HERITAGE OTTAWA

The following text was formally submitted by Heritage Ottawa to the Built Heritage Sub-committee for consideration at its meeting of June 18, 2018. President David Jeanes…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Architectural visionary Phyllis Lambert, widely considered one of the world's most influential figures in architecture, has written a letter to Mayor Jim Watson to express…

HERITAGE OTTAWA | STATEMENT OF JUNE 3, 2018

Owners of the Château Laurier have unveiled their latest design for a proposed addition to the venerable historic hotel, a National Historic Site…

HERITAGE OTTAWA | STATEMENT OF JUNE 3, 2018

Owners of the Château Laurier have unveiled their latest design for a proposed addition to the venerable historic hotel, a National Historic…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The Built Heritage Subcommittee (BHSC) met on April 12 to consider two heritage applications.

The first was an application to alter 132 Lisgar Road in the Rockcliffe…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) met on March 8, 2018 to consider an application to alter the former Grant Consolidated School at 2720…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Last week, architects for owners of the Château Laurier Hotel revealed their latest design for a proposed expansion of the hotel, a National Historic Site of Canada.

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HERITAGE OTTAWA

Our heritage stands at a critical crossroads.


A controversial application for major alterations to Ottawa's Château Laurier Hotel, if allowed to proceed as proposed…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) met on February 8, 2018 to consider current heritage applications and related recommendations of city…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing

The city’s built-heritage subcommittee on Thursday turned down the Uganda High Commission’s application to demolish a Sandy Hill building that was once home…

CBC NEWS, By Laura Osman

The City of Ottawa is taking Richcraft Homes to court, alleging the builder has neglected to make necessary repairs to a historic barn in the city's west end.

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa’s Built Heritage Subcommittee (BHSC) meets on Thursday, January 11 with three items on the agenda.

• An application to demolish…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

What do you think the City should consider as it develops a plan for the revitalization of the Sparks Street Pedestrian Mall?

Share your ideas and comments! Take a…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Ashcroft Homes, owner of the Sisters of the Visitation Convent at 114 Richmond Road, is proposing to partially demolish the heritage-designated convent building and to…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The next meeting of the City of Ottawa’s Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) takes place on Friday, December 1 at 9:30 am at Ottawa City Hall.

Agenda…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) meets monthly at Ottawa City Hall to review heritage applications and provide its recommendations.

The next…

THE HTA BLOG / By Peter Coffman

I addressed the City’s Planning Committee today as it met to vote on additions to the Heritage Register recommended last month by City staff. I blogged about…

HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland, Co-Chair

The Heritage Inventory Project is a priority for the City of Ottawa. The Inventory Project was created to develop a proper Heritage Register to…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Cities value their unique heritage. Cultural and ecological benefits aside, studies have shown that designated heritage properties perform better than average in the real…

THE HTA BLOG / By Peter Coffman

Early last year, the City of Ottawa began what’s known as the Heritage Inventory Project. The idea was to enable…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) meets monthly at Ottawa City Hall to review heritage applications and provide its recommendations.

There was…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson

Downtown Ottawa’s most infamous eyesore has made a national list of endangered heritage landmarks.

Somerset House is among 10 spots included on the…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

UPDATE | May 24:  Ottawa City Council has voted in favour of the recommendations of city staff, the Built Heritage Subcommittee and Heritage Ottawa to refuse the…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Update: Read Heritage Ottawa's position statement of March 5, 2018 regarding the latest proposed addition to the Château Laurier.

A summary of public comments…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) meets monthly at Ottawa City Hall to review heritage applications and provide its recommendations.…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

At its meeting today at City Hall, Heritage Ottawa president David Jeanes told the City of Ottawa's Finance and Economic Development Committee (FEDCO) that municipal…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa's Built Heritage Sub-Committee (BHSC) meets monthly at Ottawa City Hall to review heritage applications and provide its recommendations.…

CBC NEWS OTTAWA, By Paul Jay

If a proposed addition to Ottawa's historic Somerset House doesn't look quite like the original red brick facade the city tore down last summer, there appears…

CBC NEWS OTTAWA

Images of a proposed addition to Ottawa's historic Somerset House given to city staff provide the first glimpse of a long-awaited redesign of the heritage building, but…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Our heritage stands at a critical crossroads.

A controversial application for major alterations to Ottawa's Château Laurier, if allowed to proceed as proposed,…

CBC News Ottawa, By Waubgeshig Rice

A City of Ottawa plan to build a rapid transit corridor along Baseline Road includes expropriating part of the Central Experimental Farm, and that has…

Heritage Ottawa was honoured to have Councillor Tobi Nussbaum deliver the following keynote address at our January 'Heritage Ottawa at 50' event.

By Councillor Tobi Nussbaum

We…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Leslie Maitland

The last week has been a roller-coaster ride for the citizens of Ottawa. First, many were encouraged to see the National Capital Commission Board vote in…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The Château Laurier, a prominent Ottawa landmark since 1912, is clearly a special place.

A National Historic Site of Canada and a designated structure under the…

HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland

Heritage Ottawa welcomes the National Capital Commission’s recommendation of Tunney’s Pasture as the preferred site for a new Civic Campus of The Ottawa…

METRO NEWS / OTTAWA, By Adam Kveton

A new provincial bill is requiring cities like Ottawa to create planning advisory committees in an effort to encourage greater…

Today, October 6,  is the last day to have your say on the location of a future hospital campus.

Heritage Ottawa remains concerned for the future of the Central Experimental Farm.…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Barry Padolsky

In November 2014, the former Stephen Harper government allocated 60 acres of the Central Experimental Farm, a National Historic Site, for a new Civic…

OTTAWA SUN, By Don Butler

The National Capital Commission will review 12 potential sites for the new $2-billion Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital, including four on contested Central…

Heritage Ottawa continues to advocate for protection of the Central Experimental Farm, a National Historic Site of Canada and active scientific research facility of global significance. The Farm…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

On August 18, several members of Heritage Ottawa's board of directors welcomed the opportunity to tour the former U.S. Embassy…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson

The first thing Mayor Jim Watson’s new heritage task force must do is ensure the city’s property standards bylaw is being actively enforced,…

CITY OF OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa will create a heritage matters task force that will monitor heritage properties on a regular basis to help encourage the proper maintenance and protection…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Formerly a grand landmark at the intersection of Bank and Somerset Streets, Somerset House appears doomed to be demolished piece-by-piece.

The building has stood…