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The name "Ottawa" is thought to derive from an Algonquian-speaking First Nation of the same name, probably from a word meaning "to trade" ( see Odawa ). Amalgamation, on 1 January 2001, merged "old" Ottawa with 11 area municipalities and the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton to create a “new” city.
2 days ago · Originally a trading and lumbering community that grew into a town of regional significance, Ottawa was named the capital of the Province of Canada in 1857 and retained that status when Canada became a dominion within the British Commonwealth in 1867.
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Ottawa (/ ˈ ɒ t ə w ə / ⓘ, / ˈ ɒ t ə w ɑː /; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada.It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River.
The history of Ottawa, capital of Canada, was shaped by events such as the construction of the Rideau Canal, the lumber industry, the choice of Ottawa as the location of Canada's capital, as well as American and European influences and interactions. By 1914, Ottawa's population had surpassed 100,000 and today it is the capital of a G7 country ...
Bytown became Ottawa in 1855, a name believed to come from an Algonquin-speaking First Nation, likely from the word “adawe,” meaning to trade. It’s apt because long before the Ottawa River...
May 31, 2019 · 31 May 2019. In 1857 the Province of Canada was in need of a permanent seat of Government, a capital. For fifteen years, the government had moved from one place to another: Kingston in 1841; Montreal in 1844; Toronto in 1849; Quebec in 1855. For it to function properly, one place had to be selected.
The city of Ottawa is located within the traditional Anishinàbeg Algonquin territory. Since several rivers meet here, the area was an active transportation corridor for an astounding diversity of Indigenous groups and travellers. In fact, the city’s name is derived from the Algonquin word “Odawa,” meaning “to trade.”.
