Thursday, March 14, 2024
(This blog resumes a discussion of 24 Sussex Drive begun here and continued here.) What if, in spite of all the compelling counter-arguments, the demolitionists won the day? What would happen if we tore down 24 Sussex and replaced it with a shiny new modern... More
(This blog resumes a discussion of 24 Sussex Drive begun here and continued here.) What if, in spite of all the compelling counter-arguments, the demolitionists won the day? What would happen if we tore down 24 Sussex and replaced it with a shiny new modern residence? Here’s what my crystal ball says: People will... More
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Last week, I examined the strange (and untenable) claim that 24 Sussex Drive was not a historically important building. Another argument put forward in favour of its demolition runs roughly as follows: 24 Sussex is a relic from the nation’s past. We should... More
Last week, I examined the strange (and untenable) claim that 24 Sussex Drive was not a historically important building. Another argument put forward in favour of its demolition runs roughly as follows: 24 Sussex is a relic from the nation’s past. We should demolish it and replace it with something new, something symbolic of... More
Friday, February 23, 2024
Radio in Canada has a very special place on the world stage. On May 20th 1920, the radio station XWA broadcasted the first public radio program from... More
Radio in Canada has a very special place on the world stage. On May 20th 1920, the radio station XWA broadcasted the first public radio program from Montreal to Ottawa. What started with Marconi’s experimental radio station soon spread from coast to coast. It did not take long for radio programs to connect to... More
Thursday, February 22, 2024
24 Sussex Drive, the currently unused (and semi-derelict) official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada, has been in the news again lately. On February 21st, Heritage Ottawa hosted a panel discussion on the building’s future at the Carleton... More
24 Sussex Drive, the currently unused (and semi-derelict) official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada, has been in the news again lately. On February 21st, Heritage Ottawa hosted a panel discussion on the building’s future at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre. Much good sense was spoken by panelists Mark Brandt, Sheila Copps, Marc Denhez... More
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
In Ontario’s Simcoe County, at the intersection of Old Barrie Road and Line 3, is a modest log building that is also a symbol. It’s a symbol of freedom, or at least of the aspiration to be free. And it’s a symbol of a promise partly kept. The original... More
In Ontario’s Simcoe County, at the intersection of Old Barrie Road and Line 3, is a modest log building that is also a symbol. It’s a symbol of freedom, or at least of the aspiration to be free. And it’s a symbol of a promise partly kept. The original settlers here were known as... More
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