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The Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series: OTTAWA’S SHORELINE… BUILT FROM GARBAGE?

January 27, 2024 @ 1:00 pm

Running out of landfill space? Why not dump it in the river! The 1950s and 1960s was an era of all-important progress and little concern for “environmental assessments”. Learn about the decision-making process that led to much of the Ottawa River shoreline from Mechanicsville through LeBreton Flats being built from our garbage.

Learn about this story and more as Dave Allston takes a look back at some of the major alterations to Ottawa’s landscape in the years following Jacques Greber’s sweeping recommendations.

Venue

Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch
120 Metcalfe St.
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5M2 Canada
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