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CALL FOR PAPERS: 14TH ANNUAL GRADUATE STUDENT HERITAGE CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUMSunday, January 20, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
The School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies invites submissions from related scholars and practitioners of Architecture, Curatorial Studies, Engineering, Heritage... -
GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO PETITION E-1778Thursday, January 17, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Last November, Liberal MP John Aldag tabled Petition E-1778 (National Historic Sites) calling upon the Minister of Environment and Climate Change to work with the Minister...
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It's Time to Get Moving on 24 SussexThursday, January 17, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
More than ten years have passed since an Auditor General's report called for urgent repairs to 24 Sussex, the official residence of Canada's prime ministers. Designated by...
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Take a Guided Tour of Former Union Station, Now the Senate of Canada BuildingTuesday, January 8, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
It's hard to believe that Ottawa's former Union Station, a spectacular Beaux-Arts building dating from 1910, was once threatened by demolition. Thanks to pioneering...
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Les Prix du Québec honours Dr. Christina CameronFriday, December 14, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa warmly congratulates Dr. Christina Cameron on her recent award of the Prix-Gérard Morisset 2018 for Heritage, one of the cultural awards bestowed by Les Prix...
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STUDENT EXHIBITION continues the discussion of forthcoming Château Laurier additionSunday, December 9, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
An exhibition of alternative designs for an addition to the Château Laurier Hotel, created by students of Carleton University's Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism,...
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Coffman: Re-Framing the QuestionTuesday, December 4, 2018THE HTA BLOG, By Peter Coffman
I’ve believed for a long time that the proposed addition to the Château Laurier was based on faulty premises that need to be re-thought. So, just what are...
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No end in sight for Magee House as latest engineering review finds no 'emergency'Thursday, November 29, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, BY Jon Willing
The rest of Magee House looks like it’s going to fall down any moment, but the city’s engineering intel suggests there’s no emergency, leaving the future of...
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Student Exhibition to present alternative designs for addition to Château LaurierWednesday, November 21, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Ever since the first design proposal for an addition to the Château Laurier was unveiled over two years ago, frustrated Ottawans have been asking, “can’t it be something...
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Today's Letters: Here's why the City of Ottawa must expropriate Somerset HouseTuesday, November 20, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN | EDITORIAL BOARD, By David Jeanes
Re: Owner of Somerset House would rather tear it down, build a replica building, Nov. 16, 2018
So the owner of Somerset House has...