On Tuesday, Sept. 20, the committee met to decide whether to recommend the Vendome Hotel become a heritage property. 'Absolutely' a heritage buildingCindy Tugwell, executive director of Heritage Winnipeg, said there is no doubt the Vendome Hotel has historical significance in the city. "The Vendome Hotel absolutely is a heritage building," she said. (City of Winnipeg Historical Building Report)"When the committee came ... they asked where it was, because it's original to the building. The Heritage Winnipeg director questions whether business owners who don't "respect" the history of their heritage buildings are the right fit to own them in the first place.

Source: CBC News September 28, 2016 01:18 UTC