Eight little-known facts about Centre Block and the move

The stained glass windows in the House Chamber, pictured in November 2018, were removed in 2014 to minimize risk and replaced with facsimiles made of Plexiglas, which will be replaced with the real thing during the upcoming renovations.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JOLSON LIM

January 23, 2019

1. Senators living with the bees—The Senate of Canada Building, formerly called the Government Conference Centre, is set to have beehives installed on its roof, a first for federally owned buildings in Ottawa. Public Services and Procurement Canada is conside...

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