City hall heritage experts recommend approving the controversial Château Laurier addition

City heritage planners support the Château Laurier’s proposed design for its glassy seven-storey addition, despite hearing strong opposition from the volunteer advocacy group concerned with preserving the integrity of Ottawa’s historic sites.
In one of Ottawa’s most controversial development files in the past two years, the city’s experts have decided they can get behind the proposed design for an addition to a capital landmark.
City staff published their recommenda