Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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7 Clarence Among Three Heritage Projects OK'd by Planning CommitteeTuesday, April 14, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
The city’s planning committee quickly endorsed three heritage-related items Tuesday.
The committee approved the National Capital Commission’s...
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Capital Urbanism Lab to Host Discussion of Urban Waterfront DesignTuesday, April 14, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
The National Capital Commission (NCC) plans to create a "more accessible and vibrant waterfront" in Ottawa's capital region, and invites the public to a discussion about...
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The Urban Consequences of Vanishing ChurchesFriday, April 10, 2015NATIONAL POST, By Natalie Bull
On Sunday, members of Ottawa’s largest downtown synagogue closed its doors for the last time, carrying holy Torah scrolls from their sacred ark to their new...
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City Archives, Museums Go DigitalWednesday, April 8, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Tom Spears
Ottawa’s history is going online with the launch of the Ottawa Museums and Archives virtual collections catalogue.
The virtual...
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Confederation Square Makeover One of 17 "Big Ideas" in NCC's 50-Year PlanMonday, April 6, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
Mark Kristmanson has an idea that would transform Confederation Square, one of the national capital's iconic spaces.
The National War Memorial will...
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NCC Plans Design Competition for Nepean Point MakeoverSunday, April 5, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
It offers what may be Ottawa’s most inspiring vista and contains one of the capital’s most prominent statues. Yet for two decades, Nepean Point has been a...
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Ottawa's Central Experimental Farm: A Scientific Cultural LandscapeMonday, March 30, 2015HERITAGE OTTAWA
Ottawa’s Central Experimental Farm (CEF) has played a major role in Canada’s heritage of scientific research and innovation.
A casual visitor may not realize that...
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NCC Flips Switch on Capital Illumination PlanSunday, March 29, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Don Butler
Not much will happen in time for Canada’s 150th birthday in 2017, but the National Capital Commission wants Canadians to see their capital city in a better...
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Heritage Committee OK's NCC's Plan for 7 ClarenceFriday, March 27, 2015OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Matthew Pearson
Ottawa’s built-heritage subcommittee has endorsed the National Capital Commission’s latest plan to replace a ByWard Market heritage building, which was...
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Proposed Communism Monument Would Put Justice Under A Shadow, Say Bar Association PresidentsFriday, March 27, 2015GLOBE AND MAIL, Bar Association Presidents
The following open letter is signed by 17 former presidents of the Canadian Bar Asociation: Simon V. Potter, Bernard Amyot, Thomas G. Heintzman, L...