Category: Ottawa

Today, Energy Ottawa is the largest municipally owned producer of green power in Ontario, with hydroelectric, solar, and landfill gas-to-energy generating facilities. Where does Ottawa’s electricity come from? In order for the journey to begin, electricity must first be generated. Under its subsidiary Portage Power, Hydro Ottawa owns and manages a portion of the energy […]

In 1833, the United States forced the Ottawa to give up their few remaining lands in Ohio. In 1837, they were removed to west of the Mississippi River, first to Iowa, then to Kansas. Within five years of moving to Kansas, nearly half of the Ottawa had died. What happened to the Ottawa Tribe when […]

Ottawa is built on un-ceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory. The peoples of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation have lived on this territory for millennia. Is Ottawa unceded Algonquin territory? The Canada Council for the Arts acknowledges that our offices, located in Ottawa, are on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation whose presence here reaches […]

Most Ottawas had converted to Catholicism by the early nineteenth century. By the terms of an 1833 treaty, Ottawas south and west of Lake Michigan, about 500 people, were relocated to Iowa and Kansas with some Chippewas and Potawatomis, with whom they had united in an alliance called the Three Fires. What was the Ottawa […]

For more information about the treaty, see “The Ottawa Convention at a Glance.” Some key current and past producers and users of landmines, including the United States, China, India, Pakistan, and Russia, have not signed the treaty. The George W. Bush administration announced Feb. Why has the US not signed the Ottawa Treaty? Although America […]

Eastern Ontario. The Ottawa Valley is the valley of the Ottawa River, along the boundary between Eastern Ontario and the Outaouais, Quebec, Canada. The valley is the transition between the Saint Lawrence Lowlands and the Canadian Shield. Where is the Ottawa Valley located? Eastern Ontario, CanadaThe upper Ottawa Valley is a region in Eastern Ontario, […]

The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, typically referred to as the “Ottawa Convention” or “Mine Ban Treaty,” seeks to end the use of anti-personnel landmines (APLs) worldwide. Was the Ottawa Treaty successful? The Ottawa Treaty is the result of the complicated, ugly […]

Recognition of territory Ottawa is built on un-ceded Anishinabe Algonquin territory. What Land region is Ottawa in? Southern OntarioOttawa is located in the sub-region of Southern Ontario called Eastern Ontario. Gatineau is located in southwestern Quebec. Although overall Ontario is west of Quebec, the boundary in this region is situated in such a way that […]

While the characteristics of the Ottawa Valley twang are evident throughout the Glengarry, Lanark, Renfrew, Grenville, Dundas, Stormont, Prescott, and Russell Counties, for example, each area also has its unique vocabulary and phonological traits as well. What is considered the Ottawa Valley? The Ottawa Valley is the valley of the Ottawa River, along the boundary […]

Flower. The tulip was declared the official flower of the City of Ottawa on October 24, 2001. What is the City of Ottawa known for? As Canada’s capital, Ottawa attracts people from all over the world to tour its historic sites and landmarks, enjoy its arts and culture, and appreciate its sights and sounds. Ottawa […]