Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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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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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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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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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...
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Hull Tower Project's Fate Hinges on Heritage VoteMonday, August 27, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Taylor Blewett
While Gatineau city council is officially voting on a heritage designation for its downtown Museum District on Tuesday, it’s also a referendum of sorts on...
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Developer's approach a model for others, neighbours saySaturday, August 25, 2018CBC NEWS, By Laura Fagan
Peter Ferguson and his comrades with the Lowertown Community Association have fought countless battles with developers over infill projects in their downtown...
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NCC reveals $55M repair list as new minister leaves decisions on 24 Sussex up to agencyThursday, August 16, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
The National Capital Commission on Tuesday revealed its spending plan for the $55 million in repair funds earmarked in the last federal budget, but the agency...
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Developer to gut heritage building for 27-storey towerTuesday, August 14, 2018CBC NEWS, By Kate Porter
A developer has resumed plans to gut an art deco heritage building in downtown Ottawa and integrate its facade into a new 27-storey tower to be built behind it....