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Apr 7, 2024 · In addition, there is the infamous pool, connected to the main house by an underground tunnel. Construction of the swimming pool. Credit: Ottawa Citizen. Making a splash – In 1975, a 20×40 foot pool was installed in a separate purpose-built pool house. The pool cost $200,000.
Sep 9, 2023 · By Ian Austen. Sept. 9, 2023. The saga of 24 Sussex Drive, the derelict onetime official residence of Canada’s prime ministers, took a new turn last week after a news leak signaled that the fate ...
Apr 15, 2024 · The $4.3 million project to decommission 24 Sussex Drive includes removing and storing the "heritage fabric, such as doors and mouldings," abatement of asbestos and removal of "obsolete mechanical ...
View of 24 Sussex Drive from Rockliffe Park lookout, 2004. André Dallaire (born 1961) [1] is a Canadian man who attempted to assassinate Canadian prime minister Jean Chrétien in 1995. Dallaire claimed that he heard voices that led him to break into the 24 Sussex Drive residence. At trial, Justice Paul Bélanger agreed with Dallaire's earlier ...
At this time, St. John's (Sussex Drive) established a small mission church in Lower Town and this was known as St. Augustine's, Anglesea Square. The church and property were sold in 1921 and the mission was soon demolished. In 1907, the federal government offered to purchase St. John's in order to erect new government buildings.
The state of 24 Sussex Drive has been a concern for decades, and in 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decided not to move his family into the historic building in order to give the NCC time to complete repairs. The NCC said it hopes to have the bulk of the work started in the spring of 2023.
Apr 27, 2020 · April 28, 1951. One of the best-known addresses in Canada is 24 Sussex Drive, the official home of the Prime Minister. It is situated across the street from Rideau Hall, the residence of the Governor General, in the tony New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa. The home, located on a four-acre estate, is perched on a cliff beside the French ...
