General News

Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.

  • Rideau Canal Cultural Landscape Study
    Wednesday, November 29, 2023

    Parks Canada, the NCC and the City of Ottawa have jointly launched a Rideau Canal Cultural Landscape Study* covering the approximate 8.5 km stretch of the canal from the Ottawa Locks to Hogs Back...

  • Council approves $419 million Lansdowne 2.0 plan
    Thursday, November 9, 2023

    CTV NEWS Ottawa | By Josh Pringle

    The city of Ottawa is proceeding with Lansdowne 2.0, the $419 million second phase of the partnership with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.

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  • Lansdowne 2.0 gets city council's stamp of approval
    Thursday, November 9, 2023

    $419M plan aimed at making Lansdowne Park profitable drew public outcry

    CBC NEWS | By Elyse Scura

    A $419-million plan aimed at making Lansdowne Park profitable for the City of...

  • Motion for 3rd Lansdowne tower vanishes as council tries to cram more units into 2
    Thursday, November 9, 2023

    CBC NEWS | by Arthur White-Crummey

    As a marathon meeting on Lansdowne Park drags through its second day, city council opted to allow more housing units on the site, potentially opening the...

  • Devine, Troster and Bradley: Lansdowne—Stop Rushing and Get it Right
    Tuesday, November 7, 2023

    OPINION | OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Sean Devine, Ariel Troster, Jessica Bradley

    On November 30, 2022, just two weeks after we were sworn in as councillors, Justice William Hourigan released the...

  • Potential Third Tower Overshadows Lansdowne 2.0
    Monday, November 6, 2023

    Ottawa Citizen, By Marlo Glass

    The spectre of a third residential tower looms large in the minds of heritage-minded Lansdowne 2.0 critics.

    On Monday, the city’s built heritage...

  • Owner seeks to demolish derelict heritage home in Rockcliffe
    Sunday, November 5, 2023

    CBC News | Ottawa, By Arthur White-Crummey

    A 98-year-old heritage home in Ottawa's Rockcliffe Park is at risk of demolition after years of abandonment left it a mould-ravaged safety hazard...

  • Decisions on Lansdowne 2.0 delayed until Nov. 10
    Friday, November 3, 2023

    OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Joanne Laucius

    A joint city committee has cleared the first hurdle to a vote on the massive Lansdowne 2.0 project. But it will be another week before councillors will...

  • Brutalism could help Ottawa convert offices to housing
    Monday, October 30, 2023

    CBC NEWS, By Ben Andrews

    From the stark concrete of the National Arts Centre to the angular blocks of the public library's main branch, dozens of brutalist buildings are...

  • Latest Lansdowne 2.0 proposal gets angry reception over rising costs, lack of affordable housing
    Thursday, October 19, 2023

    CAPITAL CURRENT |  By Nicky Shaw and Liam Baker 

    If a recent meeting is any indication, many Ottawa residents are outraged about an updated redevelopment proposal for Lansdowne Park....

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