CBC News, By Kate Porter

In a rare, if not unprecedented move, Ottawa's planning committee has deferred a decision on a downtown low-rise project to send the property owner a message about…

CBC NEWS, by Kate Porter

City council has given the green light to Ottawa's new Official Plan, the ambitious document that will guide development in the nation's capital for the next…

Le Droit | GAËLLE KANYEBA

La Coalition pour le pont Alexandra (CPA) demande au premier ministre Justin Trudeau, qui devrait annoncer les membres de son cabinet ministériel sous peu,…

Special to The Globe and Mail, by Wallace Immen

When it opened in 1912, Ottawa’s Union Station was an architectural delight that led passengers through a procession of palatial rooms to…

THE OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Taylor Blewett

City council has signed off on a master site plan for The Ottawa Hospital’s new Civic campus, another hurdle now cleared in the hospital’s quest to…

CBC NEWS | Matthew Kupfer

Committee approval of the master site plan for the new Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital hinges on protecting trees, working with neighbouring communities on…

LE DROIT | Julien Paquette

Pendant près de 11 heures, le Comité de l’urbanisme et le Sous-comité du patrimoine bâti de la Ville d’Ottawa ont étudié ce plan vendredi. Plus de 50 citoyens…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Kelly Egan

There was a lot of talk Friday about the loss of trees and greenspace to make way for the new Civic campus of The Ottawa Hospital.

It was an all-day…

CTV NEWS Ottawa | by Jeremie Charron

The plan for the Ottawa Hospital's new Civic Campus came under scrutiny Friday during a marathon meeting at Ottawa City Hall.

Traffic, trees…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Taylor Blewett

Planning committee will decide Monday whether to endorse The Ottawa Hospital’s master site plan for its next-generation Civic campus on the eastern corner…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Taylor Blewett

A group working to dissuade the federal government from its plan to tear down and replace the aged Alexandra Bridge, a key element of the National Capital…

Le Droit | Julien Paquette | 15 septembre 2021

La Coalition pour le pont Alexandra dit avoir obtenu l’appui d’une majorité des candidats aux élections fédérales à Ottawa et Gatineau pour…

The Alexandra Bridge Coalition has asked candidates from the major political parties in the National Capital region for their position on the future of the bridge. The Coalition has…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing

Yasir Naqvi’s fight to become the MP for Ottawa Centre includes a promise to legislate the protection of the Central Experimental Farm as plans move…

CBC News | Ottawa

The owner of the Mayfair Theatre says he's been caught off guard by news that the historic building housing his cinema has been listed for sale.

The…

We are the only G7 country that doesn’t protect or reuse heritage buildings. Perhaps we should heed the lessons of Roman Emperor Majorian.

By Marc Denhez and Ken Grafton | Originally…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Heritage Ottawa is pleased to announce three projects to receive funding from the Gordon Cullingham Research and Publication Fund.

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Bruce Deachman

Passing cars honked in support as one of about 100 protesters who gathered at Dow’s Lake at noon on Sunday waved a large Joni Mitchell-inspired placard…

CTV OTTAWA NEWS, By Shaun Vardon

The City of Ottawa hosted an information meeting on Zoom Tuesday night to review the master plan for the new Ottawa Hospital Civic Campus on Carling Avenue…

CTV NEWS | OTTAWA,  By Michael Woods

It will cost $175 million over 10 years to restore Canada’s six official residences to good condition, according to a new report from…

by Marc Denhez, Ken Grafton. Originally published on Policy Options
 

“You have, ladies and gentlemen, to give this much to the Luftwaffe. When it knocked down our buildings, it…

OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Blair Crawford

“Embarrassing.” A “trainwreck.” “Political paralysis.”

A National Capital Commission board member minced no words Wednesday when warning about the…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa will hold a Public Information Session to discuss The Ottawa Hospital Master Plan.

Online: www.zoom.us/…

CTV NEWS Ottawa, By Ted Raymond

Ottawa city council has approved a plan to impose a one per cent tax rate on vacant homes in the city.

The tax would be included in a homeowner's…

Ottawa Citizen | Opinion, By George Bruce Levine

The future of the 120-year-old Alexandra Bridge across the Ottawa River has been the subject of several scenarios, none of which presents a…

Five years ago, Heritage Ottawa began questioning the City's policy of reducing the tax rate for vacant buildings. It was felt that this only encouraged demolition-by-neglect by providing an…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Carleton University and the board of directors of Historic Ottawa Development Inc. (HODI) have announced the winners of the 2021 HODI Award in Built Heritage…

CBC OTTAWA

A group made up of heritage, transportation and environmental advocates has formed to oppose plans to demolish and rebuild the 120-year-old Alexandra Bridge between…

This article first appeared in the March 2021 issue of the Heritage Ottawa Newsletter.

By Carolyn Quinn

The Centre Block rehabilitation project is being called the “renovation of…

The Federal Government proposes to demolish the Alexandra Bridge.

The Alexandra Bridge Coalition …

National Trust for Canada

The National Trust Endangered Places List shines a national spotlight on heritage places at risk, from places of faith to Indigenous…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

LPAT RULING UPDATE: The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) Settlement Hearing pertaining to the proposed addition to the Château Laurier was held on April 19,…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

UPDATE: The Minister for Environment and Climate Change responsible for Parks Canada has submitted his Report and Response to the 2020 Parks Canada Ministerial Round Table…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies at Carleton University presents its 15th annual Graduate Student Heritage Conservation Symposium. This year, the online format…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

On March 31, 2021, Heritage Ottawa submitted comments to Parks Canada on its draft 2021-2031 Management Plan for the Rideau Canal National Historic Site.

Built…

In late February City Council approved the redevelopment and intensification of two important properties in Centretown: the historic Andrew Fleck House at 593 Laurier Avenue West…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Heritage Ottawa has sent a letter to the Mayor and Councillors supporting Ottawa City Council’s Motion of February 24 approving a letter from Mayor Watson to the…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Following a property standards inspection in February which revealed multiple violations, the City of Ottawa has issued orders to the owner of Barrymore's Music Hall.…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Welcome news! The National Capital Commission (NCC) will be undertaking a rehabilitation project on the historic Rochon Residence, beginning on March 15.

…

Ottawa 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…

Global 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…

StittsvilleCentral.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 …

HERITAGE 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…

CTV 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…

Ottawa 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…

CBC NEWS, By Kate Porter

Yet another redesign for an addition to the historic Fairmont Château Laurier hotel…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The City of Ottawa is currently accepting applications for the Heritage Grant for Building Restoration program.

Property owners of buildings designated under Part…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

The city’s built-heritage subcommittee and planning committee will meet jointly on February 5 to consider the revised design and site plan for the Château Laurier hotel…

HERITAGE OTTAWA

Carleton University professors Tonya Davidson (Sociology) and David Dean (History), editors of a book entitled Monumental Memories: A Critical Reading of Memorials,…

GLOBE AND MAIL | Opinion, by Toon Dreessen, OAA, FRAIC

Our built heritage – the cultural institutions that house our democracy, our collections of art or our…