The People’s Republic of China is opposing a push to grant heritage protection to a historic telephone building in Ottawa, prompting the city to put the plan on ice.
The property at 251 Besserer St. is a two-storey red brick building in the Beaux-Arts style. It dates to 1912 and hosted the second Bell telephone exchange in Ottawa.
Council voted to designate it under the Ontario Heritage Act in May.
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