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Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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!
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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
UpdateThe 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
An event to celebrate New Edinburgh's history bringing people together for fun with music, house tours, food, drinks and much more.
The streets of New Edinburgh will come alive on…
CBC NEWS | Ottawa, by Daniel LeBlanc
The federal government is looking at dropping the dilapidated mansion at 24 Sussex in Ottawa as the prime minister's official…
HERITAGE OTTAWA
UPDATEOn August 23, City Council referred the rezoning application for the proposed towers back to the Planning and Housing Committee for further consideration on…
CBC NEWS | OTTAWA, By Arthur White-Crummey
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is warning that two towers planned for the edge of the Central Experimental Farm would block out light…
CBC NEWS OTTAWA | By Arthur White Crummey
Ottawa's former city registry office was on the move Saturday, at the leisurely pace of about 3.5 metres per hour.
With a 149-year-old…
HERITAGE OTTAWA
On Saturday, July 22 the historic City Registry Office, a designated heritage building constructed in 1873-74 and located at 70 Nicholas Street, is scheduled to be moved 18m…
Heritage Ottawa skeptical after years of plans falling apart
CBC NEWS | OTTAWA, By Arthur White-Crummey
After years of false starts and missed deadlines, the owner of the long…
HERITAGE OTTAWA
A new book by Christina Cameron examines current trends in cultural heritage conservation and their influence on heritage practice.
Evolving Heritage Conservation…
CBC NEWS | Ottawa, By John Paul Tasker
Construction work has just started on 24 Sussex Drive, the prime minister's official residence. The building has fallen into a state of…
Ottawa Citizen | OPINION, By Barry Padolsky
On April 26, Ottawa Council voted to overturn a recommendation by its built heritage committee to apply a heritage designation to one of the…
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…