Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Contribuez à l'avenir du 100 Wellington!Tuesday, August 16, 2016CANADA.CA / 100 Wellington
À vous la parole!
Construit en 1932 pour abriter l'ambassade des États-Unis, l'edifice situé au 100, rue Wellington, est un bijou architectural qui se...
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Has a National Portrait Gallery's Time Come, Again?Tuesday, August 9, 2016MACLEANS, By John Geddes
When the United States gave up its handsome old embassy building in Ottawa, directly across the street from Parliament’s Peace Tower, nobody could have imagined...
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Government Seeking Public input on use of former US Embassy Building in OttawaTuesday, August 9, 2016OTTAWA SUN, By Don Butler
If you think the former American embassy at 100 Wellington St. across from Parliament Hill would make a dandy national portrait gallery, you'll soon have an...
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Canada to update nomination list for unesco world heritage sitesMonday, August 8, 2016CBC NEWS / The Canadian Press
For the first time in more than a decade, Ottawa is asking Canadians to nominate national gems as candidates for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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The Plan For Canada's Capital to 2067: NCC Invites Public Comments by August 7Wednesday, August 3, 2016HERITAGE OTTAWA
The National Capital Commission (NCC) has drafted a 50-year plan for Canada’s Capital and wants to know what you think about it.
Members of the public have until...
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Ottawa River Finally Gets Heritage DesignationThursday, July 28, 2016OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Don Butler
Parks Canada is ending a decade-long campaign to win recognition for Canada’s “original trans-Canada highway” with the announcement Thursday morning that the...
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Advocates Offer Advice for Ottawa's New Heritage Task ForceMonday, July 25, 2016OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
The first thing Mayor Jim Watson’s new heritage task force must do is ensure the city’s property standards bylaw is being actively enforced, says the...
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RAIC contributes design ideas for Ottawa's 2017 FestivitiesThursday, July 21, 2016RAIC | Architecture Canada
A proposal by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) to reclaim public space on York Street will be adopted next summer by the Ottawa 2017 Bureau and...
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Remembering Ottawa's Historic Coffee HouseMonday, July 18, 2016HERITAGE OTTAWA
A cornerstone of Ottawa's cultural scene during the sixties and early seventies, Café Le Hibou played host to hundreds of musicians, poets and performance artists ranging...
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Westboro Convent Still Empty Five Years After Development ApprovalSaturday, July 16, 2016CBC NEWS | OTTAWA, By Joanne Chianello
When Ottawa city council gave Ashcroft Homes approval to develop the former Westboro convent lands, it was with the...