Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Architects say former U.S. embassy 'not culturally appropriate' space for new indigenous centreWednesday, June 21, 2017CTV NEWS, By Sonja Puzic
The federal government has announced plans to convert the former U.S. embassy across from Parliament Hill into a space dedicated to Canada’s indigenous people....
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Ottawa renames Langevin Block in show of respect to Indigenous PeoplesWednesday, June 21, 2017GLOBAL NEWS | THE CANADIAN PRESS
The federal government is renaming the Langevin Block building, which sits across from Parliament Hill, out of respect for Indigenous Peoples.
Prime...
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The New Politics of 100 WellingtonWednesday, June 21, 2017
iPolitics, By James Munson
For a long stretch of Canadian history, the building with the easiest access to Parliament Hill was the U.S. embassy.
In a few years, it will be a building...
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The New Politics of 100 WellingtonWednesday, June 21, 2017iPOLITICS, By James Munson
For a long stretch of Canadian history, the building with the easiest access to Parliament Hill was the U.S. embassy.
In a few years, it will be a building...
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Annual "Welcoming Ottawa Week" Runs to June 30Tuesday, June 20, 2017HERITAGE OTTAWA
Take a journey through Ottawa's Chinatown, Lowertown and Little Italy during Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW), beginning today and running to June 30, 2017.
WOW is an...
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Landmark Home in Gatineau Hills About to Strutt its StuffFriday, June 16, 2017THE GLOBE AND MAIL, By Dave Leblanc
“This young man is going far,” said the legend, Frank Lloyd Wright, of James Strutt in the late 1940s.
Wright was known to be sparing with praise...
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The Capital Builders: How Mackenzie King and Gréber made the modern cityTuesday, June 13, 2017OTTAWA CITIZEN, By David Reevely
As rumours of war grew in Europe in 1937, Paris hosted a grand exhibition. In the shadow of the great pavilions of the International Exposition of Art and...
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Nussbaum: How to make people care about heritage buildingsSunday, June 11, 2017OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Tobi Nussbaum
As Ottawa played host to the 2017 Ontario Heritage Conference last weekend, I have been reflecting on the key questions of heritage conservation.
How...
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Exploring the Capital: An Architectural Guide to the Ottawa-Gatineau RegionFriday, June 9, 2017HERITAGE OTTAWA
Just in time for summer and Canada 150, a new book celebrates architectural heritage in the Ottawa-Gatineau region with 11 unique, self-guided tours of interest to local...
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Somerset House Makes National List of Top Ten Endangered LandmarksThursday, June 8, 2017OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
Downtown Ottawa’s most infamous eyesore has made a national list of endangered heritage landmarks.
Somerset House is among 10 spots included on the...