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Library and Archives opens vaults to public toursTuesday, July 18, 2017HERITAGE OTTAWA
The Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre in Gatineau, seldom open to the public, will soon begin offering guided tours in both English and French.
The...
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Westboro Convent still empty five years after development approvalSunday, July 16, 2017CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
When Ottawa city council gave Ashcroft Homes approval to develop the former Westboro convent lands, it was with the understanding that the developer would...
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This Place Matters: Historic Ottawa boathouse Competes for Restoration FundsFriday, July 14, 2017HOLD PUBLICATION PENDING RESOLUTION OF NATIONAL TRUST WEBSITE SECURITY ISSUE
METRO NEWS | OTTAWA, by Ryan Tumilty
A boathouse that has stood in the Ottawa River since 1923 could get...
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Landowners don't buy city's sell job on heritage registryThursday, July 13, 2017OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
Landowners aren’t buying the city’s argument that placing their homes on a special heritage list won’t impact their property values.
The city’s work...
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City Proposes to Expand Heritage Register with homes in Old Ottawa East and Old Ottawa SouthThursday, July 13, 2017CBC News, By Laurie Fagan
Sheena Pritchard has lived in her Echo Drive home for 53 years and while she has no plans to move or renovate, she doesn't want the city adding her house — along...
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Brutalist Building Revival: The National Arts Centre Reopens in OttawaSunday, July 9, 2017THE ARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER, By Olivia Martin
All too often, The Architect’s Newspaper (AN) reports the demolition of yet another Brutalist structure—the perpetual bane of the public eye for...
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Councillor wields new power to put 'bunkhouse' developers on the spotThursday, July 6, 2017CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
An Ottawa city councillor fed up with the proliferation of what he calls high-occupancy "bunkhouses" in his ward is invoking a new rule that will force the...
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Demolition opponents want to save Lester B. Pearson's pre-PM homeMonday, July 3, 2017OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
Eliane Major remembers her brothers helping Lester B. Pearson push his car out of the snowy driveway of 231 Cobourg St. in the 1950s, when her family lived...
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Former Planning Chair Peter Hume to Oversee Byward Market MakeoverWednesday, June 28, 2017CBC News, By Joanne Chianello
Peter Hume, a former Ottawa city councillor and planning committee chair, has been picked to oversee the revitalization of the the ByWard and Parkdale markets...
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NAC offers Sneak Peek inside light-filled "architectural rejuvenation"Wednesday, June 28, 2017OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Joanne Laucius
The NAC is throwing open its doors to the public on Canada Day to offer a look at the first phase of a project aimed at turning Ottawa’s fortress-like...