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24 Sussex Can Be Both Preserved and UpgradedSaturday, November 7, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, OP ED By Natalie Bull
As Canadians take sides about what should happen next at Canada’s most famous address – Restore heritage? Make it modern and green? Create an...
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Documenting the History of Architectural Practice in OttawaThursday, November 5, 2015HERITGE OTTAWA
Ottawa Architects 150 is an ambitious project to document the history of the practice of architecture in Ottawa from 1867 to 2017.
The core of the project is the “...
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Heritage Ottawa's Leslie Maitland Discusses 24 Sussex and Rideau Cottage with CBC TelevisionMonday, November 2, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Ottawa's Leslie Maitland appeared on CBC Television's Our Ottawa today to discuss the heritage significance of 24 Sussex Drive and Rideau Cottage.
When...
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Mayor to Communism Memorial Backers: "This Project Should Be Put on Hold"Tuesday, October 27, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
It’s “highly unlikely” the Memorial to the Victims of Communism will ever be built on the proposed site near the Supreme Court of Canada now that the...
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24 Sussex, a Federal Heritage Building, in Need of Critical Repairs and RestorationSaturday, October 24, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
24 Sussex is at a crossroads. The building, erected in 1867-68 for an Ottawa lumber baron, became the official residence of Canada's Prime Ministers in...
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TRUDEAU MAY POSTPONE MOVE TO 24 SUSSEX TO ALLOW CRUCIAL REPAIRSSaturday, October 24, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
Justin Trudeau appears to be seriously considering delaying his move into his childhood home at 24 Sussex Drive, raising the prospect that the crumbling...
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Somerset House Facelift Delay Wears ThinFriday, October 23, 2015CENTRETOWN NEWS, By Dylan Burd
The busy downtown intersection of Bank and Somerset continues to be adversely accentuated by the shell of a century-old heritage building that was...
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Join Us in Advancing Ottawa as a Vibrant, Cultural Capital CityThursday, October 22, 2015Ottawa’s cultural sector contributes greatly to our city’s economy and our enviable quality of life. Heritage Ottawa has joined with others to advance Ottawa as a vibrant capital for culture and...
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New MPs want public consultations on site of victims of communism memorialWednesday, October 21, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
Two newly elected Liberal MPs opposed to the proposed location of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism say public consultations are needed to determine an...
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The 2016 Gordon Cullingham Research & Publication GrantTuesday, October 20, 2015APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2015
Heritage Ottawa invites applications for the Gordon Cullingham Research and Publication Grant. The grant program was created in 2008 and is named in...