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National Arts Centre revitalization garners Civic Trust Award

Building Mar 4, 2019

The Civic Trust Awards in the UK has presented Diamond Schmitt Architects with a Commendation Award for the National Arts Centre rejuvenation in Ottawa. The international event is the longest-running built environment awards program in…

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Ottawa home sales jump 16 per cent, marks most January sales in decades

THE CANADIAN PRESS Feb 5, 2019

Home sales in Ottawa and the surrounding area surged nearly 16 per cent in January, as homebuyers showed they were undeterred by record cold temperatures and snowfalls.The Ottawa Real Estate Board says 829 residential properties were…

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Public input to help guide new Ottawa Public Library design

Building Feb 4, 2019

The City of Ottawa, Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada are inviting the public to inspire the design of the new Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada joint facility.The national engagement process…

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Experts call for Transportation Safety Board to investigate Ottawa bus crash

Alanna Rizza, THE CANADIAN PRESS Jan 14, 2019

Experts are calling on the federal transportation safety board to investigate a deadly bus crash in Ottawa to prevent similar incidents from occurring again.Ahmed Shalaby, a civil engineering professor at the University of Manitoba,…

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Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade

Joan Bryden, THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 24, 2018

Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more complicated.The most formal rituals — speeches from the throne, twice-yearly royal assent ceremonies — involve a lot of stately to-ing and fro-ing between the House…

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National Urban Design Awards come to Ottawa on January 7

Building Dec 14, 2018

The public is invited to a free evening of awards presentation and public lecture featuring the 12 recipients of the 2018 National Urban Design Awards from nine communities across Canada. Each recipient will give a four-minute presentation…

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Ottawa’s former Union Station reopens as interim Senate of Canada building

Building Dec 14, 2018

Today, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, officially handed over the newly renamed Senate of Canada Building to the Honourable George J. Furey, Speaker of the Senate.The event…

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Second group interested in developing LeBreton Flats as Melnyk backed proposal flounders

THE CANADIAN PRESS Dec 3, 2018

A second group has expressed its interest in developing Ottawa's LeBreton Flats, and it says an NHL arena is part of its plan.DevCore Group, which submitted a bid to develop the area near Parliament Hill in 2016 but lost to a group…

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Designers chosen for Ottawa’s central library and archives complex

Building Nov 16, 2018

The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) have recommended Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects design their joint facility for a new central library and archive.The selection was announced today…

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Ontario government passes legislation to scrap cap and trade

By Paola Loriggio - THE CANADIAN PRESS Oct 31, 2018

TORONTO – The Ontario government has passed legislation to repeal the province's cap-and-trade system, putting the final nail in the coffin of a program Premier Doug Ford has long promised to scrap.The bill was introduced in July but…

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