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Between 1956 and 1972, children in Ottawa could start their celebration of the Christmas holidays with a ride on a very special train. Freiman’s Department Store chartered a special Santa Claus train on the Canadian National Railway that would take children and their chaperones from Ottawa to the “…

This lecture will be presented in French.

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Who were the "matchmakers" at Hull's E. B. Eddy pulp and paper mill? Exploited young women or committed union activists?

Between 1854 and 1928, the women responsible for making 90% of the country's matches worked in a backbreaking and extremely dangerous occupation involving fire hazards and toxic…

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Carleton is one of 14 Canadian universities participating in Quality in Canada’s Built Environment: Roadmaps to Equity, Social Value and Sustainability, a SSHRC Partnership initiative currently stimulating a vital dialogue on how our approach to the built environment can contribute to redefining quality. Heightened equity, increased social value and greater sustainability…

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Monuments are reflections of the past in the present. Some are so prominent and imposing that they can’t be missed. Others are hidden away, discreet and unassuming. 

Ottawa is home to over 100 monuments representing national and local figures, histories, and memories. Carleton University professors Tonya Davidson and David Dean have…

Join us at the Orange Art Gallery for a special illustrated talk, Obscure Ottawa, with guest speaker Ray Corrin.

Refreshments and time to reconnect begin at 6:30 pm. The lecture follows at 7:00 pm. This free event is by invitation only. Space is limited so PRE-REGISTRATION is required. 

Please join us for this special event so we can…

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Join Heritage Ottawa for part four of our Alexandra Bridge lecture series with engineer Claude Royer. 

The Alexandra Bridge is a prestigious achievement dating back more than 120 years, which brought international recognition to Canadian builders. Today, this historic site is part of the identity landscape of the shores of the Ottawa River surrounding Parliament Hill.…

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In the heart of Ottawa's suburbs is a modernist gem that has fortunately avoided demolition. This complex, formerly known as the Federal Study Centre (a federal heritage property), was commissioned by the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame in the early 1960s to be a Roman Catholic campus with a high school, a convent and noviciate.

Designed by Tim Murray's firm, in partnership with landscape…

PHILLIPS MEMORIAL LECTURE | Via Zoom 

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Completed in 1958, the West Memorial Building forms part of a monumental ensemble that marks the western gateway to Wellington Street and the Judicial and Parliamentary Precincts. Originally the Veterans Memorial Buildings -- the East and West Memorial Buildings and Memorial Colonnade were built to commemorate and to serve Canada's war…

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Within the expansive boundaries of Ottawa’s beloved Central Experimental Farm, the city’s largest National Historic Site, are many distinct cultural heritage landscapes.

In this illustrated talk Patricia Jasen and Richard Hinchcliff, authors of the new book Building…

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The mushrooming fix-up industry is the largest component of Canada's largest industry, construction. In Ontario, it pumps tens of billions of dollars annually into our GDP. And one in every eight Ontario buildings was constructed before World War II. 

But if it is so economically vital, Marc Denhez asks, why is it still so hard to target even the best-of-the-best for reuse, instead of a trip…

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The town of Carleton Place, about 50 kilometres from Ottawa, has a colourful history that includes royal visits, intrepid industry, and sordid squalor. These stories are told by the town’s heritage architecture. That architecture has been researched and interpreted by undergraduate students in Carleton University’s History & Theory of Architecture program and pulled together online in a Virtual…

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Join Heritage Ottawa for part three in our series of lectures on the Alexandra Bridge, this time presenting an ecological perspective on the future of the bridge with conservation architect and urbanist Mark Brandt, co-author of Building Resilience: Practical Guidelines for the Sustainable Rehabilitation of Buildings in Canada…

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Join us at the Orange Art Gallery for this special illustrated lecture.

Refreshments and time to re-connect begin at 6:30 pm. The lecture follows at 7:00 pm. Space is limited so PRE-REGISTRATION is required.

The Alaska Highway, also known as the Alcan, is one of the continent’s great heritage travel routes. This cultural landscape extends from Alaska into BC, with spurs to…

Join Heritage Ottawa for part two in our series of lectures on the Alexandra Bridge, this time presenting the federal government’s perspective on the future of the bridge. 

The Lecture will be presented via ZOOM. Register by CLICKING HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. PLEASE NOTE: The lecture will not be recorded or available for future viewing, so please join us on…

Located in the far west of Ottawa, the former township of Fitzroy harbours a wealth of heritage properties that even those who live in nearby Ottawa, know little about.

Fitzroy is a land of fertile farms with the Ottawa River bordering its northwestern edge. Its pioneers built sturdy houses, some of which still survive today. They were followed by others who built homes that reflected the architectural style of…

The global pandemic has posted unprecedented challenges across a variety of fronts, disrupting conventional approaches to a wide range of activities, including architecture. For architects, the deep relationships and authenticity to place and people that come from ‘working in place, with people of the place’ has been hampered during this time. How do we continue to honour connectedness, relationships and relationality in our built…

An architecture policy for Canada will create a framework against which other policies can be tested, bringing together disparate approaches to create the built environment we aspire to.

“It’s not so much just about ugly buildings, but really about what the built environment says about us as a people,” Toon Dreessen told CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning.

Join Toon who makes a compelling case for having…

Thanks Cundell Stables has been operating as a family business in Lowertown since the 1870s. It remains the last vestige of Ottawa’s equine history and is teetering on the verge of extinction. 

The Lecture will be presented via ZOOM.

In case you missed it, or would like to view it again, this lecture is now available on Heritage Ottawa's YouTube Channel.

Artist Karen Bailey and writer Marc Aubin…

The International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an advisory body to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, has a network of 10,000+ professionals worldwide. Established over 50 years ago, ICOMOS’ trajectory has produced a philosophical and doctrinal framework for protecting heritage on an international level. The resulting achievements have offered great opportunities, but also many challenges. Conflict, climate disasters, development pressures, and now the pandemic are threatening…