Unpublished Newswire

The Planning and Housing Committee today recommended refusal of an Official Plan amendment application to expand the urban boundary by 72 hectares for future residential development on lands east of Highway 416 and north of O’Keefe Court.  The proposal was assessed using the Council-approved process for urban boundary expansion applications. As part of that assessment staff found that there is already more than enough land within the urban boundary to accommodate growth in ...

Twenty-five years ago, the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier were brought home from France and laid to rest at Ottawa’s National War Memorial. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has since become one of our country’s most meaningful sites of remembrance. In this episode, artist and sculptor Mary Ann Liu, who designed the tomb, shares the vision and symbolism behind her work. Then, Dr. Stacey Barker, Historian of Arts and Military History at the Canadian War Museum, helps us trace the tomb’s origins and lasting significance. Together, they reveal how this monument continues to...