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Council approves design of Château Laurier After Four Years of DebateWednesday, February 24, 2021
CTV News Ottawa, By Josh Pringle
After years of controversy and several proposed designs, the owners of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier have received the green light to build an expansion at...
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Council OK puts to bed, turns out the light, says goodnight to Château Laurier debateWednesday, February 24, 2021Ottawa Citizen, By Jon Willing
It’s finally lights out for the design controversy over the addition to the Château Laurier.
City council on Wednesday voted 14-10 in favour of the...
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Ottawa City Council Approves Final Design for embattled Château Laurier AdditionWednesday, February 24, 2021Global News, by Craig Lord
The long saga finally seems to be over: Ottawa city council has approved the sixth design iteration of the Château Laurier’s proposed addition, the result of a...
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What's Happening at the Bradley-Craig Farm?Monday, February 22, 2021StittsvilleCentral.ca | by Lesley McKay
The Bradley-Craig farmstead is located on Hazeldean Road – Stittsville’s long-standing historic landmark with its 147 year old red dairy ‘bank ...
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Barrymore's Nightclub Saga Calls Attention to Demolition by NeglectSunday, February 21, 2021HERITAGE OTTAWA
A longstanding dispute between the owner of Barrymore’s Nightclub and his landlord is calling attention to yet another local example of demolition by neglect.
The...
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Citizen Editorial: Château Laurier Extension - Sixth Time Lucky?Friday, February 5, 2021Editorial Board, OTTAWA CITIZEN
A large number of Ottawans detest any notion of a modernistic addition to the gothic revival-châteauesque character of their beloved landmark. That won’t...
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City Planning Committee Approves New Design for Château Laurier AdditionFriday, February 5, 2021CTV NEWS, By Josh Pringle
After years of controversy and several proposed designs, a city of Ottawa committee has given the green light to a new expansion at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier...
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Phyllis Lambert, Christina Cameron, Lyette Fortin on Final Design / Chateau LaurierFriday, February 5, 2021
HERITAGE OTTAWA
Phyllis Lambert
https://heritageottawa.org/sites/default/files/letter_from_phyllis_lambert-feb_04_2021chateu_3.pdf
Christina Cameron
https://...
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Planning committee says council should approve latest, and possibly final, Château Laurier designFriday, February 5, 2021Ottawa Citizen, By Jon Willing
The majority of councillors on the planning committee have endorsed what one Ottawa heritage architect called a C-grade design for the Château Laurier...
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Newest Château Laurier design faces fewer foesFriday, January 29, 2021CBC NEWS, By Kate Porter
Hotel owners worked with Heritage Ottawa to find 'acceptable' solutionYet another redesign for an addition to the historic Fairmont Château Laurier hotel goes...