Heritage Ottawa Walking Tours 2025
WELCOME TO OUR 2025 WALKING TOUR SEASON!
Join our experienced guides and enjoy tours that highlight some of Ottawa's most interesting architecture and historic neighbourhoods, and the fascinating stories that go with them. We have new tours on offer as well as returning favourites.
Shannan proposes new life for Algonquin College’s Perth Campus
HOMETOWN NEWS, by Heddy Sorour
With Algonquin College set to shutter its Perth campus, a prominent local resident is stepping up with an ambitious plan to turn the site into a world-class private institution for heritage restoration and skilled trades training.
Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Ottawa Heritage and Urban Design Awards
The City of Ottawa recognizes outstanding achievements in heritage conservation with the Ottawa Heritage Awards, and celebrates urban design excellence with the Urban Design Awards. This year, the two awards are being recognized together.
The nomination deadline for both awards is Wednesday, September 17. Both awards will be presented together in one ceremony on November 6, 2025 at Ottawa City Hall.
WEBINAR: Tax Benefits When Gifting Securities to Charity
A HERITAGE OTTAWA SPECIAL EVENT
Are you considering donating securities, mutual fund shares or life insurance to Heritage Ottawa? It's an efficient way to give charitably since capital gains tax does not apply.
To help make this decision easier for you in time for the 2025 tax season, we are hosting a FREE webinar, Tax Benefits When Gifting Securities to Charity.
WHEN: November 6, 2025 | 7:00 - 8:30 pm. | via ZOOM
Sacred Spaces | Civic Value
Facing diminishing congregations and soaring maintenance costs, nearly one-third of Canada's 27,000 churches and faith-built spaces stand to close within the next decade.
A report from the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) highlights the urgent need for collaboration between both religious and secular leaders in order to preserve these spaces as critical community infrastructure.
National push urged to protect Mill of Kintail’s Naismith, McKenzie collections
Hometown News | Mississippi Mills, by Laurie Weir
ALMONTE — Mississippi Mills council is calling for national support to save two heritage collections at the Mill of Kintail. The site honours Canadian sports icon Dr. James Naismith, inventor of basketball, and internationally acclaimed sculptor Dr. R. Tait McKenzie.
Watson’s Mill faces new challenges as city looks to transfer historic Manotick properties
Nestled along the Rideau River, Dickinson Square has been at the centre of Manotick’s history for more than 100 years.
Heritage Ottawa 2025-2026 Lecture Series
Heritage Ottawa is lining up an enticing program for our 2025-2026 Free Lecture Series!
We ask that you PRE-REGISTER in advance of each free lecture. Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming season!
The lectures begin at 7 pm and are presented via ZOOM, unless otherwise indicated, and last approximately one hour.
EMERGING SCHOLARS CONNECT! THESE WALLS CAN TALK: STORIES FROM HINTONBURG'S BUILT HERITAGE
VIA ZOOM | NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL
We are pleased to feature an Emerging Scholars Connect event with students from Carleton University to highlight how young people are chronicling history and advocating for practices that balance historical conservation with contemporary needs, interests, and values.
