Ottawa, Ontario
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Intro to Ottawa
Ottawa is a city in southeastern Ontario that serves as the country’s capital. Ottawa is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River, across the river from Gatineau, Quebec, and at the Ottawa (Outaouais), Gatineau, and Rideau rivers.
It is the provincial capital and the easternmost city in Canada. With a length of approximately 790 miles [1,270 km], the Ottawa River was a significant factor in the settlement and development of the city; its watershed, which encompassed more than 57,000 square miles (148,000 square km), facilitated the transportation of resources such as furs, timber, and minerals from the surrounding region. However, while the river’s Chaudière Falls, which are located just west of the Rideau Canal, was initially seen as a navigational hazard by fur traders and then by log-raft transporters, they eventually turned out to be an asset in the production of hydroelectric power for the city as well as a boon to the expansion of the industry.
In 1857, Ottawa was designated as the capital of the Province of Canada, and it retained that designation when Canada became a dominion within the British Commonwealth in 1867. Originally a trading and lumbering community that developed into a town of regional significance, Ottawa was named the capital of the Province of Canada in 1857.
Given its geographical location on the border between English-speaking Ontario and French-speaking Quebec, as well as it’s status as the nation’s capital, Ottawa is one of the country’s most bilingual cities, ranking among the top five. It covers an area of 1,077 square miles (2,790 square kilometres); the Ottawa-Gatineau metropolitan area covers an area of 2,427 square kilometres (6,287 square km). It has a population of 883,391 people (2011), and a metro area population of 1,254,919 people (2016). It has a population of 934,243 people (2016), and a metro area population of 1,323,783.
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Parliament Hill is the Crown Land area in the southern banks of the Ottawa River in central Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Hill is the colloquial name for the Parliament. The Parliament of Canada is situated in the Gothic revival suite of buildings and their architectural elements of national symbolic significance. An estimated three million people visit Parliament Hill every year. It is the responsibility of the Parliamentary Protective Service to maintain law and order on Parliament Hill and in the parliamentary precinct.
We had two perfect days of weather and almost no one around . We had to visit Ottawa for my wife Philippines passport renewal . It was easy and rest of our time was spent exploring
Always a cool area to wander around & explore. Make the effort to walk along the back and through some of the smaller pathways as their are interesting views all round. Lots of statuary and places to take photos
The ByWard Market has consistently transformed overtime to keep up with changes in downtown Ottawa and the society in general.
In the past few years, the market area has seen a wave of restaurants and specialty food shops open, making it one of the liveliest districts in Ottawa outside of regular business hours. The restaurant, bar, and nightclub density in the National Capital Region’s four-block area around the market is the highest in the city. There are a lot of shops and restaurants located outside of this boundary, and they are a common stopping point for buskers. The Byward Market is often crowded (plentiful) with university students and other young adults at night.
These days, the neighbourhood is marked by an exceptionally diverse mix of families, young professionals, and homeless people. At one time, the neighbourhood had a severe problem with prostitution, which was tackled by a controversial traffic rerouting. Overwhelmingly, the population speaks English, but there is a sizable French-speaking population as well. The market is located close to the Rideau Centre, the Ottawa Civic Centre, and various foreign embassies.
Although a lot of the shops are not accessible during the Pandemic, it is will nice to walk through the Market, if for anything but just window shopping. Very pleasant during the day...nice just to get out for some exercise.
By choice the best place in Ottawa. Vibrant, cheerfull, alive. There's always something happening there, artisans, food, music, restaurants, shops for all budgets.
Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway informally, is a waterway that connects Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, in Ontario, to Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River at Kingston.
It has a total length of 202 kilometres. The name Rideau, French for “curtain,” is derived from the curtain-like appearance of the Rideau River’s twin waterfalls, which meet the Ottawa River at their confluence. The Rideau River is a tributary of the Ottawa River. The canal system uses two rivers, the Rideau and the Cataraqui, and several lakes to construct its network. Parks Canada operates the Rideau Canal.
The canal was constructed as a precautionary measure in the event of a war with the United States. It is still in use today, primarily for recreational boating, and the majority of its original structures have survived. The locks on the system are open for navigation from the middle of May to the middle of October. It is the world’s oldest continuously operating canal system, located in North America. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 after being nominated by the organization.
Suburbs & Neighbourhood
Barrhaven is a rapidly growing suburban neighbourhood located in the southwest of the urban area of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, approximately 17 kilometres (11 miles) southwest of the city’s downtown.
Barrhaven was a part of the City of Nepean until it was amalgamated with the City of Ottawa in 2001. It had an estimated population of 87,234 people according to the 2016 Census of Canada.
It is roughly bordered to the north by the Greenbelt, to the east by the Rideau River, to the west by Highway 416, and to the south by the new Half Moon Bay development along Cambrian Road south of the Jock River. Barrhaven has a population of approximately 6,000 people. The area is divided in half diagonally by the Canadian National Railway tracks. Barrhaven is surrounded by rural areas and farmland, with the exception of the rapidly expanding Riverside South neighbourhood across the Rideau River to the north. Manotick, a commuter town for the city of Toronto, is located directly south of Barrhaven.
It is possible to divide Barrhaven into several neighbourhoods: Barrhaven proper, also known as Old Barrhaven, is the westernmost part of the neighbourhood, located between Cedarview Road and Greenbank Road.
The west side of Old Barrhaven, between Cedarview Drive and Strandherd Drive, is seeing an influx of new residential construction. Knollsbrook or The Triangle, a triangle of land east of Greenbank between Fallowfield Road and the railway tracks, is also included in this area. It is located between Fallowfield Road and the railway tracks. Longfields is a residential neighbourhood to the south that stretches all the way south to Strandherd and all the way east to Woodroffe Avenue.
The Barrhaven on the Green neighbourhood is located between the railway tracks, Jockvale Road, Greenbank, and Strandherd, and is surrounded by open space.
Davidson Heights is a residential neighbourhood located east of Woodroffe and adjacent to the Rideau River. Chapman Mills is a new community that has been established south of Strandherd and east of Greenbank. Stonebridge, a thriving community adjacent to the Stonebridge Golf and Country Club, can be found as Prince of Wales Drive approaches Jockvale. Stonebridge is a popular residential neighbourhood in the Jockvale area.
