Ottawa (City of Ontario Canada)

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

a city of Ontario, Canada, the capital of the Dominion, and the It is on the county-seat of Carleton co. right bank of the Ottawa river at the junction of the Rideau. It is on the Canadian Pacific, the Canadian Northern, the Grand Trunk, and the Ottawa and New York railroads. There is steamship communication by the Ottawa river with Montreal and by the Rideau Canal with Lake Ontario. The Ottawa river rushes over several cataracts and falls near the city. The city has an area of 5,295 acres or approximately 8 square miles. The Ottawa river and its of tributaries furnish an abundance water power which is employed by the is estimated industries of the city. It that within 50 miles there is available 1,000,000 hydraulic horse power. The city is attractively situated in the midst of picturesque and beautiful scenery. It is essentially a city of homes. It is in the center of one of the most attractive agricultural belts in Ontario and is also the center of an extensive lumber region. The river is spanned by several large bridges and the Rideau Canal divides the city into the Upper Town or western portion and the Lower Town or eastern portion, the former being distinguished by its predominantly English and the latter by its predominantly French population. The streets are wide and attractively laid out at right angles. The most notable buildings are those of the Dominion Parliament. The Parliament buildings were burned in 1916 but their rebuilding was at once begun and in 1921 the main structure was almost completed. Other notable buildings include the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Notre Dame, Christ Church, city hall, Rideau Hall, the residence of the governor-general, several large hospitals, the Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition building, public library, and Museum. Ottawa cational center. schools. manufacturing manufactures 468. the National Victoria light plants, National banks, and several is an important edu- daily and weekly newspapers. It has There are 24 public manufactories of window glass, bottles, and lamp chimneys, drain-tile, sewerschools and over 30 separate schools, inpipe, fire-brick, organs, carriages, flour, cluding a model and normal school. It saddlery, pumps, harness, lumber, agriis the seat of Ottawa University and has cultural implements, etc. Pop. (1910) in addition many business colleges, 9,535; (1920) 10,816. women's colleges, convents, and private