Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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24 Sussex: Most Canadians say political cowardice is the reason why PM’s official residence continues to crumbleTuesday, January 24, 2023Angus Reid Institute
As the National Capital Commission prepares to begin abatement work on 24 Sussex Drive this spring, the future of the prime minister’s official residence – not...
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Half of Canadians oppose renovating 24 Sussex: PollTuesday, January 24, 2023
CTV NEWS | Ottawa
With 24 Sussex Drive closed and work to remove asbestos set to begin this spring, half of Canadians say they oppose renovating the aging home, according to a new poll....
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NCC deferred maintenance deficit: A broken funding mechanismMonday, January 23, 2023A broken funding mechanism endangers important national heritage assets to serve short-term partisan political strategy.
Building Magazine | By Marc Denhez and Ken Grafton
Some...
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St. Brigid's owner repairing church after TUPOC eviction, claims some items missingSunday, January 8, 2023CTV NEWS | Ottawa, by Ted Raymond
The owner of St. Brigid’s Church in Lowertown, which was the main stage of a series of events centered around a group calling itself “The United People of...
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Patrimoine Ottawa heureux de la préservation du Bureau d'enregistrementFriday, December 9, 2022LE DROIT, Charles-Antoine Gagnon
L’organisme Patrimoine Ottawa accueille favorablement l'engagement de Cadillac Fairview d’intégrer l’immeuble historique du Bureau d’enregistrement d’...
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Historic City Registry Office to gain new life as bistro as part of residential development projectTuesday, December 6, 2022OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Andrew Duffy
Ottawa’s 148-year-old City Registry Office, a designated heritage building, will be moved, refurbished and converted into a bistro as part of a residential...
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Meet the Man Looking After the Syrian Embassy for more than a DecadeMonday, December 5, 2022CBC NEWS | OTTAWA, by Guy Quenneville
Issa Khoury doesn't know precisely how many keys he holds for the Syrian embassy building in downtown Ottawa; he's never counted. But it's a lot. ...
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LEVERAGING THE HOUSING CRISIS TO CUT THROUGH HERITAGE PROTECTIONS IS NOT A SOLUTIONMonday, November 28, 2022HERITAGE OTTAWA
UPDATE: On November 28, 2022, Bill 23, New Homes Built Faster Act was passed into law. Heritage Ottawa will be working with heritage community groups and the City's...
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CENTRAL EXPERIMENTAL FARM: HERITAGE OTTAWA LAUNCHES NEW VIDEOMonday, November 28, 2022HERITAGE OTTAWAAs part of our work to protect the Central Experimental Farm from further encroachment, we created an important three-minute video to help raise awareness about the need for...
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Future of 24 Sussex Drive: Demolishing the existing building would be "down right vandalism”Sunday, November 20, 2022CTV NEWS | Ottawa, by Peter Szperling
A prominent home renovation expert suggests replacing the prime minister's residence could cost $12 million, as debate continues on the future of 24...