Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to announce the federal government’s plan to “restore” 24 Sussex right this moment.
The 35-room mansion, inbuilt 1896, was deserted because the official Ottawa residence of the prime minister in 2015.
Taxpayers have since been shelling out tens of hundreds of {dollars} per yr to keep up the vacant property.
Heritage Ottawa has mentioned that the constructing must be maintained, renewed and stored in public palms, even when it’s now not the official residence.
Katherine Spencer-Ross, president of Heritage Ottawa, says it’s “nice information” that the constructing is about to be restored however it stays unclear if it’s being restored for public use or because the official residence of the prime minister.
She says the home has an extended historical past of political involvement and will stay the official residence.
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