Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Award Winning Heritage Conservation Project at Central Experimental FarmFriday, October 16, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
On October 14 architect John Cook of GRC Architects presented an informative lecture on the origins and award-winning transformation of a local heritage building.
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Election outcome could decide fate of Victims of Communism memorial, Kristmanson saysFriday, October 16, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
The head of the National Capital Commission told a Washington audience earlier this month that Monday’s federal election will likely decide the fate of the ...
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Hospital Wanted to Delay Public Meetings About Moving Experimental FarmMonday, September 28, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Elizabeth Payne
The chief operating officer of The Ottawa Hospital pushed to delay public consultations until a deal to build a new Civic campus on a 60-acre chunk of...
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Jail Hostel Rethinks Decision to Bar Haunted Walk ToursMonday, September 28, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
It looks as if Haunted Walk of Ottawa's long-running tours of the historic HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel may receive a stay of execution.
Last week it appeared...
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Agriculture Canada Employees Raised Concerns About Experimental Farm Land Transfer to HospitalSunday, September 27, 2015Heritage Ottawa remains concerned about the proposed transfer of 64 acres of Central Experimental Farm lands for construction of a new hospital. The Central Experimental Farm is a National...
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Jail Pronounces Death Sentence on Haunted Walk ToursTuesday, September 22, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
The death knell will sound next June for tours the Haunted Walk of Ottawa has been leading at the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel for nearly two decades, barring a...
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New Hospital would be built on site of Irreplaceable Soil Experiments, Say ScientistsMonday, September 21, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Elizabeth Payne
“Irreplaceable” experiments that contributed to the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 would be lost with the construction of The Ottawa Hospital’s new Civic...
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Applications are invited for the 2016 Gordon Cullingham Research & Publication GrantSunday, September 20, 2015Heritage Ottawa invites applications for the Gordon Cullingham Research and Publication Grant. The grant program was created in 2008 and is named in honour of the late Gordon Cullingham,...
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NCC Unveils Construction Plans for 7 Clarence Street and Heritage Properties on SussexTuesday, September 15, 2015Note from Heritage Ottawa - After the heritage structure at 7 Clarence Street was demolished in 2014 due to structural concerns, Heritage Ottawa worked hard to convince the NCC that the initial "...
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Ottawa Architecture Week to Examine Tension Between Ottawa's Dual Roles As City and National CapitalMonday, September 7, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
Ottawa Architecture Week (OAW) is an annual week-long festival that celebrates architecture, urban planning, art and design in our city. Each year, the festival focuses on a...