Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Who can save the Château Laurier from an eyesore addition?Wednesday, June 19, 2019GLOBE AND MAIL, By Penny Collenette
Can you ever fight city hall? It’s not easy, especially when the future of a national iconic symbol is relegated and degraded to a simple municipal...
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Welcoming Ottawa Week: June 17 to 30, 2019Monday, June 17, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
As part of Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW), June 17 to 30, 2019, the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership, Heritage Ottawa, City of Ottawa and the Department of Canadian...
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Heritage Ottawa Announces Our New PresidentMonday, June 17, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
The Board of Directors of Heritage Ottawa is pleased to announce the selection on May 27, 2019, of Richard Belliveau as its new president. Richard has served on the board...
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'Grotesque' Château Laurier addition clears final hurdleThursday, June 13, 2019CBC NEWS | By Kate Porter
The hugely controversial addition to the historic Château Laurier hotel can go ahead, Ottawa's planning committee voted Thursday.
Several city councillors...
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Planning committee approves Château Laurier site plan, but Fleury pursues council vote on designThursday, June 13, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
It might land the City of Ottawa in court, but a councillor will try to get city council to make a final decision on the Château Laurier’s controversial...
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DRAFT CALL TO ACTION ******JUNE 10Monday, June 10, 2019
HERITAGE OTTAWA
It has finally come to this.
On Thursday, June 13, 2019 the fate of Ottawa’s iconic Château Laurier will rest in the hands of our elected councillors who serve on the...
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Fate of Château Laurier Lies with Planning Committee on June 13 — YOUR VOICE MATTERS!Monday, June 10, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
UPDATE | JUNE 26 —YOUR VOICE MATTERS! Contact the Mayor and Ottawa City Councillors before July 10, 2019.Click here for details: https://heritageottawa.org/chateau-laurier-...
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Plamondon: If we want to get Château Laurier right, look to 7 ClarenceSaturday, June 8, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN | OPINION, By Bob Plamondon
"The building’s completely out of whack with what would be expected in a heritage district … It’s a ridiculous looking structure.”
These...
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Design for Château Laurier addition meets resistance — againSaturday, June 8, 2019DAILY COMMERCIAL NEWS, By Grant Cameron
A controversial design being proposed for an addition to the Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa – the fifth that has now been floated for approval – is...
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DRAFT CALL TO ACTION JUNE 2019Friday, June 7, 2019
It has finally come to this.
On June 17, 2019 the fate of Ottawa's iconic Chateau Laurier will rest in the hands of our elected municipal councillors who serve on the City of Ottawa's...