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Lyette Fortin to Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa City Councillors: Rescind the Heritage PermitHERITAGE OTTAWA
The following letter of concern for the Château Laurier addition was sent to Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa City Councillors by conservation architect Lyette Fortin.
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HERITAGE OTTAWA | RESPONSE TO LATEST PROPOSED ADDITION TO CHÂTEAU LAURIER | MAY 2019Originally published on May 25, 2019
HERITAGE OTTAWA | STATEMENT OF MAY 25, 2019
Heritage Ottawa has reviewed the fifth ‘’official’’ proposal for an addition to the Château Laurier...
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Rivet: Château Laurier fight shows Canada's heritage sites are defencelessThis situation at the doorstep of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s riding should be a call to action for her, as the federal leader on national historic sites, to address this blatant...
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Tom Green hosting picnic this Saturday to Save The Château Laurier
OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Megan Gillis
When comedian Tom Green was a teen in Ottawa, he’d skateboard back from nights in Hull and take in the capital view of the Château Laurier and Parliament...
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Gillespie: The Château Laurier could be one of the best hotels in the world. But not this wayThe expansion can and must still be stopped – and better ideas explored toward a new premier hotel for the next century.
OTTAWA CITIZEN | OPINION, By Alastair Gillespie
In the wake...
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Heritage Ottawa Position Statements 1 to 5 Chateau Laurier
Heritage Ottawa published position statements for each of the 5 design iterations of a proposed addition for the Chateau Laurier, beginning with the first one presented in September 2016. Links...
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A Hated Expansion of Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier Will Go AheadThe city council voted to approve an addition to the historic landmark over criticism that the design is “a travesty” and “frankly grotesque.”
CITYLAB, By Tracey Lindeman
There was a...
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Pivotal moment for architecture in wake of Château Laurier plansCBC RADIO | THE HOUSE, Chris Hall
An architectural historian says the contentious planned addition to the Château Laurier could be the wake-up call Canada needs to better protect historic...
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Can the NCC fill the leadership void in the Château Laurier debacle?Its role is limited, but given the stakes, the public would welcome any leverage
CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
It was the first time in three years that Mayor Jim Watson came even...
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Controversial Chateau Laurier expansion not good enough, McKenna saysTHE CANADIAN PRESS, By David Reevely
OTTAWA—Environment Minister Catherine McKenna wants the owners of the iconic Chateau Laurier by Parliament Hill to come up with another plan for an...