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Ottawa’s iconic Château Laurier held hostage by developers and architectsTORONTO STAR, By Penny Collenette
How do you protect what is perceived to be a public heritage space when it is privately owned? This very contentious issue is facing Ottawa’s City Council...
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In the News: Heritage Ottawa Speaks Out on Proposed Addition to Château LaurierHERITAGE OTTAWA
June 3, 2019Heritage Ottawa's David B. Flemming discussed the proposed addition with CTV NEWS OTTAWA this morning, in advance of today's meeting of the the Built Heritage...
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Château Laurier architects unwilling to make 'significant' alterations to latest designBuilt heritage subcommittee pans hotel addition, but has little power
CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
The owners of the Château Laurier have no intention of making substantial changes...
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City's heritage subcommittee says Château Laurier design should be rejectedOTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
An overwhelming number of the City of Ottawa’s official heritage protectors say council’s planning committee should reject the latest design of a proposed...
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Don't like the Château Laurier addition? Blame your councillorCouncil abdicated political responsibility by approving it, sight unseen
CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
If you hate the latest version of the Château Laurier hotel addition, and if...
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Coffman: The Château Laurier addition is genuinely incompatible. Here's whyOTTAWA CITIZEN | OPINION By Peter Coffman
City staff has decreed that the latest design for an addition to the Château Laurier meets the standard of compatibility with the historic hotel...
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Mayor Watson still underwhelmed with latest Château Laurier designOTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
The company that owns the Château Laurier is “tone-deaf” to criticisms piling up over the proposed addition to the historic hotel, Mayor Jim Watson said...
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Latest Château Laurier design meets council's requirements for compatibility, city staff sayOTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
City planners back the latest design of an addition to the Château Laurier, despite criticism that the expansion would sully the image of the heritage hotel...
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Take 5: Latest Château Laurier addition design already under fireCBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
The fifth — and possibly final — version of the controversial addition to Ottawa's iconic Château Laurier is now public, and while it's smaller in scale than...
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HERITAGE OTTAWA: LETTER TO OWNER OF CHÂTEAU LAURIERHERITAGE OTTAWA
On March 11, Heritage Ottawa sent a letter of appeal to the president of Larco Investments Ltd., owner of the Château Laurier Hotel, to reconsider their design...