Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Does heritage conservation stand in the way of housing?Thursday, February 22, 2024THE GLOBE AND MAIL / Irene Galia and City Space Staff
The Van Horne Mansion was a classic greystone house in Montreal’s Golden Square Mile. It was the home of Sir William Cornelius Van...
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Heritage committee approves plan to de-list almost 4,600 properties by year's endFriday, February 16, 2024OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Joanne Laucius
The City of Ottawa’s built heritage committee has approved a convoluted manoeuvre to protect priority properties from demolition in the face of new...
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City of Ottawa staff, heritage buffs up against designation deadlineFriday, February 9, 2024OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Joanne Laucius
In January, the City of Ottawa set the wheels in motion to designate six properties under the Ontario Heritage Act.
If that sounds like a lot, it...
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Baseline highrises another encroachment on Experimental Farm, critics sayThursday, February 1, 2024Ottawa Citizen, By Blair Crawford
The city's planning and housing committee considered, and approved, a zoning bylaw amendment for towers of 32 and 24 storeys at the farm's southeast...
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Planning committee approves controversial Baseline towers across from Experimental FarmWednesday, January 31, 2024CTV NEWS, by Ted Raymond
The City of Ottawa's Planning and Housing Committee has approved a plan to build two high-rise towers on Baseline Road, directly across the street from the Central...
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Heritage Ottawa: As Proposed, Phase 2 Towers at 780 Baseline Rd Will Impact Research Capacity of Central Experimental FarmMonday, January 29, 2024Heritage Ottawa supports the position of scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada that shadows cast by Phase 2 of the currently proposed tower development at 780 Baseline Road will have a...
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Towers poised for approval despite concerns they'll spoil farm researchSaturday, January 27, 2024CBC News, by Elyse Skura
Three high-rise buildings could soon tower over Ottawa's Central Experimental Farm after city planners decided the shadows they'll cast won't compromise the...
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Glebe Community Association Files Appeal of Lansdowne 2.0 to Ontario Land TribunalFriday, January 26, 2024HERITAGE OTTAWA
The Glebe Community Association has filed an appeal of the proposed Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Last fall City Council approved zoning and...
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Three Heritage Buildings to Become Part of 27 Storey HighriseSaturday, January 20, 2024HERITAGE OTTAWA
On January 16, the Built Heritage Committee (BHC) approved the application to alter three properties on Kent and MacLaren streets to facilitate development of a 289-unit,...
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City rushes to grant heritage status to 'most critical' buildingsThursday, January 18, 2024CBC NEWS, by Arthur White Crummey
Ottawa has sped up efforts to designate heritage properties as it works its way through a bloated list under a tight provincial deadline.
On...