.
To learn more about our major advocacy efforts, visit 50 Years | 50 Stories on our website.
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Central Experimental Farm: The Assault ContinuesFriday, June 14, 2024By Leslie Maitland
Heritage Ottawa and others worked for years to persuade the Ottawa Hospital and the Government of Canada not to build on the Central Experimental Farm’s (CEF) prime...
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Patrimoine Ottawa Continue de militer pour la Ferme expérimentale centrale, le 24 Sussex et le Pont AlexandraFriday, April 26, 2024PATRIMOINE OTTAWA
Le 26 avril, 2024
Patrimoine Ottawa continue de militer pour la conservation de trois bien patrimoniaux majeurs d’Ottawa : la Ferme expérimentale centrale (un...
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Heritage Ottawa: As Proposed, Phase 2 Towers at 780 Baseline Rd Will Impact Research Capacity of Central Experimental FarmMonday, January 29, 2024Heritage Ottawa supports the position of scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada that shadows cast by Phase 2 of the currently proposed tower development at 780 Baseline Road will have a...
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Potential Third Tower Overshadows Lansdowne 2.0Monday, November 6, 2023Ottawa Citizen, By Marlo Glass
The spectre of a third residential tower looms large in the minds of heritage-minded Lansdowne 2.0 critics.
On Monday, the city’s built heritage...
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Lansdowne 2.0 Raises Heritage ConcernsSunday, November 5, 2023HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa is not opposed to changes to Lansdowne Park to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the site. But as a unique location overlooking the Rideau Canal UNESCO...
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Lansdowne 2.0 Deserves an Open and Transparent Consultation ProcessTuesday, October 10, 2023HERITAGE OTTAWA
UpdateThe latest iteration of Lansdowne 2.0 was officially released on October 6 by the City and OSEG. The cost of the project has increased by $86.5 million more than...
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MEDIA RELEASE | Central Experimental Farm: Proposed Towers a Threat to Climate Change ResearchTuesday, September 19, 2023City Planning & Housing Committee to re-visit rezoning application for 1081 Carling this week.
Ottawa, ON, September 19, 2023 -- Heritage Ottawa is joined by the Greenspace Alliance...
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Tower Development Threatens Experimental Farm ResearchFriday, August 25, 2023HERITAGE OTTAWA
UPDATEOn August 23, City Council referred the rezoning application for the proposed towers back to the Planning and Housing Committee for further consideration on...
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Historic City Registry Office Building Moves to New LocationFriday, July 21, 2023HERITAGE OTTAWA
On Saturday, July 22 the historic City Registry Office, a designated heritage building constructed in 1873-74 and located at 70 Nicholas Street, is scheduled to be moved 18m... -
Somerset House owner again applies to restore derelict buildingWednesday, June 21, 2023Heritage Ottawa skeptical after years of plans falling apart
CBC NEWS | OTTAWA, By Arthur White-Crummey
After years of false starts and missed deadlines, the owner of the long-...