Heritage Ottawa has been advocating for years for a solution to 24 Sussex Drive. Here is a recent opinion piece in the Globe and Mail. 

The Globe and Mail | OPINION by John Ibbitson…

CBC NEWS OTTAWA, By Joanne Chianello

It didn't take long for a City of Ottawa committee to vote in favour of designating the exterior of a century-old apartment complex in Sandy Hill…

POLICY OPTIONS, By Ken Grafton and Marc Denhez

Many of Ontario’s heritage properties could be vulnerable to the wrecking ball of urban intensification under the More Homes Built…

THE GUARDIAN, by Leyland Cecco

Once home to Canada’s powerful lumber barons, 24 Sussex Drive, tucked away in a forested enclave of the capital, is one of the country’s most symbolically…

Angus Reid Institute 

As the National Capital Commission prepares to begin abatement work on 24 Sussex Drive this spring, the future of the prime minister’s official residence –…

A broken funding mechanism endangers important national heritage assets to serve short-term partisan political strategy.

Building Magazine | By Marc Denhez and Ken Grafton

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CTV NEWS | Ottawa, by Ted Raymond

The owner of St. Brigid’s Church in Lowertown, which was the main stage of a series of events centered around a group calling itself “The United People of…

LE DROIT, Charles-Antoine Gagnon

L’organisme Patrimoine Ottawa accueille favorablement l'engagement de Cadillac Fairview d’intégrer l’immeuble historique du Bureau d’enregistrement d’…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Andrew Duffy

Ottawa’s 148-year-old City Registry Office, a designated heritage building, will be moved, refurbished and converted into a bistro as part of a residential…

CBC NEWS | OTTAWA, by Guy Quenneville

Issa Khoury doesn't know precisely how many keys he holds for the Syrian embassy building in downtown Ottawa; he's never counted. But it's a…

CTV NEWS | Ottawa, by Peter Szperling 

A prominent home renovation expert suggests replacing the prime minister's residence could cost $12 million, as debate continues on the future…

SAVE THE DATE!  On Wednesday, November 23 at 7pm, Councillors Glen Gower and Jeff Leiper will be hosting an expert panel — including Heritage Ottawa's David Flemming — to answer your…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Taylor Blewett

Multimillion-dollar revenue shortfalls, more money demanded of municipal taxpayers, and the erosion of quality of life, the natural environment, and…

CBC NEWS | OTTAWA

A new vacant property bylaw goes into effect in Ottawa on Tuesday that forces owners to get a permit for lots and buildings that have been unoccupied for 120 days.

The City of Ottawa recognizes outstanding achievements in heritage conservation with the Ottawa Heritage Awards, formerly known as the Ottawa Architectural Conservation Awards. The application…

CBC NEWS OTTAWA

The National Capital Commission (NCC) has given Algonquin names to a popular lookout over Ottawa-Gatineau and a new pedestrian bridge connecting it to Major's Hill Park.…

CBC NEWS, Ottawa, By David Fraser

Eviction notices taped to the door of a historic church in Lowertown claim the members of The United People of Canada (TUPC) violated the province's…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Lyn Saxberg

Contractors hired by the City of Ottawa replaced two wood panels on the facade of Barrymore’s Music Hall this week after the landlord failed to comply with…

Canada is only G7 country without legislation protecting historic sites, despite having more than 300.

THE CANADIAN PRESS, By Mia Rabson

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says…

By Andrew Waldron | Lowertown Echo de la Basse-ville

The best places to live in the world are human-scaled, pedestrianized, mid-sized and street-focused, with low car use, mixed housing,…

CBC NEWS OTTAWA

The upcoming redesign of an entire block of buildings across Wellington Street from Parliament Hill would bring courtyards, atriums and a new public square to downtown…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

City Council has approved the creation of the  have been researching the history and development of the Carlington North Veterans’ Housing neighbourhood as a "Heritage…

CBC NEWS OTTAWA, By Nicole Williams

Ottawa city council has approved a motion that would get the city's general manager of planning to order some long-neglected repairs to Somerset House…

Committee approves plan to dub neighbourhood a 'heritage character area' instead of heritage district

CBC NEWS | OTTAWA

Ottawa's planning committee has recognized the historic…

CBC NEWS

The official residence of Canada's prime minister, 24 Sussex Drive, should be replaced as it is not fit to serve as the home of a major world leader, says a new report by the…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

UPDATE: MAY 16, 2022: Winning 'Block 2' design features public square, preserves heritage buildings

The six finalists of a design competition for the renewal of…

le Droit, Michel Prévost

NOTRE HISTOIRE / Ottawa est la seule capitale au monde qui possède près de son centre une grande ferme toujours en fonction.

Avec plus de 1000 acres,…

"There’s little understanding of how beneficial heritage conservation is in economic, social and environmental terms."

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Andrew Waldron

Imagine a neighbourhood…

NATIONAL POST, By Ryan Tumilty

When Parliament’s Centre Block goes under wraps for masonry work, it won’t just fade from view. The government is planning a nearly $4 million massive wrap…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing

The City of Ottawa is defending the local planning process in response to a report by a provincial task force recommending ways to increase the number of…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Heritage Ottawa is disappointed and concerned to learn that the final version of the new Official Plan (OP) approved by City Council included unclear and equivocal…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Heritage Ottawa is pleased to report that the National Capital Commission (NCC) has successfully completed the rehabilitation of the historic Rochon Residence at 138 St.…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Andrew Duffy

While Wellington Street is again quiet and clear after three weeks of heavy-duty mayhem, it appears the city’s oldest, most storied street will never be the…

CBC NEWS, By Catherine Tunney

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government continues to assess options for 24 Sussex, the crumbling, mouldy official prime minister's residence…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa is currently accepting applications for the Heritage Grant for Building Restoration program.

Property owners of buildings designated under Part…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing

The landmark Canadian Nurses Association headquarters near the Rideau Canal is proposed for redevelopment under a revised concept, bringing a new…

OTTAWA BUSINESS JOURNAL, OBJ Staff

The owner of the Rideau Centre wants to add a residential component to the downtown mall in a plan that would see a heritage building integrated into a…