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Letter to Mayor and City Council: Chateau Laurier

7/9/2019

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  Letter sent by Lowertown Community Association to Mayor and City Council before July 10 Council Meeting in support of the motion that Council should rescind the permit as Chateau Laurier have not fulfilled the conditions of the heritage permit.                                                                                 
July 7, 2019
 
Mayor and City Council
City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J1
 
Reference: Chateau Laurier at 1 Rideau Street
 
Dear Mayor and Councillors,
 
The Chateau Laurier is a key landmark in our local community and we are sensitive to any incompatible alterations. We try to maintain the integrity, uniqueness and authenticity of our neighbourhoods as good stewards, and we wish the private owner of the Chateau Laurier to meet the same standard. The LCA does not believe the owners of the Chateau Laurier are meeting their responsibilities of owning and altering a significant historic place – a National Historic Site of Canada.
 
The proposed design has not been supported by the LCA since it was first version was unveiled over three years ago. Since then, the property owner has not respected the high community value we place on this building. The LCA hoped the Council’s motion from last year at the Built Heritage Sub-Committee would encourage the developer, their architects and planners to refine the design to meet the requirements stipulated in the motion.
 
The LCA supports the proposed motion that the developer of the Chateau Laurier have not fulfilled the conditions of the heritage permit and that Council should rescind the permit.
 
The LCA recommends:
·       That Council encourage the owner to further develop the design of the addition to satisfy the conditions of meeting Standard 11 in the Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada (2010).
·       That the Planning Committee would act on the Built Heritage Sub-Committee’s resolution to: “direct staff to work with both the applicant and the National Capital Commission on a further revised plan to the proposed addition that is sufficiently visually compatible with, and sympathetic to, the existing Chateau Laurier building (that is discreet in form with character defining elements to its historical place).”
·       That Council and City staff encourage the owners to explore other means of creating a publicly acceptable relationship between the addition and adjoining federal lands (Majors Hill Park, the Rideau Canal, Connaught Building).
·       That Council form a special stranding committee of experts, community members, the owners and federal representatives to address this file, in particular developing clearer guidelines for the benefit of the owner.
 
The LCA would encourage an ongoing collaborative effort with the owner and to take any means possible to discourage and dissuade threats of legal actions by the owner. It is clear that in this case there is ample ethical justification to side with the public’s valuation of this building within a local, provincial, national and international context. The Mayor’s recent statement on the private rights of the owner to select their own design and designer is correct; however, it avoids the ethical and social responsibility of governing for citizens and not an individual property owner.
 
The City’s decisions affecting land use planning matters should be consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement (section 3 of the Planning Act) by “encouraging a sense of place, by promoting well-designed built form and cultural planning, and by conserving features that help define character, including built heritage resources and cultural heritage landscapes;” (Provincial Policy Statement, 2014, Section 1.7.1). Well-design built form is of public value in this case because the building is a prominent national landmark.
 
The LCA does not agree with the conclusions of the conservation architect’s Cultural Heritage Impact Statement (CHIS). The conclusions from the heritage consultant (ERA Architects) are not impartial because this firm is the sub-consultant to the design architect, and in turn employed by the developer.
 
Lowertown is an urban community that values the integrity of its heritage buildings and spaces. We have two heritage conservation districts and many heritage buildings, both publicly and privately owned. We understand that the Chateau Laurier is a private property within a larger landscape on federal and municipal lands, and there are jurisdictional implications due to its prominence within the federal precinct.
 
The LCA respects the hotel’s wish to build an addition. In the news, the debate has centred on the architectural expression of the addition. There are aspects and features of the design that are positive and beneficial to enhancing the site, but the design has not met other criteria for a compatible addition.
 
Heritage is about retaining the integrity and authenticity of values: social, architectural, historic, economic, associative etc. These intertwining values of place can produce exceptional and deeply appreciated expressions and emotions for many generations. This sense of place was understood by the designers when the hotel was built (the sublime and picturesque landscape beside the Rideau Canal, connected to Parliament and as the gateway to the West). The architect of the second addition also understood the meaning of this place. The current architects have not embraced all values of the place, and the consequence is a poor addition and a negative public outcry – which has an impact on our community and our communal values.
 
The LCA supports the motion being put forward to Council.
 
 
Yours sincerely,
Norman Moyer
President

Lowertown Community Association
Association communautaire de la Basse-Ville
 
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Notice of meeting - Avis de réunion - 10 Sept

9/8/2018

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AGENDA/DU JOUR –10 Sept 2018
Centre Routhier, 172 Guiges Ave. 7-8 :30pm / 19-20h30
  1. Welcome and Introductions / Mots de bienvenue et introductions (5 minutes)
  2. Approval of Agenda / Approbation de l’Ordre du jour (2 minutes)
  3. Marché ByWard Market Plans (Jeff Darwin) (25 minutes)
  4. Councillor’s Update / Mise à jour du conseiller (Councillor Fleury) (5 mins)
  5. Areas of Interest – Updates / Sujets d’intérêts particuliers – Mises à jour : (5 mins each)
    • Planning / planification
    • Environment and Active Transportation / environment et transport
    • Heritage / patrimoine
    • Echo and Communications / Journal Echo
    • Safety and Security
  6. Presentation: Services of the Routhier Community Centre 10 minutes
  7. Presentation: Lowertown Crime update/mise à jour: Community Constable Lemay, OPS (10 mins)
  8. Municipal Elections 2018: Information on Candidate Forums, open discussion of key issues for Lowertown / les éléctions municipales - forums des candidats, discussion sur les sujets pour la basseville
Note: Discussions and outcomes/actions will be gathered and shared throughout the LCA website and social media networks. / Le sommaire des discussions sera partagé via le site web de association et ses réseaux sociaux.

Save the date |  Date à  noter
Candidates Forum / Forum des candidates - October 4, Sandy Hill Community Centre/Centre communautaire de côte de sable - Lowertown Community Association/Association communautaire de la Basseville; Action Sandy Hill/Action Côte de sable; Vanier Community Association/Association communautaire Vanier, Centre de ressources  commuautaires de la Basse-ville/Lowertown Community Resource Centre; Centre des services communautaires Vanier/Vanier Community Service Centre
October 3 - Vanier



Next meeting October 15, 2018 / La prochaine réunion aura lieue le 15 octobre, 2018
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ByWard Market Public Realm Plan / Call for Volunteers / Plan du domaine public du Marché By

In late September 2018, The City of Ottawa will begin implementing a series of public life studies in the ByWard Market. Public life studies provide a snapshot of the daily patterns of usage and visitors in an area. The studies are being led by 8 80 Cities. The public life studies are part of Phase 1: Studying Existing Conditions of the ByWard Market Public Realm Plan.
 
Given the scope of the project, the studies rely on a friendly team of volunteers to collect “people data”, which will provide insight into who visits the market, how they get there, what they do there, and why they choose to visit it. This data will inform the development of the ByWard Market Public Realm Plan, which will establish a vision and direction for improvements to the network of public spaces in the area, including streets, sidewalks, parks, squares and plazas.
 
We are currently recruiting volunteers to help us implement the first round of public life studies, which will take place on September 20 & 22, 2018. No previous experience is necessary. Interested volunteers can find out more details and sign up for shifts by clicking here: https://goo.gl/SVWe1G
 
Kindly,
The Design ByWard Team
 
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Chers membres de l’Association Communautaire de la Basse-Ville,
 
Vers la fin de septembre 2018, la Ville d'Ottawa commencera à mettre en œuvre une série d'études sur la vie publique dans le Marché By. Les études sur la vie publique donnent un aperçu des habitudes quotidiennes d'utilisation et des visiteurs dans une région spécifique. Ces études sont menées par 8 80 Cities. Les analyses de la vie publique sont réalisées dans le cadre de la Phase 1 : « Une étude des conditions actuelles du Plan du domaine public du marché By ».
 
Compte tenu de l'ampleur du projet, ces études s'appuient sur une équipe de bénévoles pour collecter des «données sur les individus», qui donneront un aperçu de ceux qui visitent le marché, de la manière dont ils s'y rendent et de la raison pour laquelle ils choisissent de le visiter. Ces données guideront l'élaboration du plan du domaine public du Marché By, qui établira une vision et orientation unifiées des améliorations apportées au réseau d’espaces publics dans le secteur, y compris les rues, les trottoirs, les parcs, et les places.
 
Nous recrutons actuellement des volontaires pour nous aider à mettre en œuvre la première série d'études sur la vie publique, qui auront lieu les 20 et 22 septembre 2018. Aucune expérience préalable n'est nécessaire. Les bénévoles intéressés peuvent obtenir plus de détails et s'inscrire aux quarts de travail en cliquant ici: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeypG-5wKxe3vPhYUH1kWpwN9V7qpR8iAutGWDFlFUj5KlYGw/viewform
 
Cordialement,
L’équipe de conception du marché By
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Needed: People who want a Lowertown garage sale

5/25/2015

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Spring cleaning!? Have stuff you want to get rid of but not throw out? Been thinking of having a yard sale lately? 

The Lowertown Community Association wants to assess the community's interest in participating in an Official Lowertown neighbourhood-wide garage/yard SALE! Tentative date is Saturday June 20th, 2015. 

Interested? If so, send an email to info@lowertown-basseville.ca -- Subject: Community garage sale -- to let us know. Hope to hear from you!

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May 25th AGM to feature silent auction

5/22/2015

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Invitation to our Annual General Meeting

5/22/2015

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To read our Annual report for 2015, click on the photo of the cover.
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LCA Annual General Meeting

4/12/2015

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Date: Monday, May 25, 2015
Location: Jules Morin Park Fieldhouse, 400 Clarence Street
Time: 6:00 – 8:30 pm


The business meeting will include the election of the board of directors The Lowertown Community Association board of directors includes the following positions: President (must have previously served on the board of directors), two Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, three Directors. Those wishing to stand for election must be willing to fulfill a leadership role for a particular issue within the Community Association’s mandate. For example, current board directors provide leadership on issues such as planning, heritage, and the environment.  

Nominations for the board of directors should be sent to info@lowertown-basseville.ca by Wednesday May 20, 2015. Nominations may also be made at the Annual General Meeting. 

Questions about the Annual General Meeting should be directed to info@lowertown-basseville.ca.
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