Category Archives: Press releases

The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society would like to express its extreme disappointment with the Ottawa Planning and Environment Committee’s decision to move forward with the process to rename Wellington Street, Ottawa’s oldest street. Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “SAVE WELLINGTON STREET” – OPPOSITION GROWS AGAINST RENAMING WELLINGTON STREET Ottawa, ON, June 29, 2010 – The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society (SMCS), a federal non-profit organization dedicated to upholding Canada’s history and heritage, strongly opposes the proposal to … Continue reading →

“SAVE WELLINGTON STREET” – APPLICATION FOR NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

Ottawa,ON, June 24, 2010 – The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society (SMCS), a federal non-profit organization dedicated to upholding Canada’s history and heritage, has applied yesterday to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and the Minister of the Environment to have “Wellington Street” in front of Parliament Hill designated as a National Historic Site. This letter was sent on Day 2 of the “Save Wellington Street” campaign at www.savewellingtonst.ca Continue reading →

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “SAVE WELLINGTON STREET” – OTTAWA‘S OLDEST STREET Ottawa,ON, June 22, 2010 – The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society (SMCS), a federal non-profit organization dedicated to upholding Canada’s history and heritage, today launches the “Save Wellington Street” campaign at www.savewellingtonst.ca … Continue reading →