Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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NCC faces deteriorating assets and lack of funding, audit findsThursday, August 24, 2017CBC NEWS, By Kristy Nease
The National Capital Commission (NCC) is falling behind on keeping its properties in good condition and didn't properly inform the government about the steps it...
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Carleton University "Mystified" at City's Heritage Registry RecommendationsTuesday, August 22, 2017OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
When Carleton University heads found out three of the school’s buildings were poised to land on a city heritage register, they couldn’t comprehend how such a...
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City Proposes Adding Over 300 Buildings to Heritage RegisterSunday, August 20, 2017METRO NEWS, By Kieran Delamont
City staff are recommending that 358 buildings—or, roughly 11 per cent of Old Ottawa East and Ottawa South—be added to the heritage register.
Done as...
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NCC invites public to help dig up and preserve capital's historyTuesday, August 8, 2017CBC NEWS, By Andrew Foote
The National Capital Commission is inviting the public to help it dig, sift and scrape its way through the capital's history this August as part of its annual...
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Feds plan series of interpretive displays regarding Rideau Canal historySunday, August 6, 2017OTTAWA BUSINESS JOURNAL
Nearly a decade after the Rideau Canal was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the federal government is looking to construct a series of interpretive “nodes” to...
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Remembering John Arnold, A Designer, Artist and Heritage AdvocateMonday, July 31, 2017HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa is saddened to learn of the passing of John Arnold (1934-2017), a long serving member of our Board of Directors until his retirement in 2010.
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Developers are learning that heritage buildings can be money-makersTuesday, July 25, 2017Heritage Ottawa has long advocated for the restoration and adaptive reuse of heritage structures which contribute so much to our urban fabric. A new study indicates that 80% of millenials in the...
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Library and Archives opens vaults to public toursTuesday, July 18, 2017HERITAGE OTTAWA
The Library and Archives Canada Preservation Centre in Gatineau, seldom open to the public, will soon begin offering guided tours in both English and French.
The...
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Westboro Convent still empty five years after development approvalSunday, July 16, 2017CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
When Ottawa city council gave Ashcroft Homes approval to develop the former Westboro convent lands, it was with the understanding that the developer would...
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This Place Matters: Historic Ottawa boathouse Competes for Restoration FundsFriday, July 14, 2017HOLD PUBLICATION PENDING RESOLUTION OF NATIONAL TRUST WEBSITE SECURITY ISSUE
METRO NEWS | OTTAWA, by Ryan Tumilty
A boathouse that has stood in the Ottawa River since 1923 could get...