Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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When Shaping the Capital, Do So With CareFriday, January 2, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
An article published under this headline in today's Globe and Mail expresses serious concerns about the Federal government's site choice for a proposed National Memorial to...
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Architect Douglas Cardinal To Lecture At National GalleryFriday, January 2, 2015The Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism is pleased to announce the next speaker in its Forum Lecture Series, taking place on Monday, January 12 at 6:00pm at The National Gallery Auditorium...
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Historic Saint-Charles Church SoldMonday, December 22, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Paula McCooey, With Files From Robert Sibley
LineBox Studio, an Ottawa architecture firm known for its stylized projects, will redesign the former Saint-Charles church in...
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Former Saint-Charles Church, A Designated Heritage Property, Sold To Local InvestorsMonday, December 22, 2014CBC News
The former Saint-Charles church has been sold by the Archdiocese of Ottawa.
In an emailed statement Monday, the archdiocese said the new owner "intends to develop the site...
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Jury Member Goes Public With Criticism of Victims of Communism Memorial SiteMonday, December 15, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
A prominent architect who was part of the jury that recommended the winning design for a major new Ottawa memorial to victims of communism says she has a “...
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Letter: Keep Vital Heritage Buildings AliveWednesday, December 10, 2014OTTAWA CITIZEN, Letter to the Editor
Re: We Must Do More To Keep Heritage Sites, Dec. 9
Columnist Joanne Chianello makes some great points about heritage. Heritage buildings...
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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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