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Canada 150 initiative, the building will pro-
vide a wonderful backdrop to the planned
festivities.
“The Wellington Building restoration and
rehabilitation exemplifies the success in
using existing Capital Region assets to
meet the accommodation needs of the
Parliament of Canada, while preserving
Canadian heritage and leaving a legacy
for future generations,” says Ezio DiMillo,
Director General at Public Works and Gov-
ernment Services Canada.
“The government of Canada is commit-
ted to preserving these heritage buildings
and our parliamentary buildings, which are
in need of significant work,” says DiMillo.
“We have achieved this goal [on this proj-
ect], and continue to do that with the Sir
John A. MacDonald Building, as well as the
West Block and the Government Confer-
ence Centre (Ottawa’s former Union Sta-
tion), and we will leverage lessons learned
from delivering this project in future reha-
bilitation projects.”
“MOST UNIQUE” MOSAIC
Of all the upgrading done on the interior,
one significant heritage feature was left
and restored—the dramatic Byzantine-
style mosaic the lobby of the front en-
trance. Described as the “most unique and
little known treasure” by David Monaghan,
