A real estate firm that recently announced plans to redevelop the site of Ottawa’s former Greyhound bus terminal says it’s buying a major hotel and a historic building in downtown Gatineau in a bid to revitalize that city’s heritage district.
Brigil said Tuesday it’s reached an agreement to purchase the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and Conference Centre at 35 Laurier Ave. in Gatineau, just west of the Canadian Museum of History. The sale is expected to close at the end of April.
The 1.75-acre site also contains the former Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Presbytery, a five-storey heritage building that now houses a conference centre for the hotel.
OTTAWA Students in Ontario have had their March Break delayed until April in a bid to quell any potential COVID-19 outbreaks. In Quebec, students and families are wrapping up the week of vacation, and despite the COVID-19 restrictions, many are making the most of their time off. The Quebec break is a popular time for travel. For Mithis Neumann and his family, they would typically be somewhere abroad for a week s vacation. Leaving the country is not possible this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, so instead they will travel through time at the Canadian Museum of History. Last year was the Caribbean, the year before Asia, says Neumann. It s a different approach to the vacation we usually take but it s interesting.
LACE UP THE SKATES You can go for a skate this weekend on Ottawa’s outdoor refrigerated rinks. The city says you must book a free 45-minute reservation for a skating time at www.ottawa.ca/skating.
Reservations will be required to skate at the following peak times: City Hall Rink of Dreams, 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. daily Jim Tubman Chevrolet Rink of Dreams, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. weekends, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. weekdays Lansdowne Park Skating Court, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. weekends, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. weekdays Ben Franklin Place Skating Rink, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. weekends, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. weekdays
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Publishing date: Mar 03, 2021 • March 3, 2021 • 2 minute read • Marking the 76th anniversary of Anne Frank s death, the Canadian War Museum presents Anne Frank – A History for Today, a travelling exhibition that examines her life against the backdrop of historical events before and during the war. The virtual opening will be available to watch at warmuseum.ca/annefrank as of 7 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, March 3.
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OTTAWA Anne Frank is remembered as the German-born Jewish- Dutch teenager who confided her thoughts, ambitions and feelings to a diary, while hiding from the Nazis during the Second World War. Marking the 76th anniversary of her death, the Canadian War Museum presents Anne Frank A History for Today, a travelling exhibition that examines her life against the backdrop of historical events before and during the war.
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