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1/2... “…from the progress already made at the various works, I feel convinced that on the 12 of August 1830, I shall have completed this magnificent Water Communication from the #Ottawa to Kingston…” – Lt.-Col John By to General Gother Mann, Nov. 1, 1827. #MondayMotivation

1/2... June 20, 1832: the first Board of Health was founded at Bytown, prompted by an outbreak of cholera in the burgeoning settlement. A temporary hospital was hurriedly erected on Sussex Street above the steamboat wharf – for a time colloquially referred to as “Cholera Wharf."

#DYK that the War of 1812, declared #onthisday in 1812, was one of the main factors influencing the building of the #RideauCanal?

#onthisday in 1892: “I have for some time just been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held by the champion hockey team of the Dominion...” - GG Lord Stanley in a letter read to the #Ottawa Athletic Club, 🏒🏆#nhl #StanleyCup

#stpatricksday “The procession...formed near St. Patrick’s Hall… a Fenian flag was brought into the city...and this led to some little difficultly. The difficulty, however, was got over after a few heads had been broken…” 💪🏻☘🤕⁉️

– The #Ottawa Journal, March 19, 1867.

@cmckenney Bring that thing our way please!

#FridayMotivation: With $2 admission it's worth the risk! 🙌

#myottawa #museum #Memes

On Feb. 15 1901, Lord Strathcona’s Horse became the first Canadian Unit to receive the Queen’s South Africa Medal for their part in the Boer War.
Our new exhibition, “The Gallant Thousand: Ottawa and the South African War” opens in May of 2019. Details to follow.

Join us this Thanksgiving weekend, the 6 to 8 October from 11am-4pm for our annual contest “Colours of the Fall”! Win family passes and cool gifts! Winners will be chosen from our FB page on the 15th of October so don’t forget to vote for your favorites from the 9th to the 14th!

Today is the last day of #summer! 😭👋☀️ How will you spend it? #FridayFeeling #friday #weekend #MyOttawa