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(Français) La patrimonialisation du kitsch
01:00 PM le Tuesday October 21st, 2008
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(Français) Église Saint-Sauveur : son avenir dépend du futur CHUM
10:40 AM le Friday October 10th, 2008
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Is the oldest baseball field in Canada ?
12:43 PM le Tuesday October 7th, 2008
The National Post has a story about the oldest baseball field which could be located in Canada :
A controversial Canadian claim that the world’s oldest baseball field can be found in London, Ont., remains “in limbo” pending an American challenge and a final ruling by Guinness World Records, says a city heritage official leading the bid for international recognition.
Read more on the National Post’s website.
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Mayfair Theatre in Ottawa, a heritage building
10:41 AM le Wednesday October 1st, 2008
Ottawa council comittee just voted to designate the Mayfair Theatre, built in 1932, as a heritage building.
The 1932 building on Bank Street south of the Rideau Canal was described at city council’s planning and environment committee as one of only two “atmospheric” theatres still operating in Canada; theatres designed with interiors to create an illusion that movie-goers are in another space.
Read more on the Ottawa Citizen website.
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One in five of Canada’s pre-1920 heritage buildings has been ripped down in the last 30 years
02:47 PM le Tuesday September 30th, 2008
The Ottawa Citizen calls for an ironclad way to save heritage buildings :
“Heritage groups hope the new national trust will include an endowment fund and rehabilitation tax incentive, both of which could stimulate private donations and investment.”
Read more on the Ottawa Citizen website.
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(Français) Opération patrimoine architectural de Montréal
10:57 AM le Monday September 29th, 2008
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Movie theatre in Ottawa should be declared a heritage building
11:20 AM le Thursday September 25th, 2008
A movie theatre built in Old Ottawa South in 1932 should be declared a heritage building.
The Mayfair Theatre on Bank Street near Euclid Avenue is the only movie theatre in the city built before the Second World War and the last operating neighbourhood theatre.
If city council agrees with the recommendation made Tuesday by the planning and environment committee, when it holds a vote on Oct. 8, the theatre’s owners would not be allowed to damage, alter or tear it down under the Ontario Heritage Act.
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(Français) Une baladodiffusion pour le Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec
01:31 PM le Tuesday September 23rd, 2008
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