Victoria Chaudiere Master Plan featured in Ground Magazine
Much excitement has been stirring in Ottawa around the sale of a privately owned 37-acre site on Chaudière Island and the nearby Quebec shoreline. This unique piece of real estate is in close proximity to the downtown core and within sight of Parliament Hill. The area played a key role in the development of Canada and was an important site before European contact in […]
Ottawa Citizen: Florida architecture students sketch visions for Domtar lands
By: Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen The palm-tree dotted campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa might seem an unlikely place to catch a glimpse of the future of frosty Ottawa. But if you step inside a senior urban design studio there, that is what you will find. Master’s students at the university’s School […]
Ottawa Citizen: Lessons for Chaudiere – Here is what Windmill Development could do with massive new Ottawa development
By: Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen It could be years before Ottawa’s former Domtar lands are transformed into the lively waterfront community the property’s new owners envisage. There are hurdles to overcome first. But clues to what the ambitious project might look like can be found in similar developments across North America. Cities around the continent […]
Ottawa Citizen: Domtar lands sale could take year to finalize
By: Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen It could take more than a year for the sale of land on the Chaudière islands to be finalized — and depend, ultimately, on zoning approval from the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau. Domtar confirmed ON Thursday that it has signed an agreement of purchase with Ottawa’s Windmill Development Group […]
Mark Brandt to lead Victoria-Chaudiere tour
Heritage Ottawa Walking Tour – Chaudière Islands Heritage District: From Indigenous To Industrial October 6, 2:00 PM – MEET: former Bronson Co. Office (historicplaces.ca), 150 Middle Street, east off of Booth Street on Victoria Island. Cost: $10 ($5 for Heritage Ottawa Members) The area around the Chaudière Falls has been the core of our Region’s […]
Chaudiere Article Written By Mark Brandt Featured in Heritage Magazine
The Capital’s Chaudière Heritage District: Past and Future of a National Treasure When people think of Ottawa, they think of the Parliament Buildings, the Byward Market, or perhaps one of the older leafy neighbourhoods like the Glebe, New Edinburgh or Rockcliffe Park. They only rarely think of the Ottawa River, which is surprising since it is so large and cuts […]
RENX.ca: Would-be Chaudière developer touts importance of green building
By: Derek Abma The company looking to jumpstart new development on historically significant islands in the Ottawa River calls itself “Canada’s greenest developer.” Ottawa-based Windmill Development Group recently announced that it has signed a letter of intent to buy land owned by paper and pulp producer Domtar Corp. on the Chaudière Islands, a site in the shadow of […]
OBJ: Ottawa architect prepares Chaudiere Island redevelopment vision
By David Sali, Ottawa Business Journal Imagine letting the Crown Jewels gather dust in an attic. As far as Mark Brandt is concerned, that’s pretty much what’s happened to Chaudiere Island. “It is an area of Canadian historical significance that cannot be overstated,” says Mr. Brandt, an Ottawa architect who heads a volunteer group called Vision […]
Ottawa Citizen: Buyer kicking the tires on Domtar Lands: Signed letter of intent submitted on site dubbed “the cradle of Canadian civilization”
BY ELIZABETH PAYNE, OTTAWA CITIZEN OTTAWA — A potential buyer has signed a letter of intent to purchase the Domtar lands on Chaudière Island and the nearby Quebec shoreline, an area that has been called “the cradle of Canadian civilization” by one organization with an ambitious vision for the site. Stuart Lister, of corporate communications […]
