CTV NEWS | Ottawa, by Tyler Fleming

The prime minister's residence, 24 Sussex Drive, is undergoing a massive gut-job.

Crews are stripping the historic mansion down to its framework…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Andrew Duffy

The Ontario Land Tribunal found that Highland Park had a definable character with mature trees, generous setbacks and many other older homes. The property…

OTTAWA CITIZEN | OPINION, by Rawlson King

Preserving Ottawa’s built heritage is paramount to maintaining the city’s cultural identity and historical significance. The municipal government…

Do you want to improve the energy efficiency of the windows in your older home? Are you feeling overwhelmed by contradictory information…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Volunteers are the heart and soul of Heritage Ottawa.

Linda Hoad, a long-time resident of Ottawa, has contributed years of her life to the knowledge, appreciation…

BNN BREAKING, by Sakchi Khandelwal

In a striking clash over heritage preservation, the future of a historic west Centretown building at 290 City Centre Ave, Ottawa, hinges on the…

CITY NEWS, by Mike Lacasse

The Built Heritage Committee agreed on Monday to remove another 73 properties from the city’s municipal heritage register. 

According to a…

THE GLOBE AND MAIL / Irene Galia and City Space Staff

The Van Horne Mansion was a classic greystone house in Montreal’s Golden Square Mile. It was the home of Sir William Cornelius Van…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Joanne Laucius

The City of Ottawa’s built heritage committee has approved a convoluted manoeuvre to protect priority properties from demolition in the face of new…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Joanne Laucius

In January, the City of Ottawa set the wheels in motion to designate six properties under the Ontario Heritage Act.

If that sounds like a lot, it…

Ottawa Citizen, By Blair Crawford

The city's planning and housing committee considered, and approved, a zoning bylaw amendment for towers of 32 and 24 storeys at the farm's southeast…

CTV NEWS, by Ted Raymond

The City of Ottawa's Planning and Housing Committee has approved a plan to build two high-rise towers on Baseline Road, directly across the street from the Central…

Heritage Ottawa supports the position of scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada that shadows cast by Phase 2 of the currently proposed tower development at 780 Baseline Road will have a…

CBC News, by Elyse Skura

Three high-rise buildings could soon tower over Ottawa's Central Experimental Farm after city planners decided the shadows they'll cast won't compromise the…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The Glebe Community Association has filed an appeal of the proposed Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Last fall City Council approved zoning and…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

On January 16, the Built Heritage Committee (BHC) approved the application to alter three properties on Kent and MacLaren streets to facilitate development of a…

CBC NEWS, by Arthur White Crummey

Ottawa has sped up efforts to designate heritage properties as it works its way through a bloated list under a tight provincial deadline.

On…

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from all of us at Heritage Ottawa! 

Joyeux Noël et joyeuses fêtes de la part de nous tous à Patrimoine Ottawa! 

Discover…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Heritage Ottawa is pleased to announce that board member Alison Margot Smith has received the Ontario Historical Society's 2022-23 President's Award in recognition of her…

Parks Canada, the NCC and the City of Ottawa have jointly launched a Rideau Canal Cultural Landscape Study* covering the approximate 8.5 km stretch of the canal from the Ottawa Locks to Hogs Back…

CBC NEWS | by Arthur White-Crummey

As a marathon meeting on Lansdowne Park drags through its second day, city council opted to allow more housing units on the site,…

$419M plan aimed at making Lansdowne Park profitable drew public outcry

CBC NEWS | By Elyse Scura

A $419-million plan aimed at making Lansdowne Park profitable for the City of…

CTV NEWS Ottawa | By Josh Pringle

The city of Ottawa is proceeding with Lansdowne 2.0, the $419 million second phase of the partnership with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

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Ottawa Citizen, By Marlo Glass

The spectre of a third residential tower looms large in the minds of heritage-minded Lansdowne 2.0 critics.

On Monday, the city’s built heritage…

CBC News | Ottawa, By Arthur White-Crummey

A 98-year-old heritage home in Ottawa's Rockcliffe Park is at risk of demolition after years of abandonment left it a mould-ravaged safety…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Joanne Laucius

A joint city committee has cleared the first hurdle to a vote on the massive Lansdowne 2.0 project. But it will be another week before councillors will…

CBC NEWS, By Ben Andrews

From the stark concrete of the National Arts Centre to the angular blocks of the public library's main branch, dozens of brutalist buildings…

CAPITAL CURRENT |  By Nicky Shaw and Liam Baker 

If a recent meeting is any indication, many Ottawa residents are outraged about an updated redevelopment proposal for Lansdowne…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The latest iteration of Lansdowne 2.0 was officially released on October 6 by the City and OSEG. The cost of the project has increased by $86.5 million more…

Who can help me with this old house?

Heritage Ottawa can!

We're developing an essential Introductory Workshop designed for owners and prospective owners of older homes to help them…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

On Saturday, September 30, Canada will mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It honours the survivors and lost children of Canada’s residential schools, along…

CTV NEWS | OTTAWA, By Josh Pringle

Taggart Realty Management has received the green light to build two high-rise towers across the street from the Central Experimental Farm.

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RADIO-CANADA

Le Comité de la planification et du logement de la Ville d’Ottawa a approuvé pour une deuxième fois la construction de deux tours sur l’avenue Carling, aux abords de la Ferme…

Ottawa Business Journal, By Mia Jensen

A controversial highrise proposal has been approved by the city’s planning and housing committee for the second time, but federal officials are…

CBC NEWS | By Matthew Kupfer

Ottawa's planning committee has approved two highrise towers on Carling Avenue after hearing from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada officials that it could…

City Planning  & Housing Committee to re-visit rezoning application for 1081 Carling this week.

Ottawa, ON, September 19, 2023 -- Heritage Ottawa is joined by the Greenspace…

CBC NEWS | By Matthew Kupfer

City officials and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada say there needs to be a broader discussion and debate about the growing number of highrise…

FARMTARIO, By Jonah Grignon

Critics say a proposed redevelopment near Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm will have a negative impact on the facility’s future.

Though the…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa will be soon be accepting applications for the 2024 Heritage Grant for Building Restoration program.

Property owners of buildings…

IPOLITICS, by Davis Legree

A coalition of architects, heritage experts, and local stakeholders is making a plea to save the beleaguered 24 Sussex Drive, the traditional residence of Canada…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Catherine Morrison

As talks continue about the future of 24 Sussex, groups ardently supporting the building’s preservation say there are several reasons not to abandon…

GLOBAL NEWS, by Sean Previl

In its dilapidated state, 24 Sussex, the official residence of Canada’s prime ministers, faces a plague of issues and increasingly pressing…

Radio-Canada

La firme d’architectes Historic Ottawa Development Inc. (HODI), ainsi que plusieurs organismes qui appuient la sauvegarde de la résidence du premier ministre au 24 …