Author: Clint Curtis

According to the 2016 Census, 20.1 per cent of the employed labour force in Ottawa-Gatineau work in the Public Administration sector (Focus on Geography Series , 2016 Census). The federal government is a major employer in the region. How many government employees are in Ottawa? 110,000 individualsAs Canada’s capital, the public service is the anchor […]

Lornado. Lornado is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Canada. It sits in a commanding location high above the confluence of the Ottawa and Gatineau Rivers in Rockcliffe Village in Ottawa, Ontario. The home was built in 1908 by Warren Y. Where do diplomats live in Ottawa? Southeast of the Byward Market […]

11 million tourists. The report concludes that about 11 million tourists visit Ottawa each year, contributing more than $2.2 billion to the local economy. How many people visit Ontario every year? For the Maritimes as a whole, the largest outside sources of Canadian visitors were Ontario (1.4 million visits), Quebec (760,000 visits) and Alberta (224,000 […]

Under federal and provincial law, the RCMP have jurisdiction over the entire city but maintain a mandate of diplomatic engagements, federal land, and the carriage rides. The Ontario Provincial Police patrol Ottawa’s main provincial highways (Highway 416 and the Queensway). How many police are in Ottawa? The Ottawa Police Service is comprised of: three police […]

Ottawa, city, capital of Canada, located in southeastern Ontario. In the eastern extreme of the province, Ottawa is situated on the south bank of the Ottawa River across from Gatineau, Quebec, at the confluence of the Ottawa (Outaouais), Gatineau, and Rideau rivers. Is Ottawa in Toronto or Quebec? Ottawa Country Canada Province Ontario Established 1826 […]

More than 500 motorcycles are expected to take part in the demonstration, which will include events on Parliament Hill and at the National War Memorial. How many bikers showed up in Ottawa? More than 350 motorcycles participated in a biker convoy from Ottawa’s east end to the downtown, and hundreds attended a rally on Parliament […]

The “Rolling Thunder Ottawa” event will see hundreds of bikers and other demonstrators march through downtown streets and stage several rallies on Parliament Hill starting Friday evening. What is the Rolling Thunder biker rally about? Appearing on The Evan Solomon Show on Tuesday, “Rolling Thunder Ottawa” organizer and veteran Neil Sheard said, despite the event […]

zone 5a. Most of Ottawa is zone 5a, and Toronto is zone 6a. Most plants actually have a range of zones they can live in, usually spanning 4-5 zones. This means plants designated zone 1 can live in zones 1 through 5. The furthest northern reaches of Ontario are zone 1, so a plant that […]