Château solution: let Larco build their radiator on the LeBreton flats

Botttom-line thinking demands a bottom-line solution, ideally one that doesn't deface the Chateau's architecture.

Mayor Jim Watson, pictured during a scrum with reporters after a heated council meeting discussing the status of the controversial proposed addition to the Chateau Laurier on July 10, 2019. Mr. Watson and Ottawa's city councillors have taken plenty of heat from the public over the proposal, which they approved.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN GRAFTON

August 19, 2019

If character keeps us from the abyss, it often seems to desert us when we reach the top of the mountain. Much well-earned criticism has been directed at Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa Council for their handling, widely characterized as mis-handling, of the Chateau Laurier addition heritage permit appli...

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