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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Medical Arts Building Passes First Hurdle towards Heritage DesignationFriday, June 12, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
The Medical Arts Building has passed the first hurdle towards designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. At yesterday's meeting of the Built...
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Advocating for the Integrity of the Central Experimental Farm, A National Historic SiteThursday, April 30, 2015Heritage Ottawa continues to advocate for the integrity of the Central Experimental Farm National Historic Site, a place which belongs to all Canadians and has immense importance as a scientific...
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Re: Severance of Land at Central Experimental Farm for a New Civic Hospital CampusTuesday, April 21, 2015Heritage Ottawa continues to advocate on behalf of the Central Experimental Farm. Here is a brief report of our recent actions.
In December 2014, Heritage Ottawa wrote to Dr. Jack Kitts,...
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Re: Mandate of Built Heritage Sub-CommitteeThursday, April 9, 2015The following submission was made by Heritage Ottawa to the Built Heritage Subcommittee on April 9, 2015.
9 April 2015
Heritage Ottawa to Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC...
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Heritage Ottawa Submission to Planning Committee Re:2015 Draft Operating and Capital BudgetTuesday, February 24, 2015
Re: Agenda Item 10 – 2015 Draft Operating and Capital Budget - 2015.02.24For more than 40 years Heritage Ottawa volunteers have worked with City Council and staff, community associations...
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Heritage Ottawa Submission to Planning Committee Re: 2015 Draft Operating and Capital BudgetTuesday, February 24, 2015Re: 2015 Draft Operating and Capital Budget - 2015.02.24 - Agenda Item 10
For more than 40 years Heritage Ottawa volunteers have worked with City Council and staff, community associations...
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Concerns For The Future of the Central Experimental FarmSunday, February 15, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
The recent announcement that 60 acres will be severed from the Central Experimental Farm (CEF) raises serious concerns for the future of this culturally...
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Ottawa Landmark Heads for DesignationSaturday, February 14, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
The Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) has recommended the designation of St. Anne's Rectory, located at 17 Myrand Street in Lowertown, under Part IV...
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A Better Location for Memorial to the Victims of CommunismMonday, February 9, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
Heritage Ottawa supports the position of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) that the proposed Memorial to the Victims of Communism be...
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OMB Ruling on Sandy Hill Project Reveals Need for ChangeFriday, February 6, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
The recent OMB ruling in favour of a developer's proposal to build new student housing in Sandy HIll points to certain weaknesses in our city's heritage...