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Hintonburg residents demand sidewalk be reopened at Magee HouseWednesday, July 24, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN, Staff Reporter
Frustrated Hintonburg residents and business owners carefully took to Wellington Street Wednesday morning to demand the reopening of the thoroughfare one year...
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Rivet: Château Laurier fight shows Canada's heritage sites are defencelessTuesday, July 23, 2019This situation at the doorstep of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s riding should be a call to action for her, as the federal leader on national historic sites, to address this blatant...
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HERITAGE OTTAWA | RESPONSE TO LATEST PROPOSED ADDITION TO CHÂTEAU LAURIER | MAY 2019Tuesday, July 23, 2019Originally published on May 25, 2019
HERITAGE OTTAWA | STATEMENT OF MAY 25, 2019
Heritage Ottawa has reviewed the fifth ‘’official’’ proposal for an addition to the Château Laurier...
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Tom Green hosting picnic this Saturday to Save The Château LaurierMonday, July 22, 2019
OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Megan Gillis
When comedian Tom Green was a teen in Ottawa, he’d skateboard back from nights in Hull and take in the capital view of the Château Laurier and Parliament...
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Dominion Chalmers DraftWednesday, July 17, 2019
HERITAGE OTTAWA
Last year, Heritage Ottawa was delighted when Carleton University announced its acquisition of Dominion-Chalmers United Church in downtown Ottawa. A cherished place of...
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Heritage Ottawa Position Statements 1 to 5 Chateau LaurierTuesday, July 16, 2019
Heritage Ottawa published position statements for each of the 5 design iterations of a proposed addition for the Chateau Laurier, beginning with the first one presented in September 2016. Links...
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Gillespie: The Château Laurier could be one of the best hotels in the world. But not this wayTuesday, July 16, 2019The expansion can and must still be stopped – and better ideas explored toward a new premier hotel for the next century.
OTTAWA CITIZEN | OPINION, By Alastair Gillespie
In the wake...
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A Hated Expansion of Ottawa’s Chateau Laurier Will Go AheadMonday, July 15, 2019The city council voted to approve an addition to the historic landmark over criticism that the design is “a travesty” and “frankly grotesque.”
CITYLAB, By Tracey Lindeman
There was a...
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Can the NCC fill the leadership void in the Château Laurier debacle?Saturday, July 13, 2019Its role is limited, but given the stakes, the public would welcome any leverage
CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
It was the first time in three years that Mayor Jim Watson came even...
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Pivotal moment for architecture in wake of Château Laurier plansSaturday, July 13, 2019CBC RADIO | THE HOUSE, Chris Hall
An architectural historian says the contentious planned addition to the Château Laurier could be the wake-up call Canada needs to better protect historic...