The final design drawings for the new Ottawa Public Library and Library and Archives Joint Facility will be posted here, on the project website, in the coming weeks. These final designs by Diamond Schmitt Architects, in joint venture with Ottawa partner,…
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A construction notice has been sent to those who live adjacent to the Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility construction site. It is to advise that construction on site is ramping up, and…
With construction set to begin in 2021, the Indigenous Public Art Program has issued five calls to Indigenous artists to honour, support and showcase Indigenous art created in Canada. Dawn Saunders Dahl is the Curator…
Join the project’s Curator of Indigenous Public Art, Dawn Saunders-Dahl and members of the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility Project Team to learn more about the Indigenous Public Art Calls…
Significant enhancements to achieve net-zero carbon are being made to the joint facility. An official announcement was made on February 8, 2021, by the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Heritage, and the Honourable Catherine…
In its Fall Economic Statement, the Government of Canada announced that it will provide funding that will support sustainability enhancements for a net zero carbon building. Sharing a common goal of having a state-of-the-art facility,…
The Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility’s project team is offering a new way for Indigenous peoples in the Ottawa-Gatineau area and across Canada to provide ideas, suggestions and input into the joint…
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…
The project architects and design team have expressed a commitment to bird-friendly design for the Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Joint Facility. The following list captures the measures being taken in support of bird safety…
Three general contractors have pre-qualified for the construction of the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility. The request for qualifications evaluation process was overseen by a fairness commissioner, engaged by the…
June 15, 2020 – The City of Ottawa Supply Department has released a Request for Qualification (RFQ) to pre-qualify General Contractors for the construction of the Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility. In…
Urban Indigenous Engagement Event is POSTPONED – Please note: In-person City of Ottawa and Library and Archives Canada public engagement events will be cancelled until further notice. This is based on guidance to limit mass…
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…
The new Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility offers residents a great opportunity to contribute to a once in a generation project. Add your voice to the thousands who have inspired this exciting…
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