Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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Book About Ottawa Master Plan Is Focus of Local Crowdfunding ProjectThursday, June 18, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
Alain Miguelez, city planner and amateur historian, has written a book about the 1950 master plan that transformed Ottawa. Richly illustrated with 1930s period photographs...
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Old Bank of Montreal Building Reborn with Pomp and CircumstanceTuesday, June 16, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Bruce Deachman
With bagpipes and drums set to high importance, the group’s rendition of The Maple Leaf Forever announced the arrival there of Government Leader Peter Van...
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Medical Arts Building Passes First Hurdle towards Heritage DesignationFriday, June 12, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Leslie Maitland
The Medical Arts Building has passed the first hurdle towards designation under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. At yesterday's meeting of the Built...
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"A Remarkable Plan" a Century in the MakingSunday, June 7, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
It’s a plan more than a century in the making. And the Conservative government blithely ignored it when it designated a 5,000-square-metre property on...
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Presentation to Examine Long Term Vision and Plan for Ottawa's Parliamentary and Judicial PrecinctsThursday, June 4, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
A public presentation hosted by Urban Forum will examine the Long Term Vision and Plan for Ottawa's Parliamentary and Judicial Precincts.
Since Queen Victoria...
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Even More "Doors Open" for weekend open house eventThursday, June 4, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Anais Voski
With 22 new sites this year, the 14th Doors Open Ottawa promises to be the largest and most promising one yet as more than 120 locations will open their doors...
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The Hill Times Expresses Concern for Protection of Pearson Statue During Parliament Hill ConstructionThursday, May 28, 2015The Hill Times, By Tim Naumetz
Despite heavy construction, underground dynamiting and excavations on Parliament Hill, nearly all of the seven statues of distinguished former prime ministers...
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Central Experimental Farm: One of Canada's Top Ten Endangered PlacesTuesday, May 26, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
Heritage Canada The National Trust released its 12th annual Top Ten Endangered Places list and Worst Losses List today.
The selection of endangered properties from...
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Most Canadians Oppose Victims of Communism Memorial: PollSunday, May 24, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Elizabeth Payne
A large majority of Canadians — even among Conservative supporters — think the Conservative government’s planned memorial to the victims of communism is a...
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Fire Destroys Historic Chelsea HomeFriday, May 22, 2015OTTAWA SUN, By Danielle Dube
The NCC is working with local authorities to investigate an overnight fire Thursday that left a historical Quebec building in ruins.
Chelsea fire crews...