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An overall smaller version of a proposed expansion to the Château Laurier was presented to the public at an open house Thursday. In September, the original design faced substantial public backlash with many calling it inappropriate to the building’s historical design. ...

The prime minister who brought Canada into the 20 th century, Sir Wilfred Laurier, turns 175 this Sunday and Laurier House will be holding special events to celebrate. Get a glimpse at the lives of former prime ministers Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King with a guided tour of their former residence. ...

_ (press release) _ _ Ottawa, Ontario, November 2, 2016 _ — The medal set and the memorial plaque in honour of Private George Lawrence Price, the last Canadian soldier killed during the First World War, have been donated to the Canadian War Museum. ...

[caption id=“attachment_53870” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Back to the Archives delves into Ottawa newspapers on select Throwback Thursdays.[/caption] Here’s an interesting ad from the March 2, 1866 edition of _ the Ottawa Times _ , letting us all know of a farmer with one of the best mills in the land. ...

Here’s an article from the Oct. 13, 1951 edition of the _ ** Ottawa Citizen ** _ , just in time for throwback Thursday:

(This post originally appeared on Andrew King’s Ottawa Rewind blog) Over 10,000 years ago a body of water covered the City Of Ottawa called The Champlain Sea, a deep sideline of the Atlantic Ocean. It occupied a depression created by a continental glacier, and then it drained away as the giant glacier that once covered the northern hemisphere disappeared and the earth rebounded back into shape. ...

[caption id=“attachment_53145” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] His Excellency presents the Member of the Order of Canada insignia to Laura Brandon, C.M. in Ottawa on Sept. 23. Credit: MCpl Vincent Carbonneau, Rideau Hall, OSGG[/caption] _ Ottawa, Ontario, October 6, 2016 _ ...

Here is an interesting interview in this week’s edition of Maclean’s magazine. Peter Clewes, the principal architect behind the proposed expansion for the Château Laurier, discusses the hotel’s historic design and explains the context of his design. Considering how much we lambasted him, it’s worth a read! ...

_ (via Heritage Ottawa ) _ ** Related: Additions to Ottawa heritage buildings that actually worked ** HERITAGE OTTAWA The widespread public outcry against a proposed addition to Ottawa’s Château Laurier, presented last week by Larco Investments, clearly demonstrates that passions for this beloved heritage structure run high. ...

[caption id=“attachment_52040” align=“aligncenter” width=“859”] Conceptual view of the Wing of the Canada Goose Arctic Gallery. Four zones cover themes related to geography, climate, ecosystems and sustainability. GSM/CMN © Canadian Museum of Nature.[/caption] _ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA, Sept. 20, 2016 ** —The Arctic’s rich natural diversity and its important connections to humans are the focus of a new permanent gallery to open June 21, 2017 at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Canada’s national museum of natural history and natural sciences. ...