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YOUR VOICE MATTERS: Submit Your Online Feedback re: Château Laurier Addition by March 9Monday, March 5, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Our heritage stands at a critical crossroads.
A controversial application for major alterations to Ottawa's Château Laurier Hotel, if allowed to proceed as proposed...
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Coffman: The Château Laurier Open House Presentation—What Was SaidSunday, March 4, 2018By Peter Coffman
In my last blog, I talked about the process at City Hall’s recent Château Laurier Open House. Today, I want to discuss the content.
First observation: after hearing...
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draft statement Château LaurierSunday, March 4, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA
Last week, architects for owners of the Château Laurier Hotel revealed their latest design proposal for a proposed expansion of the historic building.
To say that...
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Reevely: Ottawa Hospital looks for ways to salvage heritage at Sir John Carling siteSaturday, March 3, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By David Reevely
Unless The Ottawa Hospital can build a new Civic campus around the old cafeteria at the Sir John Carling Building, the historic structure the government...
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Coffman: Why Proposed Addition to Château Laurier is Incongruous With Historic Structure (Video Link)Wednesday, February 28, 2018
CTV NEWS
The latest version of a proposed addition to Ottawa's Château Laurier "speaks a fundamentally different language than the historic building" says Peter Coffman, architectural...
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New Banner Honours Heritage Ottawa Co-Founders Bob and Mary Anne PhillipsMonday, February 26, 2018HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
A new banner honouring Heritage Ottawa’s co-founders will be featured at the 2018 Bob and Mary Anne Phillips Memorial Lecture taking place this...
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Proposed scheme for Booth complex keeps smoke stack, mixes heritage and contemporarySaturday, February 17, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
The “iconic” brick smoke stack that rises above an old federal complex on Booth Street would remain as part of a proposed redevelopment scheme that retains...
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Residents Save Civic Pharmacy SignThursday, February 15, 2018KITCHISSIPPI TIMES, By Alyson Queen
Thanks to months of effort from a group of concerned residents and their supporters, the Kitchissippi Times has confirmed that the Civic Pharmacy sign...
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Coffman: What’s Wrong with this Picture(sque)?Saturday, February 10, 2018THE HTA BLOG, By Peter Coffman
Saying I don’t like the new proposal for an addition to the Château Laurier is pretty meaningless unless I can explain what I think is wrong with it. I’ll...
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Heritage panel slams brakes on bid to demolish Lester B. Pearson's 1950s homeThursday, February 8, 2018OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
The city’s built-heritage subcommittee on Thursday turned down the Uganda High Commission’s application to demolish a Sandy Hill building that was once home...