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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Advocacy Matters | April 2018Thursday, April 12, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
The Built Heritage Subcommittee (BHSC) met on April 12 to consider two heritage applications.
The first was an application to alter 132 Lisgar Road in the Rockcliffe...
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Advocacy Matters | March 2018Friday, March 30, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Recent MattersThe City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) met on March 8, 2018 to consider an application to alter the former Grant Consolidated School at 2720...
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YOUR VOICE MATTERS: Submit Your Online Feedback re: Château Laurier Addition by March 9Monday, March 5, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Our heritage stands at a critical crossroads.
A controversial application for major alterations to Ottawa's Château Laurier Hotel, if allowed to proceed as proposed...
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HERITAGE OTTAWA: Remarks on Revised Design for Proposed Addition to the Château LaurierMonday, March 5, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Last week, architects for owners of the Château Laurier Hotel revealed their latest design for a proposed expansion of the hotel, a National Historic Site of Canada.
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Advocacy Matters | February 2018Wednesday, February 28, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Recent MattersThe City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) met on February 8, 2018 to consider current heritage applications and related recommendations of city...
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Heritage panel slams brakes on bid to demolish Lester B. Pearson's 1950s homeThursday, February 8, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
The city’s built-heritage subcommittee on Thursday turned down the Uganda High Commission’s application to demolish a Sandy Hill building that was once home...
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Fight to save historic Stittsville barn headed to courtTuesday, January 16, 2018CBC NEWS, By Laura Osman
The City of Ottawa is taking Richcraft Homes to court, alleging the builder has neglected to make necessary repairs to a historic barn in the city's west end.
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Advocacy Matters | January 2018Tuesday, January 9, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Upcoming MattersThe City of Ottawa’s Built Heritage Subcommittee (BHSC) meets on Thursday, January 11 with three items on the agenda.
• An application to demolish...
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Have Your Say on the Future of Sparks StreetFriday, December 22, 2017HERITAGE OTTAWA
What do you think the City should consider as it develops a plan for the revitalization of the Sparks Street Pedestrian Mall?
Share your ideas and comments! Take a...
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Developer to Present Plans for Partial Demolition of Convent Building at Open HouseMonday, December 11, 2017HERITAGE OTTAWA
Ashcroft Homes, owner of the Sisters of the Visitation Convent at 114 Richmond Road, is proposing to partially demolish the heritage-designated convent building and to...