Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Five Smalltown Museums Worth the DriveMonday, August 31, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Patrick Langston
Big-city museums are a treat, but the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Valley also brim with smaller museums offering keen insights into local history and the...
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Planning committee goes with cheaper windows for heritage-designated 7 BayviewTuesday, August 25, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Adam Feibel
The rejuvenated Bayview Yards heritage building will get its much-needed window replacements, but not the ones that are most appropriate for the heritage...
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City Presents Draft of New Management Plan for New Edinburgh Heritage Conservation DistrictMonday, August 24, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
In consultation with members of the New Edinburgh Community Alliance and Heritage Ottawa, City Heritage staff have drafted a new Heritage Conservation District Plan for New...
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A user's guide to the the islands, the falls, Zibi and the Windmill developmentSunday, August 23, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Elizabeth Payne
For decades, the islands in the Ottawa River surrounding Chaudière Falls have been all but invisible to area residents. Ground zero for Ottawa’s lumber...
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THE FRANCHISING OF ARCHITECTUREWednesday, August 19, 2015THE NEW YORK TIMES / T MAGAZINE, By Witold Rybcznski
Once upon a time, the great architecture of the world was strictly local. Travelers seeking the wonders of London, Paris and Florence...
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Islands of Ottawa: Green Island a Historical Microcosm of the CityTuesday, August 18, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Bruce Deachman
In the second in a series examining the area’s islands, Bruce Deachman digs into the soil of Green Island and come up with what might well be a microcosm...
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Committee Recommends Heritage Designation for former Westboro Gas StationThursday, August 13, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
A former Westboro gas station once owned by Pierre Trudeau’s father was recommended on Thursday for heritage designation.
The city’s Built Heritage...
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Monument to Garfield Weston to be Built Along Ottawa RiverTuesday, August 11, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
It has taken more than four decades, but a new statue should appear on the Quebec shore of the Ottawa River next year commemorating the late tycoon Garfield...
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NCC VOTE ON FINAL DESIGN OF VICTIMS OF COMMUNISM MEMORIAL WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL AFTER FEDERAL ELECTIONThursday, August 6, 2015CBC NEWS NCC EARLIER PLANNED TO HOLD SPECIAL MEETING LATER THIS SUMMER TO FINALIZE DESIGNThe final design of a proposed memorial to the victims of communism won't be voted on by the National...
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Delay in NCC Approval Pushes Victims of Communism Memorial Beyond ElectionThursday, August 6, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
Did the federal government just blink?
According to a letter from Mark Kristmanson, chief executive of the National Capital Commission, the final design...