General News

Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.

  • WEBINAR: Tax Benefits When Gifting Securities to Charity
    Monday, September 29, 2025
    A HERITAGE OTTAWA MEMBERS-ONLY SPECIAL EVENT

    Are you considering donating securities, mutual fund shares or life insurance to Heritage Ottawa? This is an efficient way to give charitably since...

  • Heritage Ottawa 2025-2026 Lecture Series
    Sunday, September 28, 2025

    Heritage Ottawa is lining up an enticing program for our 2025-2026 Free Lecture Series!

    We ask that you PRE-REGISTER in advance of each free lecture. Stay tuned for more information about...

  • Watson’s Mill faces new challenges as city looks to transfer historic Manotick properties
    Tuesday, September 2, 2025

    CTV NEWS, by Kaitlin Wilson

    Nestled along the Rideau River, Dickinson Square has been at the centre of Manotick’s history for more than 100 years.

    Watson’s Mill, built in 1860,...

  • National push urged to protect Mill of Kintail’s Naismith, McKenzie collections
    Monday, August 18, 2025

    Hometown News | Mississippi Mills, by Laurie Weir

    ALMONTE — Mississippi Mills council is calling for national support to save two heritage collections at the Mill of Kintail. The site...

  • Sacred Spaces | Civic Value
    Monday, August 11, 2025

    Facing diminishing congregations and soaring maintenance costs, nearly one-third of Canada's 27,000 churches and faith-built spaces stand to close within the next decade. 

    A report from...

  • Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Ottawa Heritage and Urban Design Awards
    Thursday, July 24, 2025

    The City of Ottawa recognizes outstanding achievements in heritage conservation with the Ottawa Heritage Awards, and celebrates urban design excellence with the Urban Design Awards. This year, the...

  • Heritage Ottawa Walking Tours 2025
    Saturday, June 28, 2025

    WELCOME TO OUR 2025 WALKING TOUR SEASON! 

    Join our experienced guides and enjoy tours that highlight some of Ottawa's most interesting architecture and historic neighbourhoods, and the...

  • Shannan proposes new life for Algonquin College’s Perth Campus
    Friday, June 27, 2025

    HOMETOWN NEWS, by Heddy Sorour

    With Algonquin College set to shutter its Perth campus, a prominent local resident is stepping up with an ambitious plan to turn the site into a world-class...

  • Skepticism, cautious optimism as work on Somerset House begins
    Tuesday, June 17, 2025

    CBC News Ottawa

    There's skepticism about whether substantial renewal work has finally begun on Somerset House, which has sat derelict for nearly 18 years in the heart of Ottawa's...

  • Rebuild of fire-damaged Vittoria Trattoria in the ByWard Market set to begin next month
    Monday, June 16, 2025

    Ottawa Business Journal, by Mia Jenson

    Six years after his restaurant in the ByWard Market was destroyed by fire, the owner of Vittoria Trattoria said construction of the new building is...

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