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  • "Friends of the Château Laurier" Launches National Advocacy Effort

    FRIENDS OF THE CHÂTEAU LAURIER, Media Advisory

    Taking action to bring about the redesign of the proposed addition to the iconic Château Laurier Hotel located across from Parliament Hill, a…

  • "Friends of the Château Laurier" Launches National Advocacy Effort

    FRIENDS OF THE CHÂTEAU LAURIER, Media Advisory

    Taking action to bring about the redesign of the proposed addition to the iconic Château Laurier Hotel located across from Parliament Hill, a…

  • Prominent Ottawa architect urges Trudeau to intervene over Château Laurier addition

    OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Joanne Laucius

    Ottawa architect and heritage consultant Barry Padolsky has written an open letter to Justin Trudeau, asking the prime minister to step in to convince…

  • EDITORIAL: For Canada Day, vow to rescue the Château Laurier from disaster

    OTTAWA SUN | EDITORIAL

    On Canada Day, we conjure up images of the big red-and-white birthday bash in front of Parliament, the crowds partying along Rideau Street, the families spilling into…

  • Egan: The secretive billionaires behind the Château addition

    OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Kelly Egan

    We don’t know much about the real people behind the Château Laurier addition. And we likely never will.

    Larco Investments bought the historic property…

  • Your Voice Matters—Ask our Elected Officials to Support the Château Laurier Motion on June 26
    UPDATE | JUNE 26, 2019 — IT'S NOT OVER!

    Councillor Mathieu Fleury tabled his "notice of motion" at the June 26 Council meeting, which passed by a narrow vote of 12-10.  As a result, the…

  • Your Voice Matters—Ask our Elected Officials to Support the Château Laurier Motion on June 26
    UPDATE | JUNE 26, 2019 — IT'S NOT OVER!

    Councillor Mathieu Fleury tabled his "notice of motion" at the June 26 Council meeting, which passed by a narrow vote of 12-10.  As a result, the…

  • Egan: If the NCC can't improve the Château addition, why have an NCC?

    OTTAWA CITIZEN | By Kelly Egan

    A neighbour asked a good question the other day.

    If the National Capital Commission can’t influence the design of the Château Laurier addition, can’t…

  • Who can save the Château Laurier from an eyesore addition?

    GLOBE AND MAIL, By Penny Collenette

    Can you ever fight city hall? It’s not easy, especially when the future of a national iconic symbol is relegated and degraded to a simple municipal…

  • Planning committee approves Château Laurier site plan, but Fleury pursues council vote on design

    OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing

    It might land the City of Ottawa in court, but a councillor will try to get city council to make a final decision on the Château Laurier’s controversial…