HERITAGE OTTAWA, By Rick Belliveau

The Ottawa Regional Heritage Fair, involving primary school students from Ottawa and Eganville was held on April 24 at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau.

Once again, Heritage Ottawa sponsored an award for the best project featuring a built-heritage theme in the National Capital Region.

Three volunteers from Heritage Ottawa, Richard Belliveau, Barbara Botriell and Jennifer Lane participated as judges at the fair.

The winner of of the Heritage Ottawa Prize was the team of Elsie You and Solène Hugonnet, from Immaculata Intermediate School, for their excellent project on the Château Laurier, one of Canada’s most notable historic landmarks.

Heritage Ottawa was particularly gratified to see a healthy number of the projects presented by the students at this year’s Fair focused on built-heritage subjects. These included not only the Château Laurier, but also the Aberdeen Pavilion at Landsdowne Park, the historic struggle for survival of which inspired its adoption as the logo of Heritage Ottawa.

For more information, visit the Ottawa Regional Heritage Fair website.