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The Government of Canada is investing more than $500,000 in Laurier House National Historic Site. At an event today celebrating the legacy of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Andrew Leslie, Member of Parliament for Orleans and Chief Government Whip, made the announcement, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna.
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2016 Laurier House National Historic Site Announcement Grand total investment*: $542K
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At a celebration of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's 175th birthday, Andrew Leslie, Member of Parliament for Orleans and Chief Government Whip, unveiled four commemorative plaques to recognize the national historic significance of the Central Chambers building, Confederation Square, the Connaught Building, and the Former Archives Building. Mr. Leslie unveiled these plaques on behalf of Catherine McKenna, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada.
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Built in 1890-91, Central Chambers is a showpiece of Queen Anne Revival commercial design and a well-known Ottawa landmark. It was designed by Ottawa architect J.J. Browne for Edward Seybold and James Gibson, partners in the dry goods firm of Seybold and Gibson.
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Located in the heart of the nation's capital, Confederation Square is best known to Canadians as the site of the National War Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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This handsome Tudor-Gothic building is prominently located in central Ottawa, near Major's Hill Park, the Parliament Buildings, and the Château Laurier.
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This handsome Tudor-Gothic building was built between 1904 and 1906, to plans by David Ewart, Chief Architect of the Department of Public Works (1897-1914).
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The Honourable Andrew Leslie, Member of Parliament for Orleans and Chief Government Whip, will take part in a celebration of Sir Wilfrid Laurier's 175th birthday that includes an announcement regarding new infrastructure investments at Laurier House National Historic Site and recognition of Laurier's legacy to Ottawa with Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque unveilings to commemorate Central Chambers, Confederation Square, the Former Archives Building and the Connaught Building.
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Today, Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, commemorated the national historic significance of Kaplan & Sprachman, Architects, as a national historic event and the Eglinton Theatre as a national historic site. A special ceremony was held in Toronto, Ontario, with members of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and members of the Kaplan, Sprachman and Eglinton families.
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Toronto's Eglinton Theatre is one of the best surviving examples of the Art Deco style in Canadian theatre design.
