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GIBBONS: Council must show some courage on Château Laurier fileMonday, July 8, 2019OTTAWA SUN | OPINION, By Rick Gibbons
It’s been called everything from an overgrown storage container to an homage to Soviet-style brutalism (thank you, Monte Solberg.) Whatever your...
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Egan: The Château Laurier and why we careMonday, July 8, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN | Opinion, By Kelly Egan
I checked into the Château Laurier for the first time on a muggy Saturday in June 1991, a nervous groom with a fresh haircut, and left the next day a...
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An Immigrant's Perspective on Why Mayor Watson and Ottawa City Council Should Support the Château Laurier MotionSaturday, July 6, 2019Thanks to Daniel Bezalel Richardsen for sharing his letter sent to Mayor Watson and City Councillors, which he titled "An Immigrant's Perspective on Why You Should Support the Château Laurier...
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Ottawa’s Chateau Shipping ContainerFriday, July 5, 2019CONVIVIUM, By Raymond de Souza
When Cardus opened our Ottawa office three years back, we were proud to be in the neighbourhood – Parliament a short walk west, the National Gallery and Notre...
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Château Laurier owners threaten legal action if council rescinds approvalThursday, July 4, 2019CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
The planners behind the controversial Château Laurier hotel expansion have threatened legal action if Ottawa city council reverses its decision to allow the...
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Egan: Suddenly-reluctant NCC has fussed over possible Château addition for yearsWednesday, July 3, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Kelly Egan
The National Capital Commission has made it clear it won’t influence the proposed addition to the Château Laurier — come hell or the highly hideous — only days...
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Architecture battle grips Canada's capital amid fears the Chateau Laurier is about to be ruinedWednesday, July 3, 2019National Post, By Brian Platt
Under normal circumstances, a three-year planning dispute in Ottawa wouldn’t make the national news.
But when it involves the landmark Chateau Laurier...
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"Friends of the Château Laurier" Launches National Advocacy EffortTuesday, July 2, 2019FRIENDS OF THE CHÂTEAU LAURIER, Media Advisory
Taking action to bring about the redesign of the proposed addition to the iconic Château Laurier Hotel located across from Parliament Hill, a...
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Prominent Ottawa architect urges Trudeau to intervene over Château Laurier additionSunday, June 30, 2019OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Joanne Laucius
Ottawa architect and heritage consultant Barry Padolsky has written an open letter to Justin Trudeau, asking the prime minister to step in to convince...
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EDITORIAL: For Canada Day, vow to rescue the Château Laurier from disasterSunday, June 30, 2019OTTAWA SUN | EDITORIAL
On Canada Day, we conjure up images of the big red-and-white birthday bash in front of Parliament, the crowds partying along Rideau Street, the families spilling into...