Architects’ Fees Totalled Nearly $500K for Rideau Hall ‘Barn’: Federal Records

The federal government’s “first zero-carbon building” in the National Capital Region, which was built at Rideau Hall and cost Canadian taxpayers over $8 million, had nearly half a million dollars spent on architects’ fees, records indicate. An Inquiry of Ministry document tabled in Parliament on Jan. 29 showed that 86 separate contracts were issued over 10 years for the construction of the solar-powered warehouse, also known as “the barn,” at the national historic site and the official residence and office of the Governor General. “It is a two-level, zero carbon facility that accommodates both working and storage functions for the operation and maintenance of the Rideau Hall site and grounds,” according to the document obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter....