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Thomas D'Aquino to Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa City Councillors: Fate of Historic Château Laurier is in Your HandsWednesday, July 24, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
The following letter was sent by Thomas d'Aquino, noted entrepreneur and Member of the Order of Ottawa, to Mayor Jim Watson and all Ottawa City Councillors.
July 4,...
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Rivet: Château Laurier fight shows Canada's heritage sites are defencelessTuesday, July 23, 2019This situation at the doorstep of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna’s riding should be a call to action for her, as the federal leader on national historic sites, to address this blatant...
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HERITAGE OTTAWA | RESPONSE TO LATEST PROPOSED ADDITION TO CHÂTEAU LAURIER | MAY 2019Tuesday, July 23, 2019Originally published on May 25, 2019
HERITAGE OTTAWA | STATEMENT OF MAY 25, 2019
Heritage Ottawa has reviewed the fifth ‘’official’’ proposal for an addition to the Château Laurier...
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Gillespie: The Château Laurier could be one of the best hotels in the world. But not this wayTuesday, July 16, 2019The expansion can and must still be stopped – and better ideas explored toward a new premier hotel for the next century.
OTTAWA CITIZEN | OPINION, By Alastair Gillespie
In the wake...
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Pivotal moment for architecture in wake of Château Laurier plansSaturday, July 13, 2019CBC RADIO | THE HOUSE, Chris Hall
An architectural historian says the contentious planned addition to the Château Laurier could be the wake-up call Canada needs to better protect historic...
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Can the NCC fill the leadership void in the Château Laurier debacle?Saturday, July 13, 2019Its role is limited, but given the stakes, the public would welcome any leverage
CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
It was the first time in three years that Mayor Jim Watson came even...
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Controversial Chateau Laurier expansion not good enough, McKenna saysFriday, July 12, 2019THE CANADIAN PRESS, By David Reevely
OTTAWA—Environment Minister Catherine McKenna wants the owners of the iconic Chateau Laurier by Parliament Hill to come up with another plan for an...
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What's next for the controversial Château Laurier addition?Friday, July 12, 2019CBC NEWS, By Kate Porter
Critics opposing the proposed addition to the Château Laurier hotel in Ottawa say their fight is not over, and federal representatives say they're interested in...
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Château Laurier: No Holding Out for a HeroFriday, July 12, 2019CONVIVIUM, By Raymond J. de Souza
The Château Laurier fight is over. The hideous extension will be built and Major’s Hill Park will be despoiled as it will now dwell in the shadow of an...
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'Betrayal of democracy': Reviled Château Laurier addition to go aheadThursday, July 11, 2019CBC NEWS | By Joanne Chianello, Kate Porter
Ottawa city council has upheld a decision to allow a reviled addition to the historic Château Laurier hotel, voting down an attempt to reopen the...