The National Portrait Gallery won't be moving from Ottawa into EnCana Corporation's new office tower in Calgary, the company says.
    
The federal government had been in discussions with EnCana last year to possibly relocate the gallery to the company's new building, the Bow.

Construction recently started on the building. Alan Boras, an EnCana spokesperson, said the timing of construction didn't coincide with the gallery's relocation.

However, the Bow will still have a space designated for a cultural group in the new building, Boras said.

The Bow, shown in an architect's drawing, will not house the National Portrait Gallery. EnCana says another cultural group will have a space in its building.
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"When you go through a process like this, there are many opportunities that present themselves," he said. "You have to explore all the options that are presented, and we have some very good ones and we're excited about those."

The federal heritage department said there is no decision yet on where the National Portrait Gallery will be located.