Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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OMB Overturns Council Decision on Sandy Hill Student HousingTuesday, February 3, 2015METRO NEWS, By Lucy Scholey
Sandy Hill will get a controversial nine-storey student housing building after all.
The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) gave the 180-unit building a stamp...
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Proposed Sandy Hill Student Residence Gets OK from OMBFriday, January 30, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
A Sandy Hill landlord can build a 180-unit private student residence that city council had tried to stop, the Ontario Municipal Board has ruled.
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Chief Justice McLachlin Alarmed By "Bleak" Designs For Victims of Communism MemorialTuesday, January 27, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin raised a red flag last September about the “bleakness and brutalism” of the new Memorial to the Victims of...
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Federal Study Centre To Be Transferred to Canada LandsThursday, January 22, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
The Federal Study Centre at 1495 Heron Road in Alta Vista is an excellent example of a modern educational campus. It was originally commissioned in the early 1960s by the...
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Architect Daniel Libeskind to Lecture at National GalleryWednesday, January 21, 2015The National Capital Commission (NCC), as part of Carleton University's Forum Lecture Series, is pleased to present a talk by internationally renowned architect Daniel Libeskind on Monday, January...
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NCC Unveils New Design for 7 ClarenceWednesday, January 14, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
Last year the National Capital Commission was forced to close 7 Clarence, an important heritage structure in the ByWard Market Heritage Conservation...
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New Term of Council Begins for Built Heritage Sub-CommitteeTuesday, January 13, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
Today marked the first meeting of the newly-constituted Built Heritge Sub-Committee (BHSC). The purpose of this Committee is to consider City staff...
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The Monumental Politics Behind Ottawa's Newest MemorialsFriday, January 9, 2015MACLEAN'S, By John Geddes
If construction proceeds according to plan, two angular concrete monuments will rise to the west of Parliament Hill by this autumn. The government is erecting a...
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City Staff Support Proposed Alterations to Charles Billings HouseThursday, January 8, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
City staff are recommending that the Built Heritage Subcommittee approve an application to alter an historic home in Alta Vista, despite concerns from...
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Dr. Christina Cameron Named Member of the Order of CanadaFriday, January 2, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa warmly congratulates Dr. Cameron on her appointment to the Order of Canada. This distinction recognizes her contributions to heritage preservation through...