The City of Ottawa’s built heritage committee is moving forward with a heritage designation for two historic churches despite opposition from the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall, which cites the overly broad extent of the designation, the administrative and financial burden it would create and the lack of consultation with the parish and diocese. Read MoreThe city’s built heritage committee voted to accept a staff recommendation to move ahead with the designations for Église Saint-François-d’Assise and Église Saint-Joseph d’Orléans. The City of Ottawa’s built heritage committee is moving forward with a heritage designation for two historic churches despite opposition from the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall, which cites the overly broad extent of the designation, the administrative and financial burden it would create and the lack of consultation with the parish and diocese. Read More