Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Task force promises to help protect Ottawa’s architectural heritageFriday, July 15, 2016CITY OF OTTAWA
The City of Ottawa will create a heritage matters task force that will monitor heritage properties on a regular basis to help encourage the proper maintenance and protection...
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Council: City Launches Heritage Task ForceThursday, July 14, 2016OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
The city is launching a new “heritage matters” task force to step up enforcement of property standards for derelict buildings such as Somerset House, the...
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Ottawa City Council clears way for partial demolition of Somerset HouseWednesday, July 13, 2016CBC NEWS | OTTAWA, By Joanne Chianello
City to Create Special Task Force to Police Property Standards and End "Demolition by Neglect"City council has reluctantly given the go-ahead for the...
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Somerset House Reno Hits a Wall, Councillor wants city to expropriateMonday, July 11, 2016OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Jon Willing
The city should expropriate the crumbling Somerset House since there’s no sign the downtown heritage building will ever return to its original...
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Somerset House One Step Closer to Demolition: Councillor McKenney asks city to explore expropriating the heritage buildingMonday, July 11, 2016CBC NEWS, By Joanne Chianello
Now that Somerset House is one step closer to being partially torn down, a downtown Ottawa councillor wants the city to expropriate it to ensure the rest of...
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After Years of Neglect and Broken Promises, Century-Old Section of Heritage Building Awaits Wrecking BallFriday, July 8, 2016CBC NEWS | OTTAWA, By Joanne Chianello
Nine years after failing to restore the damaged Somerset House, its owner is asking the city to allow him to demolish a section of the century-old ...
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Ottawa's landmark Wellington Building restored to 1927 GloryThursday, July 7, 2016OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Megan Gillis / Postmedia
The monumental Wellington Building gleams after a $425-million restoration to its original splendour, from the glass-and-steel canopy...
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NCC Draft Plan backs renewal of PM's official residence at 24 sussexThursday, July 7, 2016OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
Renewing and transforming 24 Sussex Drive is one of the “milestone projects” in the National Capital Commission‘s new 50-year draft Plan for Canada’s Capital...
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Heritage Ottawa opposes demolition-by-neglect of Somerset HouseThursday, June 30, 2016HERITAGE OTTAWA
Formerly a grand landmark at the intersection of Bank and Somerset Streets, Somerset House appears doomed to be demolished piece-by-piece.
The building has stood...
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NCC offers first public glimpse of plans for renovated Government Conference CentreWednesday, June 29, 2016OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
The renovated Government Conference Centre will get a stunning new facade on its planned east addition, finally eliminating an ugly bare wall that has...