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  • The Historical Society of Ottawa Speaker Series: A LOOK BACK AT A CENTURY+ OF SCOUTING AND GUIDING

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

    Guest Speaker:  David Truemner & Emma Kent Emma and David team up to examine the fascinating legacy of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides here in Ottawa. Visit our website for full details and the links to pre-register for the virtual (Zoom) presentations: https://www.historicalsocietyottawa.ca/activities/meetings

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

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

    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...

  • Historical Society of Ottawa: Lowertown East: Urban Renewal & The Aftermath

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

    Guest speaker: Mark Aubin, Author, 'Blight' The 1960s were a time when civic leaders were anxious to bulldoze the past to make way for the modern thruways and dazzling glass towers of the future. What chance did the families and businesses of a working class neighbourhood like Lowertown East have of standing in the way...

  • Historical Society of Ottawa: Animal Tales of Ottawa

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

    Guest speaker: Randy Boswell, Journalist & Carleton University Professor Beginning with the ancient Indigenous inhabitants of the Ottawa Valley and Bytown's earliest natural history societies, Randy Boswell explores our evolving relationship with the wildlife with which we share this planet. All are welcome to attend without charge. Location: Ottawa Public Library, Main Branch, auditorium

  • Historical Society of Ottawa: Gord Atkinson “Ottawa’s Oldest Teenager”

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

    Guest speaker: Peter Atkinson, Author, Gord Atkinson: "Ottawa's Oldest Teenager" A generation of teens anxiously tuned into CFRA every week to hear Peter's father spin the latest hits and introduce the young rock and roll fans to the hottest new musicians. Gord Atkinson helped launch the careers of performers like Rich Little, Paul Anka, and...