Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Douglas Cardinal Files OMB Appeal Over Domtar RedevelopmentTuesday, December 9, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
Renowned architect Douglas Cardinal has filed an appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board over the city’s approval of Windmill Developments’ rezoning...
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Central Experimental Farm Supporters Worry About Its FutureMonday, December 1, 2014CentreTown News, By Sammy Hudes and Melissa Bouchard
Some community groups are concerned the federal government’s recent transfer of publicly owned land from Ottawa’s Central Experimental...
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Changes to Built Heritage Sub-Committee Proposed for Next TermThursday, November 27, 2014By Leslie Maitland, Heritage Ottawa
Yesterday the City announced its 2014-2018 Council Governance Review.
Now, before your eyelids start to get heavy, it’s worth putting on that pot...
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Auditor General: Federal Archives Sitting on Mountains of Unsorted DocumentsTuesday, November 25, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, BY Ian MacLeod
The federal archives is sitting on a backlog of 98,000 boxes of undocumented government records, some dating to 1890, says Canada’s auditor general.
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Lowertown Landlord Ordered to Complete Work on Crumbling Former SchoolhouseFriday, November 21, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
The City of Ottawa has won a legal victory over Claude Lauzon, owner of a crumbling former schoolhouse in Lowertown.
Lauzon must now complete work...
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Project To Trace History of Ottawa's Architectural Firms Since ConfederationWednesday, November 19, 2014The local architectural and heritage communities are being asked to help provide information for a new project that will outline the history of architectural practice in Ottawa since Confederation...
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The National Trust Urges Federal Government to Revisit Transfer of Central Experimental Farm LandsTuesday, November 18, 2014The National Trust for Canada wrote to the Honourable John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister Responsible for the National Capital Commission, today to request that the federal...
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Protect the Experimental FarmThursday, November 13, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Peter Anderson
The division of the Central Experimental Farm is an attack on heritage designations and federal science. On Nov. 3, John Baird announced the transfer of...
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Heritage Conservation Architect Michael McClelland to Lecture at National GalleryThursday, November 13, 2014The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism is pleased to announce the next speaker in its Forum Lecture Series, taking place this Monday, November 17 at 6:00pm at The National Gallery...
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Historic Bells Corners Hotel Tapped for Heritage DesignationWednesday, November 12, 2014Heritage Ottawa is pleased to support the proposed designation of Hartin Hotel, formerly Al's Steakhouse, in Bell's Corners. This designation signals the growing interest in Ottawa's rural and...