Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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City doesn't think Somerset House owner will carry through with redevelopmentThursday, September 13, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
The city is taking the “most aggressive action” yet on the stagnant renovation to the historic Somerset House in Centretown, the city’s heritage boss says....
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Herb Stovel Memorial Lecture 2018Wednesday, September 12, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Carleton University’s School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies and Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism are co-hosting the fourth annual Herb Stovel Memorial... -
Show Your Support for Historic Places!Monday, September 10, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Take action! Sign the petition calling for heritage funding in the 2019 Federal Budget.
Heritage Ottawa believes that Canada's historic places deserve support — and...
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Ottawa Votes 2018: Does heritage matter at the ballot box?Tuesday, September 4, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
Children who were in kindergarten on the day Somerset House partially collapsed in October 2007 are in high school, now and there’s a good chance they’ll...
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Wellington West BIA wants city to speed up work on Magee HouseThursday, August 30, 2018CTV Ottawa
The Wellington West BIA is calling on the city of Ottawa to speed up its work on Magee House.
In a letter sent to city staff, the BIA says it is concerned with...
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Gatineau council votes down $400M development with heritage designation for Museum DistrictWednesday, August 29, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Taylor Blewett
In front of a room packed to the brim with members of the public, Gatineau city council passed a heritage designation for the city’s downtown Museum...
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Today's letters: Is it time for a national capital district?Wednesday, August 29, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN EDITORIAL BOARD
Declaring the area near the Canadian Museum of History a heritage district is a smart move, which will discourage turning the area into a future developer’s...
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Westboro convent proposal gets planning committee's OKTuesday, August 28, 2018CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
Worried about leaving a former convent in Westboro empty too long, city councillors on Ottawa's planning committee approved a plan Monday to attach a nine-...
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Gatineau vote effectively kills Hull tower plansTuesday, August 28, 2018CBC NEWS
Gatineau city councillors voted to place a heritage designation on the neighbourhood around the Canadian Museum of History Tuesday night, effectively killing plans for two highrise...
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10 months later, GG still not living at Rideau HallMonday, August 27, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Kelly Egan
Does Canada even need official residences for its leading dignitaries?
We’re today cornered with the question. Since taking office in 2015, Prime...