Heritage NEWSLETTER

Dedicated to Preserving Our Built Heritage Fall 2003 Volume 30, No. 3

President’s Report by David B. Flemming

Buildings at Risk The demolition of the Caplan building has entered its second month and the last portions of the facade are coming down slowly so as not to rain bricks upon pedestrians on the street below. With the demolition of the Caplan building, Ottawa has lost one of the best examples of its 19th century commercial architecture. The next preservation battle will be the one to save the former Registry Office on Nicholas Street. Built in 1873, it is a designated heritage building owned by Viking-Rideau Corporation who have recently said that the building has no part in their proposed expansion This interesting mural for more than a decade, graced the west wall of the Bowles Lunch of and the Congress Building on facing the site once occupied by the Citizen Building and the place Centre. A few years ago, Viking-Rideau where D’Arcy Mc Gee was assassinated. The vacant lot was latterly used by individual offered to move the building to another orators to deliver their messages to passers-by, and so acquired the name Speakers’ Corner location and it is hoped that if we after that part of Hyde Park, London,U.K., which has for a much longer period served a cannot change their minds about similar purpose, though on a grander scale. preserving it on-site, they will still agree Heritage Ottawa supported the mixed-use development of this site, with the facade to a move. We met with City officials retention of the Hardy Arcade, the former Bowles Lunch and the facades of the the earlier this year to express our wish to Sparks Street buildings to the west of the vacant site, up to O’Connor Street. preserve the building and a letter was sent to the Mayor and Councillors urging them to make preservation our elected representatives have been It was feared that development proposals of the building in situ a condition silent on this matter. Another example for the city-owned site bounded by of any municipal funding for an of the lack of political will by our Laurier, Elgin and Gloucester would expansion of the Rideau Centre or elected representatives to defend recommend moving the building, Congress Centre Ottawa’s built heritage. Meanwhile, however it now seems that city officials It is now more than nine months work on the site continued without are following their new Arts and since the loss of the two buildings interruption and a “Now Open” Heritage Plan which calls for a on the Laurier-Nicholas-Waller site sign has appeared on the new Laurier preservation rider to be put on the and the public has yet to be told what Tower. sale of any city-owned property with a specific action will be taken against the On a happier note, the City of heritage designation. developer, Groupe Lépine. Except for a Ottawa recently renewed the lease few expressions of outrage from two or on Grant House, 150 Elgin Street, to three councillors nearly ten months ago, the owners of Friday’s Roast Beef House. Continued on page 2

1 Obituary by Carolyn Quinn

ne of the founding members and first President of Heritage O Ottawa, R. A. J. Phillips, known as Bob to his friends, died July 9, 2003, at his home in Cantley, Quebec, surrounded by his family. On the same day, his final column appeared in The Ottawa Citizen. Bob Phillips’ commitment to Heritage Ottawa goes back at least to 1967 when he and his wife Mary Anne were members of a small committee tasked with beautifying the capital for the centennial celebrations to be held that year. By the year-end, the committee had increased its membership and regrouped The Nicholas Street Gaol under the title, A Capital for Canadians and its heritage committee assembled of Bob’s last built heritage conservation monthly in the Phillips’ living room. dream. It was to see the Eddy Digester Under Bob’s chairmanship, the Tower across from committee was instrumental in saving restored and reused as a micro-museum for posterity, the Billings House, the of our industrial history. He saw it as a Nicholas Street Jail, the Armstrong magnificent observation tower, that House and the East Block of the would give visitors a wonderful and Parliament Buildings. The last was to be unequalled view of Parliament Hill, the gutted and its interior modernised and mighty and the beautiful reconfigured into offices. Bob Phillips’ Gatineau Hills. It remains a worthy Union Station team organised tours of the East Block project and one hopes that his succes- alerting the public to the value of the Pavilion a sketch of which is the motif sors in the field of heritage preservation east Block’s historic fabric. in the Heritage Ottawa logo. can bring it to fruition. Among other local area landmarks Bob Phillips also played an Although I met him only once in that Bob Phillips played a considerable important role in formulating the person, I had the pleasure of working part in saving, are the former Union policies and principles that have guided with Bob Phillips when he wrote a Station, slated for demolition to create heritage conservation, not just in wonderful article reminiscing about the a parking lot, the Fraser School House, Ottawa, but at the provincial and founding of the Heritage the Byward Market and the Aberdeen federal levels as well. He worked on the Foundation 30 years ago previously creation of the Heritage Act, (See Heritage, Spring, 2003). He was the Mayorial Committee on Heritage in engaging and amusing while revealing Heritage Ottawa 1972; and the founding of the Heritage a sharp memory for certain unquotable Canada Foundation, of which he recollections. NEWSLETTER became the first Executive Director. As per the Phillips family’s wishes, In the year 2000, Heritage Ottawa, Heritage Ottawa made a donation in Heritage Ottawa is a non-profit in response to a request by the City of support of Les amis du parc Mary Anne organization dedicated to advocating Ottawa for nominees for a Civic Phillips located in Cantley on land the preservation, restoration, and Officiation Award, recommended donated by the Phillips family in her adaptive re-use of the National R. A. J. Phillips. We were happy and honour some 10 years ago. Capital’s built and natural heritage. proud to learn that Bob was the We will miss Bob’s inspiring Editor: James D. Georgiles recipient of the award. speeches and his deep enthusiasm for Graphic Designer: Jan Soetermans Former LACAC chair and causes such as those of Heritage Ottawa Printing: Tina & Company long-time friend of Bob Phillips’ We are indebted to him for Mark Brandt, recently shared the story showing us the way.

2 Canadian Architect and Builder, 1888-1908 (Part 2)

by Elizabeth Krug

n 1888 the periodical, Canadian • additions to Hams (Harris?) and by-laws of the Institute. The election of Architect and Builder, appeared Campbell factory, cost $5,000; officers resulted as follows: President, I and was published until 1908. • nine brick cottages, total cost Thos. Fuller; Vice-President, K. It reported on important architectural $ 26,000; Amoldii; Secretary A.M. Calderon, activities in major Canadian cities, and • interior improvements to Treasurer, J.R Bowes; Executive included illustrations and advertisement St. Patrick’s church, cost $3,500; Council: H.H. Horsey, D. Ewart, K. for the trade. Possibly inspired by the • Rideau Skating and Curling rink, Amoldi, R. Surtees, J.R. Bowes, A.F. British The Builder, it showed extensive cost $10,600; Alexander and AM. Calderon.25 American-Canadian influences in • (Theodore St., later Laurier St.) May 1889: architectural practice, design, education St, Bridget’s church, $75,000; . Ottawa: The principal work let out by and competition. The influence of the • R C church Gate(?)ville, cost the different architects since last report American architect Henry Hobson $3,000; ( St. Thomas Aquinas, is: J. R BOWES, architect, Richardson (d. 1886), and of his Billings Bridge, rebuilt ) • residence for O. R. Smith, $4,500; neo-Romanesque style, in buildings of • church at Vinton, $14,000. • improvements to By Ward market the late nineteenth century, is shown in (St. Elisabeth of Hungary, burned building $3,500; many of the excellent illustrations and down 189624. • fittings for a new police station. articles. March 1889: • store for R. Sholdis $4,500; From its inception, Canadian Ottawa: On the evening of January • store for R. Steckel, $3,000; Architect and Builder had as its purpose 15th, the architects of Ottawa held a • warehouse for J. Martin, $4,200; to be “a journal of public works” and a meeting for the consideration and • Buckingham public school.26 medium of communication between adoption of the constitution and by- “architects and municipal or other June 1889: laws of the proposed Ottawa Institute of Ottawa: The City Council proposes corporations”21. It was strongly committed Architects. Eighteen architects signed to the advancement of the profession, erecting a new fire station in Dalhousie the roll binding themselves to adhere ward Architect BOWES has called for and to the formation of an Ontario faithfiully to the constitution and Association of Architects, as well as to tenders for the same.27 the Ottawa Institute of Architects, documenting the benefits and progress of each.22 November 1888: Ottawa: A committee, consisting of the two city Engineers and the Chief of the Fire Department, along with architects Hodgson, BOWES, and Alexander, was appointed by the city council to draft a bylaw for the guidance of a building inspector to be appointed.23 December 1888: Ottawa: The following is a report of the building operations for 1888: Architect James R. BOWES reports: . • four separate schools, total cost $ 24,100; St. Joseph’s, St. Patrick’s, Notre Dame, school. • central police station, cost $14,000; Fig. 1. Public Works staff, c.1866. Parliament Buildings Construction site. L-R: J. Lebreton (Lebrett?) Congregational church, cost Ross (?), Engineer; René Steckel; Chas. Baillargé; William Hutchison; G.B. Pelham; F.P. Rubidge, $10,500; Assistant Chief Engineer; John Bowes; J.H. Pattison (Patterson?); J. Larose; Arnoldi; T. Fuller; Kelly (?). • tenements, total cost $13,500; National Archives of Canada copy neg.: PA-124244, Acc. 1965-049. N.B. Also in Archives, copy neg.: CA-0161, Mrs. Montague Anderson Collection. Names in caption are taken from both sources. • two brick residences, total cost Additional information from City Archives’ caption: Architects, Superintendent, Draftsmen of 1st Parliament Bldgs. $ 7, 700; Photo taken at Temporary Office in Old Barracks…. Continued on page 4

3 Canadian Architect and Builder continued address and that the architect had become successful. Then, in 1892, when Bowes was only 40 years old, tragedy Bowes, 1890 and beyond. intruded. Fire, the nemesis of 19th Finally, on August 3, 1890, Sf. Bridget’s century North American architecture, Roman Catholic Church opened to the took the life of one of Ottawa’s most public, with an inaugural mass, fully prominent architects. reported in The Ottawa Journal and His obituary: the Ottawa Citizen. 28 Still standing today, this work of James R. Bowes The Ottawa Citizen, Thursday, shows a melding of Romanesque January 14, 1892: DEATH OF J.R. revival style, featuring limestone BOWES, One of the Victims of a exterior, bossage in gables, round- Fire in Hanford, California. Very ed arches and eclectic towers, great regret was expressed in with a Gothic revival interior, Ottawa yesterday when it featuring “fan” vaulting. The became known that Mr. Jas. R. three altars, also designed by Bowes, architect, of this city, Bowes, echo the exterior bell had met with his death in towers. Whether they are Gothic Hanford, California. From the or Romanesque, or Eclectic, is left information received it appears to the visitor to decide. The 1949 that Mr. Bowes was boarding in history of the Archdiocese a house where fire broke out, described the bell towers as “russo- resulting in four men being burned. byzantin”29. Unfortunately, the bell, Mr. Bowes hoping to escape, also named “Bridget”, was sold in the jumped from his bedroom window 1960s. Other budgetary necessities and was so seriously injured that he of the 1960s obliterated the interior died the next day, January 4th. Deceased painted decoration. was well known in Ottawa as a first class But the architecture of Bowes needs architect, and his professional reputation further mention. James had presumably was not confined to this city, but spread apprenticed with his father John, who, throughout the Dominion. During a in the late 1880s was still working for Mrs. Bowes brief residence in Winnipeg he designed the Department of Public Works, under some of the most prominent buildings Thomas Fuller. It is not inconceivable St Brigid’s church to Notre Dame there and throughout the west. In that James’ medievalising exterior shows Cathedral, where Bouillon was parish Ottawa his principal works were the the influence of the Dept of Public priest from 1876-1883, and bursar of the present St. Bridget’s Church, the Police Works, as well as the American neo- diocese of Ottawa from 1884-1888, Station and the Central Fire Station. Romanesque architect, Henry Hobson promoted to secretary to Msgr. Duhamel He leaves a childless widow to mourn Richardson. As for the Gothic fan- and canon of the cathedral in 1889.31 his loss. The remains were buried by the vaulted interior, if one wishes to look for Be that as it may, Bowes’ vaulting in Catholic Mutual Benefit Society, of influences, notice should be taken of the St Brigid’s may have required exterior which he was a member. fan vaulting of the Rideau Convent buttressing. Concrete buttresses were His father, John Bowes, architect Chapel (Convent of Our Lady of the added c.1968, when the walls with the Department of Public Works, Sacred Heart), built in 1887 by the facing Cumberland St started to lean. continued working. His residence was architect priest of Notre Dame The ground underneath the church had, given in the City directory of 1892 as Cathedral, Canon Georges Bouillon, by then, also undergone some trauma, 235 Wilbrod. One final achievement of who also designed the fan vaulting of which may have contributed to this John ( or James) is mentioned in the Saint-Francois-de-Sales Church it’s fan structural problem. history of the Archdiocese of Ottawa. vaults are much more elaborate than After the opening of St Brigid’s, not Our Lady of Good Counsel (Notre those in St Brigid’s, and have the much is known of the work of James R. Dame de Bon Conseil de Bayswater), decorative tracery characteristic of the Bowes. The city directory of 1889-90 also known as St. Mary’s, a western English style. Nevertheless, it would gives a new address for James, 278 offspring of St. Patrick’s parish, Ottawa, appear possible that Bouillon influenced Metcalfe. While the house is no longer described as a wood structure with brick, James R. Bowes’ design for St Brigid’s, standing, those remaining in the neigh- and attributed to J.J. Bowes, was blessed 32 if one considers the proximity of borhood suggest this was an affiuent by the archbishop in 1891 It burned down c.1946. Presumably either James

4 or John could have taken credit for this The late Hon. C.F. Fraser greatly Bibliography church, but it is mentioned in John’s desired him to accept a similar position obituary: under the Ontario legislature, but he 21 Canadian Architect and Builder, Ottawa Free Press. Monday remained true to his position under publisher C. H.Mortimer, Toronto. September 10 l894 5:00 PM. Death Sir John Macdonald. (http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/cab/) of Mr. John Bowes The Funeral Took place this morning Vol. No.1. January 1888, p.1. A Resident of Ottawa for 35 years to from his late residence, 235 Wilbrod 22 Canadian Architect and Builder,. the Grave. Street, to St. Joseph’s church. A grand- Vol 2, No.3. March 1889. Through the death of Mr. John child, The Rev. Father John O’Gara, Bowes on Saturday, Ottawa loses one of sang High mass, assisted by brothers 23 CanadIan Architect and Builder, its oldest and most respected citizens. Charlebois and Henault as deacon and Vol. 1, No. 11 p. 6. The deceased was a native of Ireland, subdeacon. The absolute was pro- 24 Ibid, Vol. No.12, p.7. been born in the county Kilkenny nounced by Father Constantineau. The seventy-four years ago. At a very early pallbearers were Messrs. P. Harty, 25 Canadian Architect and Builder, age he came to Canada and settled in Horsey; Grist, J ( ) Brophy, J.J. McGee, Vo12, No.3, p. 32. Kingston city. Thence he removed to of Ottawa and James Devlin, of Ottawa where he has resided for more Kingston. Among the prominent 26 Canadian Architect and Builder, than thirty-five years. Being an excel- citizens present were Hon. R. W Scott, Vo12, No.5, p. 56. lent draughtsman, he adopted the 27 Canadian Architect and Builder, architect’s profession, and was called Vo12, No.6, p. 63. upon many times, to superintend the building of many of Canada’s public 28 Ottawa Journal, Saturday August 2 institutions. Amongst others that might Then, in 1892, when and Monday, August 4, 1890, Daily be mentioned are the Parliament “ Citizen, Saturday August 2, 1890. Library, St. Mary’s Cathedral (sic) and 29 Hector Legros,ptre, et Soeur the Custom house at Kingston. In Bowes was only 40 years Paul-Emile, s.g.c.: Le Diocese addition, he had charge of the construc- old, tragedy intruded. d’Ottawa 1847-1948. imprimante tion of one of the first Methodist Alexandre Vachon, Imprimerie churches in Montreal. By his first wife, th Fire, the nemesis of 19 “Le Droit” Ottawa., 1949.“Eglise who was a Miss Delaney, of Kingston, he Sainte-Brigide”. Also. Barbezieux has several children living, amongst century North American Alexis. Histoire de la Province them being Mrs. O’Gara, wife of our Ecclesiastique d’Ottawa. V.2, 1897 esteemed Police Magistrate, Denis and architecture, took the life p.121. “on n’en peut pas dire autant Patrick, who are residents of Chicago, de la coupole de son clocher, genre Alex, a dentist of Chatham, and of one of Ottawa’s most russe”. Edward, who is engaged in the medical profession in the Western States. prominent architects. 30 Noppen, Luc. In the As an evidence of the great ” National Gallery of Canada, One of architectural skill of the deceased, it the most beautiful chapels in the may be mentioned that when plans for land; National Gallery of Canada, the parliamentary library arrived in Martin O’Gara, H. Robillard, M.P., P. Ottawa, 1988, pp.104-105. 31 Ottawa it was found that they were Baskerville, Ex-M.P.P., Wm. Kehoe, Noppen, pp. 84-86 unworkable and impossible of construc- Martin Battle, .J:L. Dowlin and Geo tion. After the government had failed to Stockand. Mr. Bowes had a brother in 31 Op. cit. pp.84-86 obtain any assistance from numbers of the Northwest, a member of the Oblate 32 Alexis de Barbezieux. Histoire de la architects, Mr. Bowes was the only man order. He also is an excellent architect, Province Ecclesiastique d’Ottawa. who could point out the way to erect and has been often called upon to pre- Vol 2, 1897, p.122 the buildings. He was the watchdog of pare plans for some of the most beautiful the government in the erection of the churches in that far-off country. parliament buildings and fought the The funeral was in charge of Messrs. contractors throughout constantly Brady and Harris. A handsome cross preventing much that would have been adorned the casket, being the gift of a loss to the country. One of his prized Mrs. Bowes, while the family of documents was a certificate of his Magistrate O’Gara contributed a wreath. excellent work in these matters. A daughter of Mrs. Dr. O’Rourke,from Detroit, was among the mourners.

5 Growing up in Lower Town (Conclusion) by J.W. Guy Fortier

he War of the three sons from one family, while T We didn't spend all our time in the air force, died within weeks of playing games. When the each other. One drowned somewhere Second World War broke out, things in Western Canada, and the other was really changed. We collected scrap killed in a road accident in England. metal and other materials to help the Both were under 21, and we knew war effort, sometimes going from house them well. to house in search of donations. Economically, things changed dras- Before the war started, there was a tically in Lower Town. Suddenly there gang of about 15 or so grown ups who were jobs, and anyone, man or woman, used to hang around the park near the could find one. Thousands of people in Black Bridge. They were poor and had uniform came to Ottawa and many were no jobs and were looking for any kind stationed in or near Lower Town and of work so as to survive. Although we had to find a place to stay and a place were not rich, my mother used to make to eat. Many homes were turned into sandwiches which I would take to them. boarding houses that provided full A few days after the war started all had lodging to these people. left. They had enlisted in the Army Because of this, business was boom- The old Synagog which gave them a place to sleep, ing and many working men got into the clothes on their backs and food in habit of stopping at a beer parlour to all beer, wine and liquor selling their mouths. have a drink with friends before going establishment from selling alcohol Our games changed as we grew up. home to supper. This habit grew more between 6.30 to 8p.m. The older boys, that is those 18 or over, expensive as time went on, and many The war made us grow up very started to appear in uniforms and we squandered their pay. This led to some quickly. Most of us started getting teenagers, too young to enlist, started bad consequences as many families saw part-time jobs and going our own way. to practise military drilling so as to be only some of the benefits from the work- My two older brothers were in the ser- prepared for the time when we were old ing head of the house. Since this type of vice. One in the air force, and one in enough to enlist. There were many war behaviour was happening in other parts the navy. We seldom heard from the casualties on our street. One that of Ontario, this led to the provincial one in the navy. It was the same for remains in my memory is that of two government passing a law that stopped everyone else with a relative in the navy. Our sailors spent weeks at sea unable to contact us, and when they did, we received a whole bunch of letters at the same time. They couldn’t say where they were or where they went, and mostly told us not to worry, that they were all right. The war turned Lower Town into a beehive of activity. Beer was rationed and there were many hotels, probably more than anywhere else in the city, that sold beer. They could only open for a few hours a day as they quickly exhausted their supply. Crowds of service men, women, and civilians soon evolved a pattern of going from place to place and drinking beer as each hotel opened at a different hour. If I recall correctly, there were at least eight hotels

Photo: The Ottawa Jewish Archives within a two block area on York and Bakery , circa 1930. Clarence streets between Sussex and

6 Dalhousie streets. I vividly remember three hotels practically next to each Masson’s Heritage Railway Station other on Murray Street. They were frequented by many ladies of question- by David Jeanes able character. At night military police patrolled the area looking out for he Canadian Pacific Railway, to earlier stations in the United States. Servicemen entering these hotels. On on 16 June 2003, announced The style was characterized by a low- Sussex Street, opposite the cathedral T its intention to sell one of its pitched roof, wide eaves, ornamental was Laurentian Terrace a hostel which oldest stations. Masson - Buckingham brackets, side gable, bay window and housed nearly 400 young women who Junction was opened in 1877 by the strongly contrasting white walls and had come to Ottawa to work for the Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa and dark-painted door and window frames war effort. Occidental Railway, which was built by and quoins. The original roof ornaments Many of these women had service- the Quebec government. The station is have been removed and the station men as husbands or boy friends. One of located just within the eastern boundaries was repainted in the CPR’s standard the saddest things to see as the war wore of the new city of Gatineau, Quebec Tuscan red. on, was to observe a wounded service- and the National Capital Region. In 1995, it was designated by the man, still dressed in bandages walking The new owners, a local organisation, federal government as a heritage railway with his female partner. “Station agrotouristique du Basse station. Almost all others of its style As we grew older, the gang Lievre”, which is supported by the have been lost, except Canada’s oldest members progressively grew distant from City of Gatineau, plans to restore the railway station at King City, Ontario each other. We went to different High building. The line still carries freight and the small Barrington station built Schools. Some went to LaSalle on the Quebec-Gatineau Railway. by Ottawa’s J.R. Booth, now at the Academy on Sussex Street to continue The building is a fine example of a Canadian Railway Museum, St. their education in a French-Catholic 19th century small-town station, with Constant, Quebec. Masson was on the environment. The problem for those separate men’s and ladies’ waiting first direct Montreal-Ottawa railway. It coming from the less fortunate families, rooms, operator’s office with bay saw the first Montreal-Toronto CPR train was that although grades 9 and 10 at window, and express and freight rooms. in 1884 and the first transcontinental LaSalle were free, grades eleven onwards Of wooden construction, the building is train to Vancouver in 1886. VIA Rail’s had to be paid for since the government almost unmodified since 1877. Its style last train ran in 1981 but a Swedish only supported Catholic high schools was “Tuscan Villa”, common to many high-speed train made an Ottawa- up to grade 9. Others went to English Quebec regional railways of that era and Masson demonstration run in 1993. high schools such as Glebe to follow an academic education. Some of us, myself included, went to Ottawa Technical High School. At this school, there was both an academic and a technical stream. Either gave you a taste of the other. I learned the basics of electricity, printing, car mechanics, sheet metal and others including music. The school was organised so that upon reaching Grade 11, students had to select the route of their choice. Many opted for academic, but were ever thankful for the basic technical training ,which came in very useful later in life as they began to own homes and automobiles. Then, as suddenly as it had begun, war ended: some of my friends came home, some didn’t. Life for them was no more and they sleep for ever in places, that in Lower Town they had never even dreamed of seeing. For me and my contemporaries Lower Town would never be the same again. Masson Station

7 President’s Message continued...

Development News zoning only permitted six. This proposal On September 3, City Council approved was also contrary to the vision for two zoning by-law amendments which the south side of Rideau Street as may have set the tone for future devel- recommended by the Rideau Street opment in the city. The two-year battle Redevelopment Working Group. to have Ashcroft Homes propose a Of course, the nine-storeys development for 320 McLeod Street approved for each of these sites could which would conform to the existing easily be increased to 13 or 14 storeys zoning by-law and heritage plan for the should the developers decide to apply area has been lost. Despite concerted for a minor variance from the city’s opposition from Heritage Ottawa and Committee of Adjustment. Decisions various community groups, City Council of the Committee of Adjustment are approved a plan for a nine-storey not subject to Council’s approval and building on the site. Although the the only way to challenge them is by Enlarged detail of Sparks Street mural. current zoning and heritage overlay applying to the Ontario Municipal provisions limited the height to two to Board. Heritage Ottawa will be working four storeys, most of those who opposed Those in favour and opposed to with other groups to make zoning the development would have agreed to these proposals both quoted the city’s amendment applications an issue in the a compromise, six or seven storey new Official Plan to bolster their upcoming municipal election. Besides building. The developer refused to arguments, with one side emphasising preserving examples of existing built accede to this request and city staff the need to provide adequate housing in heritage, it is important that new recommended that Council approve the already-serviced sections of the city developments do not destroy the the zoning amendment. and the other stressing the Plan’s historic fabric of the city neighbour- A similar application for a new emphasis on preserving the scale and hoods. Heritage Ottawa members and development at 560 Rideau Street was density of existing neighbourhoods. others are urged to publically question also approved by Council on September This will be an ongoing problem as both mayoralty and council candidates 3. The developer, Richcraft Homes, developers test the limits of both the on their stand on these important issues sought a by-law amendment which Official Plan and, what is more important, to ensure that the new Council has the would permit the construction of a nine the political will of municipal politicians political will to defend our city’s built storey building whereas the current to create a liveable community. heritage.

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