Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Aberdeen Pavilion: Prominent Heritage Structure In Need of Major WorkSaturday, April 6, 2019The Aberdeen Pavilion, a National Historic Site of Canada also designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, requires repairs and major rehabilitation work. The following is excerpted from an...
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Registration Now Open for Heritage Events Organized by Carleton University | April 26—27Tuesday, April 2, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Members of the public are invited to attend two upcoming heritage events organized by Carleton University, taking place on April 26 and 27, 2019: the 2019 Herb Stovel...
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Heritage Ottawa Speaks with CTV News About the Future of Two Significant Heritage StructuresTuesday, March 19, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa's Leslie Maitland appeared on CTV NEWS OTTAWA this morning to discuss two local heritage structures each facing a critical crossroads.
The latest...
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Increase to City's Heritage Grant Program For Restoration First in Over 20 YearsTuesday, March 19, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa is pleased to report that City Council has passed a long-overdue increase to the Heritage Grant Program for Building Restoration in the 2019 City... -
In Response to Letter from Heritage Ottawa, City-Owned Heritage Buildings unavailable for Corporate Naming RightsWednesday, March 13, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa recently learned that at least two of the city's most important heritage structures appear on a list of city-owned buildings available for corporate naming...
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CBC News: Hintonburg community calls for sidewalk to reopen near Magee HouseMonday, March 11, 2019CBC NEWS, By Krystalle Ramlakhan
People in Hintonburg are still calling for the sidewalk around the partially-collapsed Magee House to be reopened.
Ever since the wall of the old...
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Canadian Architect | Editorial: It's Time to Tackle 24 SussexFriday, March 8, 2019Heritage Ottawa has been advocating for years for the restoration of 24 Sussex Drive, a classified federal heritage building. ( See our recent letter of February 6, 2019 to the PM.) The following...
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Heritage Ottawa: Letter to PM | 24 Sussex DriveWednesday, March 6, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA
On February 6, Heritage Ottawa submitted a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the future of 24 Sussex Drive. The letter was copied to the leaders of the...
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HERITAGE OTTAWA | Response to Latest Design for Proposed Addition to Château Laurier | March 2019Monday, March 4, 2019HERITAGE OTTAWA | STATEMENT OF MARCH 4, 2019
For more than two years, Canadians have been witnessing with growing concern a sequence of various design proposals for an addition to the...
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CBC NEWS: Back Again—New Château Laurier design tweaks headed for Urban Design Review PanelMonday, February 25, 2019Following today's release of the latest design for the Chateau Laurier addition, the following report was posted to CBCNews.ca
CBC NEWS, By Ryan Tumilty
The developer behind the...