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Denley: Keep it simple, Ottawa Council – vote against the current Château Laurier additionTuesday, July 9, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN | OPINION, By Randall Denley
For members of Ottawa Council, Wednesday’s vote on the much-maligned addition to the Château Laurier is not about architecture, or process or...
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Battle Château: Your guide to the design controversy ahead of a major council voteMonday, July 8, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
A national spotlight will shine on Ottawa city council Wednesday when municipal politicians decide whether the latest design concept for a contemporary...
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Ottawa’s Château Laurier renovation really has the town talkingMonday, July 8, 2019THE STAR, By Susan Delacourt
The most fervent political fight in Canada’s capital this week has absolutely nothing to do with the coming federal election.
It revolves around the...
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GIBBONS: Council must show some courage on Château Laurier fileMonday, July 8, 2019OTTAWA SUN | OPINION, By Rick Gibbons
It’s been called everything from an overgrown storage container to an homage to Soviet-style brutalism (thank you, Monte Solberg.) Whatever your...
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Friends of the Château Laurier Retains Legal Representation in Ongoing Effort to Stop Proposed Addition to Historic HotelMonday, July 8, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
National advocacy group FRIENDS OF THE CHÂTEAU LAURIER has retained legal representation in the course of ongoing efforts to protect the Château Laurier from the...
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Egan: The Château Laurier and why we careMonday, July 8, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN | Opinion, By Kelly Egan
I checked into the Château Laurier for the first time on a muggy Saturday in June 1991, a nervous groom with a fresh haircut, and left the next day a...
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An Immigrant's Perspective on Why Mayor Watson and Ottawa City Council Should Support the Château Laurier MotionSaturday, July 6, 2019Thanks to Daniel Bezalel Richardsen for sharing his letter sent to Mayor Watson and City Councillors, which he titled "An Immigrant's Perspective on Why You Should Support the Château Laurier...
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Ottawa’s Chateau Shipping ContainerFriday, July 5, 2019CONVIVIUM, By Raymond de Souza
When Cardus opened our Ottawa office three years back, we were proud to be in the neighbourhood – Parliament a short walk west, the National Gallery and Notre...
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Château Laurier owners threaten legal action if council rescinds approvalThursday, July 4, 2019CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
The planners behind the controversial Château Laurier hotel expansion have threatened legal action if Ottawa city council reverses its decision to allow the...
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Château Laurier addition critic cites historical impact of maligned designThursday, July 4, 2019GLOBAL NEWS, By Christopher Whan
Peter Coffman has spent the better part of 30 years studying Gothic Revival architecture in Canada and abroad and while he can’t speak for the original...