The city is in a rush to give historic buildings heritage status, but several Catholic churches are against the move. Here's why.

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The City of Ottawa’s built heritage committee is moving forward with a heritage designation for two historic churches despite opposition from the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall, which cites the overly broad extent of the designation, the administrative and financial burden it would create and the lack of consultation with the parish and diocese. Article content

In May, council directed staff to issue a notice of intention to designate two historic Catholic churches: Église Saint-François-d’Assise at 1062 Wellington St. W. in Hintonburg and Église Saint-Joseph d’Orléans at 2757 St. Joseph Blvd. in Orléans. Article content Article conten

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