Ottawa's History

History around Town

Ottawa is a big city with a small town feel and you can't help but fall in love with the downtown core. I love my city and with each new adventure I'm falling more and more in love with it.

Guest Post: The Echoes of Ottawa's Streetcars

July 19, 2021

Thanks to my friend Julie who invited me to do a guest post on her travel blog about spots in Ottawa that I can still feel the echos of the old streetcar system.

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Guest Post: The Echoes of Ottawa's Streetcars

I don’t hate the Ottawa sign – I just like local history more

October 7, 2019

An Opinion Column submitted to the Ottawa Citizen.

"Behind the Ottawa Sign – one of the city’s most popular tourist spots – lies an almost forgotten monument to the city’s past. The York Street Millennium Fountain celebrates the city providing clean drinking water to its residents since the 1840s."

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HomeTownBytown

2019

A love letter to our Ottawa adventures. On this Instagram page we post local history, events, foods and more.

Run by @ww_kent and @maloneymegan593

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