Heritage Ottawa brings you heritage-related news and developments from Ottawa and the National Capital Region.
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2024 Ottawa Regional Heritage FairTuesday, April 30, 2024HERITAGE 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...
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How much will 24 Sussex cost to repair? Expert weighs inMonday, April 22, 2024CTV NEWS | Ottawa, by Tyler Fleming
The prime minister's residence, 24 Sussex Drive, is undergoing a massive gut-job.
Crews are stripping the historic mansion down to its framework...
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Highland Park home, host of strawberry socials, designated as heritage propertySunday, April 21, 2024OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Andrew Duffy
The Ontario Land Tribunal found that Highland Park had a definable character with mature trees, generous setbacks and many other older homes. The property...
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Rawlson King: How the City of Ottawa is balancing heritage with developmentSaturday, April 20, 2024OTTAWA CITIZEN | OPINION, by Rawlson King
Preserving Ottawa’s built heritage is paramount to maintaining the city’s cultural identity and historical significance. The municipal government...
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Linda Hoad: Heritage Ottawa Volunteer ExtraordinaireWednesday, April 3, 2024HERITAGE OTTAWA
Volunteers are the heart and soul of Heritage Ottawa.
Linda Hoad, a long-time resident of Ottawa, has contributed years of her life to the knowledge, appreciation...
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Ottawa Heritage Battle: Owner Fights City Hall Over Historic Centretown Building's FutureMonday, March 4, 2024BNN BREAKING, by Sakchi Khandelwal
In a striking clash over heritage preservation, the future of a historic west Centretown building at 290 City Centre Ave, Ottawa, hinges on the outcome...
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City set to remove over 70 properties from the municipal heritage registerMonday, March 4, 2024CITY NEWS, by Mike Lacasse
The Built Heritage Committee agreed on Monday to remove another 73 properties from the city’s municipal heritage register.
According to a media release...
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Does heritage conservation stand in the way of housing?Thursday, February 22, 2024THE GLOBE AND MAIL / Irene Galia and City Space Staff
The Van Horne Mansion was a classic greystone house in Montreal’s Golden Square Mile. It was the home of Sir William Cornelius Van...
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Heritage committee approves plan to de-list almost 4,600 properties by year's endFriday, February 16, 2024OTTAWA CITIZEN, by Joanne Laucius
The City of Ottawa’s built heritage committee has approved a convoluted manoeuvre to protect priority properties from demolition in the face of new...
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City of Ottawa staff, heritage buffs up against designation deadlineFriday, February 9, 2024OTTAWA CITIZEN, By Joanne Laucius
In January, the City of Ottawa set the wheels in motion to designate six properties under the Ontario Heritage Act.
If that sounds like a lot, it...