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42 unusual facts about Ottawa


1998 Memorial Cup

However, that record was broken the following year in Ottawa.

Albert Edwin Honeywell

He was born in Ottawa, the son of Ira Honeywell and Sarah Nelson, the former one of the first settlers in Nepean Township.

Bulgarian National Front

In Canada the BNF gained attention for the protests it held in Toronto in 1971 against a visit by Alexei Kosygin, a rally held in Ottawa in 1976 and annual masses held on 9 September, the date of the establishment of the People's Republic of Bulgaria, to commemorate Bulgarian war dead.

Butha-Buthe

Bokoro is twinned with Ridgemont High School in Ottawa.

Charles Berkeley Powell

He represented Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1904 as a Conservative member.

Charles D. Neff

He was the first in his family to attend college, starting at Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, eventually finishing with a BS in Economics from Central Missouri State Teachers College.

Charles N. Haskell

In his work as an attorney, Haskell became one of the most successful lawyers in Ottawa, Ohio, the county seat, as well as one of the most prominent members of the Democratic Party in northwestern Ohio.

Disgorge Mexico

The instruments were recorded from the 6th to the 17th of August 2007 at Liverpool Court Studios in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Erwin Kreyszig

Erwin O. Kreyszig (January 6, 1922 in Pirna, Germany – December 12, 2008) was a Professor of Mathematics at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.

Eve, the Serpent and Death

Eve, the Serpent and Death (or Eve, the Serpent, and Adam as Death) is a painting by the German Renaissance artist Hans Baldung, housed in the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

Fallingbrook

Fallingbrook, Ottawa, a neighborhood in the community of Orléans, in the city of Ottawa

Frederic Zook

Previous to that, Zook was a Dean of Students and faculty member of the campus in Ottawa, Kansas.

Frederick John French

French studied law in Ottawa and Toronto, was called to the bar in 1870 and set up practice in Prescott, also working in Ottawa.

Funny Bunnies

Funny Bunnies was first published in March 2006 in The Ottawa Herald of Ottawa, Kansas and is now available on the Ottawa Herald's website and on its own official website.

Giorgos Sikeliotis

From then until his death in Athens in 1984, he took part in many group exhibitions in Greece and abroad, including Ottawa, Rome, Toronto, Montreal, Alexandria, Helsinki and New York, where he had a solo exhibition in 1965 and was nominated for a Guggenheim award.

Girard incident

Specialist Third Class Girard, a 21-year-old enlisted man from Ottawa, Illinois, used a grenade launcher mounted on an M1 rifle to fire an empty casing at Sakai, which killed her.

Gloucester City

Gloucester City, Ontario: a former city in Ontario, amalgamated into the City of Ottawa in 2001.

Gojko Šušak

They had two daughters, Katarina and Jelena, and a son named Tomislav, and the whole family lived in Ottawa.

Henry Wentworth Monk

Eventually, in the 1870s, Monk settled in Ottawa, where he would become something of a public figure.

Jean Talon

The Jean Talon Building (Building 5) in Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario (a Statistics Canada building, so named because Jean Talon conducted the first census in what is now Canada)

Kazakhstan men's national junior ice hockey team

Kazakhstan boosted plenty of returning players from 2008 upon coming to Ottawa, Canada, to compete in the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Lloyd Lozes Goff

His works are also on display at the Federal Buildings in Cooper, Texas, and Hollis, Oklahoma, as well as the U.S. Treasury, New York City Municipal Building, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, the U.S. Customs House in New York City, and the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada.

Margaret Mick

Margaret Ann Mick (June 1, 1860 - May 25, 1925) was the first female Canadian peace officer to be killed in the line of duty, and the first woman to be added to the memorial commemorating fallen police or peace officers near Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Margaret Wade Labarge

They moved to Canada, and she spent most of her later years in Ottawa, where the couple had two daughters and two sons.

Neil M. Colgan

He is also commemorated in the Canadian Police and Peace Officer's Memorial on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Nesta Toumine

She was born Nesta Williams in Thonrhill Heath, Croydon, England, the daughter of Alfred Edward Williams and Agnes Mary Sievers, and was educated in Ottawa.

Newford

De Lint generally avoids writing about cities that he has not been to; however, his hometown of Ottawa did not afford him the necessary freedoms for certain stories, and he began to set them in an "unnamed" big city.

Occupy Ottawa

It finally converged on the United States Embassy on Sussex Drive to express solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, and protest the eviction and police brutality the movement faced at the time.

Ottawa Giants

The Ottawa Giants were a professional minor-league baseball team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that operated in 1951.

Ottawa Library

The Ottawa Library is a Carnegie library located at the intersection of 5th and Main Streets in Ottawa, Kansas.

Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation

The current incarnation of the Habitat, composed entirely of drywall with metal supports, is made up of seven modules: the Control Room, Interlock, Longhouse, Hotlab, Washroom, Engineering Closet, and Airlock.

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The Habitat, called the Hawking III as the third in a series of OCESS habitats named after eminent physicist Stephen Hawking, is the simulated living space for astronauts during missions.

Pikkardiyska Tertsiya

In 2001, they were headliners at the Ukrainian Festival on Bloor Street in Toronto, followed with a big concert in that city's downtown and then another concert in Ottawa.

Ralph W. Beiting

He received the Meeker Award from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas, in 1997; and the Lincoln Award from Northern Kentucky University in 1998, which said, "This award represents a commitment to service, fidelity to noble causes and sense of turning challenges into opportunities."

Raphael Tuck

A political scientist and lawyer, he was constitutional advisor to the Premier of Manitoba and worked in special research at the Department of Labour in Ottawa, both in Canada.

Robert Taylor Shillington

Born in Merivale, a rural village now located within the city limits of Ottawa, in 1867, Shillington was one of ten children of Thomas and Elizabeth Shillington.

Russell County, Ontario

Cumberland Township became part of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in 1969, and is now part of the single-tier city of Ottawa.

Samuel Henry Strong

He emigrated to Upper Canada with his family in 1836 settling in Bytown (later known as Ottawa).

The Bridge at Narni

It was painted in September 1826, and was the basis for the larger and more finished View at Narni, which was exhibited at the Salon of 1827, and is now in the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

Thomas Guthrie Marquis

He was editorial writer of the Ottawa Free Press (1905) and office editor of Canada and Its Provinces (1914-15), a publication in 22 volumes on the history of Canada.

Ulmus 'Rosehill'

The tree was later marketed by the Willis Nursery Co. of Ottawa, Kansas.

William Henry Chipman

Following Chipman's death in Ottawa at the age of 62, his son Leverett was elected to the same seat in the House of Commons.


2010 Central Canada earthquake

This earthquake occurred as Canadian environment minister Jim Prentice was conducting an interview in Ottawa, and he reported that his chair started to move.

36th Grey Cup

Calgary's Woody Strode recovered and returned it to the Ottawa eleven yard line.

61st Grey Cup

Ottawa Defensive End Charlie Brandon was named Most Valuable Player and Garry Lefebvre was named Most Valuable Canadian.

Alan Nunn May

In January 1943 the Cambridge team including Nunn May transferred to the Montreal Laboratory which was building a reactor at Chalk River near Ottawa, Canada.

Alejandro Abellan

Alejandro Abellan (born May 13, 1965, Ottawa) is a Canadian film and television actor.

Andrew Scheer

Instead of returning to Ottawa, Scheer worked at Shenher Insurance for six months before joining the constituency office of Canadian Alliance MP Larry Spencer in Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre.

Bob Kudelski

Traded to Florida by Ottawa for Evgeny Davydov, Scott Levins, Florida's 6th-round choice (Mike Gaffney) in 1994 Entry Draft, and Dallas' 4th-round choice (previously acquired, Ottawa selected Kevin Bolibruck) in 1995 Entry Draft, January 6, 1994.

Bursey

Cathy Bursey-Sabourin, Fraser Herald at the Canadian Heraldic Authority in Ottawa, Canada

Canada and the 1960 United States presidential election

While official Ottawa leaned towards supporting Richard Nixon, the Canadian public was much more favourable to John F. Kennedy.

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

The CCPA is based in Ottawa but has branch offices in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Regina, Toronto and Halifax.

Centretown Movies Outdoor Film Festival

Centretown Movies Outdoor Film Festival is an open-air, pay-what-you-can community film festival held annually in Ottawa during late summer in Dundonald Park.

Château Laurier

Château Laurier was commissioned by Grand Trunk Railway president Charles Melville Hays, and was constructed for $2 million, between 1909 and 1912 in tandem with Ottawa's downtown Union Station (now the Government Conference Centre) across the street.

Dan Dodge

After moving to Kanata, Ontario, (a high-tech area outside Ottawa) to start Quantum Software Systems (later renamed QNX Software Systems to avoid confusion with the famous hard drive manufacturer), the first commercial version of QNX was released for the Intel 8088 CPU in 1982.

Dave Dallas

Dave Dallas was the 25th head football coach for the Ottawa University Braves located in Ottawa, Kansas and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1989 until 1996.

Dominican University

Dominican University College a bilingual Roman Catholic university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Don LePan

He received a BA in English Literature from Carleton University in Ottawa and an MA in Renaissance Studies from the University of Sussex, where he studied under A.D. Nuttall; his research on Shakespeare’s plots became the basis for a monograph (The Birth of Expectation).

Electric stove

Canadian inventor Thomas Ahearn filed patent number no. 39916 in 1892 for an "Electric Oven," a device he probably employed in preparing a meal for an Ottawa hotel that year.

Francis Fogarty

In 1943 Fogarty was a member of the RAF mission to Ottawa and in August 1944 he became the Senior Air Staff Officer at the headquarters of No. 4 Group.

Frederic Erskine Bronson

Frederic Erskine Bronson, PC (December 4, 1886 – April 1953) was a leading Ottawa businessman and chairman of the Federal District Commission, forerunner of the National Capital Commission, a government body empowered with planning Canada's National Capital Region of Ottawa-Hull and Gatineau.

George F. Le Feuvre

Unable to find a civil service post in Quebec, George joined the civil service in Ottawa.

George Harrison Dunbar

The George Dunbar Bridge which crosses the Rideau River near Carleton University in Ottawa was named in his honour.

James FitzGibbon

In 2003 his descendants donated some of his personal effects, including a signet ring and a ceremonial sword, to the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.

Jeff Sarwer

Jeff used to entertain large crowds by playing 40 people at the same time known as simultaneous chess, every Canada Day from the age of 7 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

John Turmel

In the election, Turmel ran as an independent against Green Party leader Trevor Hancock in Toronto—Beaches, Marc Gauvin ran in Ottawa Centre, supporter Serge Girard in Ottawa—Vanier, and John and Ray’s mother, Therese Turmel ran in Ottawa West, and Ray Turmel ran as an "independent Green" in Nepean—Carleton.

Juana Muñoz-Liceras

Juana Muñoz-Liceras is Professor of Hispanic and General Linguistics in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada.

Ken Cheveldayoff

Educated at Carleton University in Ottawa, University of Saskatchewan, and Newport University in Southern California, Cheveldayoff holds a B.A. (Honours) in Economics and Political Science (1988) and a Masters of Business Administration (1996).

Ken Fogarty

:For the former mayor of Ottawa, see Kenneth Hubert Fogarty

Larry Regan

Lawrence Emmett Regan (b. August 9, 1930 in North Bay, Ontario - d. March 9, 2009 in Ottawa, Ontario), was a retired Canadian National Hockey League(NHL) professional ice hockey player and hockey executive.

McCorkell Line

The family have continued to serve Londonderry throughout the twentieth century, Sir Dudley McCorkell was the Mayor of Derry from 1930 to 1934 and attended the Ottawa Conference on Trade in 1933.

Michael Joseph Hoeppner

He studied for the priesthood and continued his education with a JCL from St Paul's in Ottawa and a master's in Education from a Winona-area university.

MyFax

MyFax is an Internet business communication tool which had been provided by the Ottawa-based software company Protus IP Solutions.

Nepean Township, Ontario

The original town hall of the township of Nepean was located in Westboro, which became part of Ottawa in 1949.

Ottawa Fringe Festival

Ottawa playwright and actor Pierre Brault's one person show, Blood on the Moon, tells of the trial, (perhaps wrongful) conviction, and execution of Patrick J. Whelan for D'Arcy McGee's murder.

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Because Ottawa is a bilingual city, both English and French productions are presented at the Fringe, though a small number of productions in past years have been bilingual.

Ottawa Valley

Among the well-known people who hail from the Ottawa Valley, are former governor-general and broadcaser Adrienne Clarkson, Alanis Morissette, Margaret Atwood, Lorne Greene, Bryan Murray, Terry Murray, Frank Finnigan, Bruce Cockburn, Peter Jennings, Matthew Perry, Dan Aykroyd, Mark Redman, Tom Green, Rich Little, Paul Anka, Alan Verch and Princess Margriet, sister of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.

Owen McCourt

Ironically enough, as champions of the league, Ottawa challenged for the Stanley Cup, which was accepted by the trustees, and played a year later against the Montreal Wanderers in January, 1908.

Pat Cochrane

Pat Cochrane was a Canadian morning radio personality (disc jockey) on CHOG (AM 640 The Hog) in Toronto, CJSB (54 Rock) in Ottawa, CFBR-FM in Edmonton, CKIK-FM in Calgary, CHIQ in Winnipeg, CHEC in Lethbridge, CKSO in Sudbury and CJOK in Fort McMurray.

Rockcliffe Yacht Club

In 1964, a dam was put across the Ottawa River for the Carillon Generating Station which raised the water level by 9 ft.

Ron Mueck

An exhibit of his work was also on view at the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa from 2 March to 6 May 2007, organized by the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain (Paris), in collaboration with the National Gallery of Canada, the Brooklyn Museum and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

Sparks Street

The street also became Ottawa's commercial hub and was home to a number of the city's banks and the lumber companies of the Ottawa Valley.

Stéphane Émard-Chabot

Stéphane Émard-Chabot is a former Ottawa city councillor and has been Assistant Dean of the University of Ottawa law school since 2001.

Students Coalition Against War

The Students Coalition Against War is a Canadian organization with members in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Edmonton, Alberta, Victoria, British Columbia, Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec.

STV Black Jack

Black Jack was originally a logging tug on the Upper Ottawa River and was based in Quyon, Quebec.

The Guess Who

He contacted the band about participating in an advertising project for Coca-Cola; this turned out to be the recording of a split LP with Ottawa band The Staccatos (soon to rename themselves The Five Man Electrical Band).

Thomas G. Fuller

Capt Thomas G Fuller ran Thomas Fuller Construction, which built the Ottawa Police Service headquarters, Ottawa General Hospital, Ottawa Congress Center, the Varette Building (1982) on Albert Street, and Standard Life's twin towers on Laurier Avenue.