Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Anishinaabe students dig into their pastMonday, August 13, 2018CBC NEWS OTTAWA, with files from Elyse Skura
For a handful of summer students at the National Capital Commission, Quebec's Archeology Month is more than a neat opportunity to dig for hidden...
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Editorial: It's time to re-examine the role the city plays in preserving our heritage buildingsSaturday, August 11, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN EDITORIAL BOARD
There is no doubt Ottawans value their heritage buildings. The long-running debate over an addition to the Chateau Laurier and the even-longer-running...
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Flemming: Ottawa needs more robust rules to preserve its heritage buildingsSaturday, August 4, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By David B. Flemming
The recent partial collapse of the late 19th-century Magee House – a heritage designated building on Wellington Street West – raises the question of how...
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Absence of mortar caused Magee House’s partial collapse, engineer saysFriday, August 3, 2018GLOBAL NEWS | OTTAWA, By Beatrice Britneff
An absence of mortar caused the stone wall collapse at the historic Magee House in Hintonburg last week, according to an engineer hired by the...
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Development controversy continues as vote goes against plan for former Westboro conventFriday, August 3, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
The old Westboro convent is still at the centre of a development controversy, with the owner on Thursday failing to win approval from the city’s heritage...
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Crumbling Hintonburg heritage building is a 'house of cards,' expert saysThursday, August 2, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
There was virtually no mortar holding the stones together on a wall that crumbled off a Hintonburg heritage building last week, according to the engineer...
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Heritage Committee rejects developer’s latest bid to repurpose Westboro convent siteThursday, August 2, 2018GLOBAL NEWS | OTTAWA, By Beatrice Britneff
The committee that reviews applications to redevelop Ottawa’s heritage properties has rejected Ashcroft Homes’ latest bid to repurpose the site of...
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Committee Rejects Plan for Redevelopment of Westboro ConventThursday, August 2, 2018CBC NEWS, By Laura Osman
The City of Ottawa's built heritage subcommittee rejected the latest plan for the contentious Sisters of Visitation Convent on Richmond Road on Thursday, hoping to...
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Stand up for Historic PlacesWednesday, August 1, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Do you agree that Canada's historic places deserve support?
Liberal Member of Parliament John Aldag (Cloverdale-Langley City, B.C.) is sponsoring a petition that...
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Historic Magee House Partially Demolished on Friday EveningSaturday, July 28, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Kieran Delamont
The city is moving quickly to deal with the Magee House, which was missing the better part of its west-facing wall, by knocking part of the building down...