Ottawa (/ˈɒtəwə/ or /ˈɒtəwɑː/) is the capital of Canada. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). The 2011 census reported a population of 883,391 within the city, making it the fourth-largest city in Canada, and 1,236,324 within the CMA, making it the fourth-largest CMA in Canada.
Population: 812,129
Latitude: 45° 24' 40.21" N
Longitude: -75° 41' 53.23" W
The Canadian Postal Museum (CPM) was a museum once housed within the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. It was described by the Smithsonian Museum as being one of the five largest postal museums in the world, ranking second in annu…
The Canadian Children's Museum (CCM) is located inside the Canadian Museum of Civilization, in Gatineau, Quebec. The CCM is among the most popular museums in the country, attracting about half a million visitors each year. It is also Canada's larges…
Cairine Wilson Secondary School is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board high school in Ottawa, Canada. It is the main English language school in the eastern suburb of Orleans. It is located on 975 Orleans Boulevard in the northern edge of the su…
CKTF-FM is a French-language Canadian radio station located in Gatineau, Quebec, near Ottawa, Ontario.
CHUO-FM is a Canadian community-based campus radio station, broadcasting at 89.1 FM in Ottawa, on Rogers digital cable on channel 943, via RealAudio stream and in MP3. It is the campus radio station of the University of Ottawa, a member of the Natio…
CBOT-DT, virtual channel 4.1 (UHF channel 25), is a CBC Television owned-and-operated television station located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as part of a twinstick with Télévision de Rad…
The Billings Bridge Plaza is a shopping centre located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a medium-sized community mall with about 90 stores. Roughly 6 million people visit the mall every year and sales were about $516/sq foot.
The Bell Sensplex is a four-pad ice facility, located in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is the primary practice facility of the Ottawa Senators NHL team. In a partnership with the City of Ottawa, it is also used for minor hockey and hosts t…
The Bank of Canada Building, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is the head office of the Bank of Canada,
The Apostolic Nunciature in Ottawa is the home of the Papal Nuncio to Canada.
7 Rideau Gate is the Canadian government's official guest house for distinguished visitors, such as heads of state and high-level government officials.
École secondaire publique Louis-Riel (Louis Riel Public Secondary School) is a high school in the Blackburn Hamlet neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, part of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (Eastern Ontario Public Schoo…
École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges or ESCBD (Béatrice-Desloges Catholic High School), is a French language high school teaching grades 7-12, which also houses a community child day care centre, in the community of Orléans in the eastern p…
Zaphod Beeblebrox is a ByWard Market nightclub in Ottawa, Canada featuring live band performances.
Watson's Mill is an historic flour and gristmill in Manotick, Ontario, Canada. It is the only working museum in the Ottawa area and one of very few operating industrial grist mills in North America. Indeed, Watson's Mill still sells stone-ground who…
Vars is a compact rural community in Cumberland Ward in the east end of Ottawa, Canada.
St. Matthew Catholic High School is located at 6550 Bilberry Drive in Orléans, Ontario, Canada. The current principal is Debbie Clarke. The school offers grades 7-12. The current school population rests at about 1065 students with about 90 staff mem…
St. Joseph High School, referred to as St. Joe's by the local community of Barrhaven, Ontario, is a Roman Catholic high school run by the Ottawa Catholic School Board. In athletics, the school teams are referred to as the St. Joseph Jaguars and the …