Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Government plans to redevelop historic lands opposite Parliament HillTuesday, February 4, 2020OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Blair Crawford
The most prestigious property in Canada is up for development and the federal government is asking architects from around the world to brainstorm ideas for...
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Major overhaul in store for entire block facing ParliamentMonday, February 3, 2020CBC NEWS, By Ryan Patrick Jones
The federal government plans to redevelop an entire city block directly across from Parliament Hill as part of ongoing reconstruction efforts in the capital'...
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City View residents mull levy to save heritage homeMonday, February 3, 2020CBC NEWS, By Kate Porter
Residents of a Nepean neighbourhood are in a race against time to save a heritage estate from redevelopment, but it's going to cost them.
For years,...
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More than one in four area federal buildings in poor or critical condition, government report saysTuesday, January 21, 2020OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Bruce Deachman
More than a quarter of all federally owned, leased or licensed buildings in the Ottawa-Gatineau area, including many landmark downtown buildings, are in...
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Applications Now Open for Heritage Grant Program for Building ResorationThursday, January 16, 2020HERITAGE OTTAWA
The City of Ottawa is currently accepting applications for the Heritage Grant for Building Restoration program.
Property owners of buildings designated under Part IV...
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City planning staff recommend council refuse hotel proposal in ByWard MarketMonday, January 13, 2020OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
City planners have sent a rare refusal recommendation to council’s planning committee, arguing that a proposed 17-storey hotel wouldn’t be compatible with an...
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Architects go through design gauntlet in planning new British High Commission at Earnscliffe propertyFriday, January 10, 2020OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
A new three-storey British High Commission building nestled in the lush riverfront property of Earnscliffe is challenging architects to complement the...
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Senator caps lifelong fight by taking aim at Château Laurier additionThursday, December 26, 2019THE CANADIAN PRESS, By Lee Berthiaume
A soon-to-be-retired senator has taken his decades-long fight to protect important heritage buildings to “the heart of the nation,” where his final act...
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HERITAGE OTTAWA SUPPORTS PRIVATE SENATE BILL TO PROTECT HISTORIC BUILDINGS NEAR PARLIAMENT HILLFriday, December 13, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA | Media Advisory
Ottawa, ON, December 13, 2019 – This past Tuesday, the Hon. Serge Joyal introduced a private member's bill into the Senate, Bill S-203 “An Act to amend the...
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Senator wants NCC to have power to limit development near Parliament HillThursday, December 12, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Tom Spears
Serge Joyal will leave the Senate in February, but first he wants to give the National Capital Commission power to regulate development near Parliament Hill....