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Monday, October 16, 2006

Official Residences In Canada

Sussex Drive
  • Prime Ministers official residence, 24 Sussex Drive on the Ottawa River
  • Built in 1966 by lumber baron Joseph Currier as a wedding gift for his wife
  • 1940 the government bought the property which served briefly as the Australian embassy
  • 1951 it became the PM’s official residence (Saint Laurent)
  • 1.6 hectare, 4.9 million market value

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