The Ottawa Valley has been home to the proud Algonquin people for thousands of years. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the Algonquins lived, hunted trapped, fished, socialized, and traded on both sides of the Ottawa River and along its tributaries. Councillor Merv Sarazin, direct descendant of the Grand Chief Constant Pinesi, explores the Algonquin people's […]
Revisiting early street design in search of greater equity and sustainability. Before the rise of the automobile, city streets were for everyone. This event will revisit earlier forms of streets designed for a variety of users, including children at play and pedestrians in large open areas. We will look at road design and its management, […]
Speaker: Janet Uren Details: Lois Long was nearing the end of her long life in June 2017 when she realized that, after 40 years of genealogical work, she had just one ambition unfulfilled – and that was to write a book synthesizing her many discoveries over the years. In the few months remaining before her death, […]
Within the expansive boundaries of Ottawa’s beloved Central Experimental Farm, the city’s largest National Historic Site, are many distinct cultural heritage landscapes. In this illustrated talk Patricia Jasen and Richard Hinchcliff, authors of the new book Building Canada’s Farm: An Illustrated Guide to Buildings at the Central Experimental Farm, will look at the history and cultural significance of three areas that make up the Farm's pastoral landscape. They […]
What type of trees originally grew in this area? Was it always this wet (spoiler alert – seems so!)? In 1822, a survey party set out to work in the unceded lands that had become Osgoode Township. For weeks and weeks, they hacked their way through the original old-growth forest pacing out lots and concessions. […]