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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In Response to Letter from Heritage Ottawa, City-Owned Heritage Buildings unavailable for Corporate Naming RightsWednesday, March 13, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa recently learned that at least two of the city's most important heritage structures appear on a list of city-owned buildings available for corporate naming...
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HERITAGE OTTAWA | Response to Latest Design for Proposed Addition to Château Laurier | March 2019Monday, March 4, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA | STATEMENT OF MARCH 4, 2019
For more than two years, Canadians have been witnessing with growing concern a sequence of various design proposals for an addition to the...
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Booth Street Complex One Step Closer to Designation under Ontario Heritage ActMonday, February 11, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
A city staff report recommending designation of the Booth Street Complex as a property of cultural heritage value under the Ontario Heritage Act (OHA) received the support...
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DRAFT---Heritage Matters | January 2019Wednesday, December 12, 2018DRAFT
The City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) meets monthly at Ottawa City Hall to review heritage applications and provide its recommendations.
Heritage Ottawa is asked to...
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STUDENT EXHIBITION continues the discussion of forthcoming Château Laurier additionSunday, December 9, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
An exhibition of alternative designs for an addition to the Château Laurier Hotel, created by students of Carleton University's Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism,...
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Today's Letters: Here's why the City of Ottawa must expropriate Somerset HouseTuesday, November 20, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN | EDITORIAL BOARD, By David Jeanes
Re: Owner of Somerset House would rather tear it down, build a replica building, Nov. 16, 2018
So the owner of Somerset House has...
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OUTSIDE THE BOX: An Exhibition of Alternative Designs for an Addition to the Château LaurierMonday, November 19, 2018Heritage Ottawa is pleased to be hosting an exhibit of designs for an addition to the Château Laurier created by students at Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture and...
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Advocacy Matters | November 2018Thursday, November 15, 2018
HERITAGE OTTAWA
The Built Heritage Subcommittee (BHSC) convened for its final meeting today during this term of Council, before the new Council is sworn in on December 1.
The first...
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Heritage Ottawa Asks the Municipal Candidates Where They Stand on HeritageMonday, October 22, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
The municipal elections on October 22 provided an opportunity to consider the vital role of heritage places in our urban, suburban and rural environments.
To see...
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Heritage Ottawa Supports Stronger Measures to Save Somerset HouseTuesday, September 18, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
In a media release today, Heritage Ottawa expressed support for strong measures being put in place to protect Somerset House from further deterioration. Located at the...