At an event today, the official name was announced for the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility. On behalf of the Anishinābe Algonquin Nation, Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg and the Algonquins of…
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Thursday, August 5, 2021, 11:15 a.m. The story of the new Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility is one of coming together to create connections. Recognizing that the new building is…
Ottawa (Public Service Announcement) – The City of Ottawa Supply Services has released the main construction tender to the pre-qualified General Contractors for the construction of the Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility.…
Blessing ceremony on the site of the new Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility signals preparatory construction work to begin Earlier today, Elders from Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation and Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg…
September 2020: Latest updates on the joint facility project September already! Good news: the Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada Joint Project Team and architectural firms have continued their design work over the…
At an event today, Mayor Jim Watson, the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities and MP for Ottawa Centre, and Councillor Tim Tierney, Chair of…
Following successful negotiations, the team of Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects will design the new joint facility shared by Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada. The design development work for this major…
Future site of new central library to be local and national destination At a ceremony held today, Mayor Jim Watson and The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of The…
On June 13, 2018, the City of Ottawa Council approved the implementation plan for the new Ottawa Central Library. The City will build the library as a joint facility with Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Canada at…
A report on the implementation plan for the Ottawa Central Library will be presented to the Ottawa Public Library Board on June 4, 2018, Finance and Economic Development Committee on June 5, 2018, and rise…
A new milestone has been achieved in the project to create a new Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada joint facility. A City of Ottawa Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process for professional design…
On February 27, 2018, the Government of Canada released its 2018 Budget, which includes proposed funding to support Library and Archives Canada’s collaboration with the Ottawa Public Library for a joint facility. The City of…
The City of Ottawa has issued its Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for professional design services for the new Ottawa Central Library. The $168-million Ottawa Central Library, budget exclusive of parking facilities, has been approved to be…
The City of Ottawa is preparing to start the two-phase procurement process for the professional design services for the new Ottawa Central Library. The Notice of Planned Procurement, now posted on Merx, provides interested parties…
The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) today received City Council approval to develop a new 216,000 square-foot Ottawa Central Library joint facility with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) at 557 Wellington Street. City Council further approved…
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