The current Ottawa City Hall (French:Hôtel de ville d'Ottawa) is the city hall of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th-century heritage wing located on Elgin Street. Although City Hall has frontage on two major streets, the main entrance is on Laurier Avenue, and the municipal address is 110 Laurier Avenue West.
Veterans' Grove
On 5 November 1998, an area located beside Ottawa City Hall was named Veterans' Grove by Bob Chiarelli in honour of War Veterans from the Ottawa-Carleton Region.
A pink granite memorial dedicated to the memory of Canadians who had enlisted in Ottawa for service with the Canadian Army Special Force and members of Canada's Regular Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the War in Korea was moved to its current location in Veterans' Grove in 1998. It was originally unveiled on 27 July 1994 at the site of the old City Hall on Sussex Drive.
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre, (in the UK or Australia) a guildhall, a Rathaus (German), or (more rarely) a municipal building, is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city or town council, its associated departments, and their employees. It also usually functions as the base of the mayor of a city, town, borough, or county / shire.
By convention, until the mid 19th-century, a single large open chamber (or 'hall') formed an integral part of the building housing the council. The hall may be used for council meetings and other significant events. This large chamber, the 'town hall', (and its later variant 'city hall') has become synonymous with the whole building, and with the administrative body housed in it. The terms 'council chambers', 'municipal building' or variants may be used locally in preference to 'town hall' if no such large hall is present within the building.
The local government may endeavor to use the town hall building to promote and enhance the quality of life of the community. In many cases, "'town halls' serve not only as buildings for government functions, but also have facilities for various civic and cultural activities. These may include art shows, stage performances, exhibits and festivals. Modern town halls or "civic centres" are often designed with a great variety and flexibility of purpose in mind.
The building was designed by Lockwood and Mawson, and opened in 1873.
Winston Churchill gave his first speech after the Second Battle of El Alamein outside the hall in which he called for the people to 'go forward together and put these grave matters to the proof'.
Before its relocation, between 1847 to 1872, the town hall had been the Fire Station House in Swain Street. In 1869, a new triangular site was purchased, and a competition held for a design to rival the town halls of Leeds and Halifax. The local firm of Lockwood and Mawson was chosen over the other 31entries. It was built by John Ives & Son of Shipley and took three years to build at a cost of £100,000. It was opened on 9September 1873, on a very wet day by Matthew Thompson, the mayor.
It was first extended in 1909 to a design by Norman Shaw and executed by architect F.E.P. Edwards, with another council chamber, more committee rooms and a banqueting hall. It was extended again in 1914 with a new entrance and staircase in baroque marble by William Williamson and listed gradeI on 14June 1963.
The John Hossack House was a "station" on the Underground Railroad, and Ottawa was a major stop because of its rail, road, and river transportation. Citizens in the city were active within the abolitionist movement. Ottawa was the site of a famous 1859 extrication of a runaway slave named Jim Gray from a courthouse by prominent civic leaders of the time. Three of the civic leaders, John Hossack, Dr. Joseph Stout and James Stout, later stood trial in Chicago for violating the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the city of Ottawa. After 1872, there were two members elected in this electoral district.
In 1892, it was redefined to exclude the New Edinburgh district of the city. In 1903, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward. In 1914, it was redefined to exclude Hintonburgh, Bayswater and Mechanicsville neighbourhoods as well as Rideau Ward. It continued to return two members.
In 1924, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward and that part of the city lying west of a line beginning at the intersection of the Rideau Canal with the Canadian Pacific Railway in the south, and following the railway, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road and Mason Street, to the Ottawa River.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was divided into Ottawa West and Ottawa East ridings.
Explore Ottawa’s culture, history, and architecture for FREE June 4 to 11, 2021!
https://ottawa.ca/en/arts-heritage-and-events/doors-open-ottawa
published: 03 Jun 2021
Downtown Ottawa City Hall
published: 28 Jan 2018
2020 in review: Ottawa city hall
City hall reporter Jon Willing gives us the lowdown on everything that happened at Ottawa city hall in 2020, including the Rick Chiarelli case, COVID-19 response, LRT, budgets and more.
published: 29 Dec 2020
Programs and public spaces at Ottawa City Hall
A people place for all seasons! Ottawa City Hall is home to the Sens Rink of Dreams, the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, and Barbara Ann Scott Museum. It is also a venue for many community events and festivals, regular weekly programs, and special events.
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Video Description:
[Text on screen overlaid on quick shots of a marching band, a tractor beside an outdoor gazebo, kids wall climbing, a horse at city hall, the mayor milking a cow, and bouquet of flowers.]
There are great programs at City museums, at recreation centres and free activities at City Hall all summer long.
Salsa Tots™ and Salsa Babies™
Chamberfest
Hatha Yoga
Taoist Tai Chi®
[Shot of marching band playing trumpets]
Salsa@City Hall
Urban Poling nordic walking workshop
Circus Jam
[Woman with hoola hoop...
published: 04 Aug 2017
uOttawa Campus Tour and Ottawa city hall - June 30 2021
uOttawa Campus Tour and Ottawa city hall - June 30 2021
Ottawalk with me in our Nation's Capital as we explore popular and not-so-popular areas of the city. I appreciate you taking the time to join me, feel free to Like & Subscribe!
Hi everyone, I'm an Ottawa based YouTube channel providing walking & biking videos of this city and MORE! I film and edit all of the content on this channel, with the focus of documenting cities for artistic and historical purposes.
Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. It is located northeast of North America, in the Province of Ontario. It is the second-largest city in Ontario, and fourth-largest in the country. This beautiful city has been undergoing a major facelift in recent years with many projects proposed for the future. You will notice a significant amo...
published: 06 Jul 2021
Ottawa City Council
Agenda and background materials can be found at http://www.ottawa.ca/agendas
published: 12 Feb 2020
City Council October 13
published: 13 Oct 2021
Downtown Ottawa City Hall / Ottawa Jazz-Fest / Sunday, June 23, 2019 with Chicago
3/7 - Three-sevenths of the original members of the band Chicago performing at the Ottawa Jazz-Fest on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 8:30 PM
# 5
Robert Lamm * James Pankow * Lee Loughnane
City hall reporter Jon Willing gives us the lowdown on everything that happened at Ottawa city hall in 2020, including the Rick Chiarelli case, COVID-19 respons...
City hall reporter Jon Willing gives us the lowdown on everything that happened at Ottawa city hall in 2020, including the Rick Chiarelli case, COVID-19 response, LRT, budgets and more.
City hall reporter Jon Willing gives us the lowdown on everything that happened at Ottawa city hall in 2020, including the Rick Chiarelli case, COVID-19 response, LRT, budgets and more.
A people place for all seasons! Ottawa City Hall is home to the Sens Rink of Dreams, the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, and Barbara Ann Scott Museum. It is also a ...
A people place for all seasons! Ottawa City Hall is home to the Sens Rink of Dreams, the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, and Barbara Ann Scott Museum. It is also a venue for many community events and festivals, regular weekly programs, and special events.
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Video Description:
[Text on screen overlaid on quick shots of a marching band, a tractor beside an outdoor gazebo, kids wall climbing, a horse at city hall, the mayor milking a cow, and bouquet of flowers.]
There are great programs at City museums, at recreation centres and free activities at City Hall all summer long.
Salsa Tots™ and Salsa Babies™
Chamberfest
Hatha Yoga
Taoist Tai Chi®
[Shot of marching band playing trumpets]
Salsa@City Hall
Urban Poling nordic walking workshop
Circus Jam
[Woman with hoola hoop, acrobats, and child on stilts]
[Woman singing]
[Police Choir]
[Indigenous performer]
For a full schedule of events at City Hall, visit ottawa.ca
[City of Ottawa logo]
A people place for all seasons! Ottawa City Hall is home to the Sens Rink of Dreams, the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, and Barbara Ann Scott Museum. It is also a venue for many community events and festivals, regular weekly programs, and special events.
***************
Video Description:
[Text on screen overlaid on quick shots of a marching band, a tractor beside an outdoor gazebo, kids wall climbing, a horse at city hall, the mayor milking a cow, and bouquet of flowers.]
There are great programs at City museums, at recreation centres and free activities at City Hall all summer long.
Salsa Tots™ and Salsa Babies™
Chamberfest
Hatha Yoga
Taoist Tai Chi®
[Shot of marching band playing trumpets]
Salsa@City Hall
Urban Poling nordic walking workshop
Circus Jam
[Woman with hoola hoop, acrobats, and child on stilts]
[Woman singing]
[Police Choir]
[Indigenous performer]
For a full schedule of events at City Hall, visit ottawa.ca
[City of Ottawa logo]
uOttawa Campus Tour and Ottawa city hall - June 30 2021
Ottawalk with me in our Nation's Capital as we explore popular and not-so-popular areas of the city. I ...
uOttawa Campus Tour and Ottawa city hall - June 30 2021
Ottawalk with me in our Nation's Capital as we explore popular and not-so-popular areas of the city. I appreciate you taking the time to join me, feel free to Like & Subscribe!
Hi everyone, I'm an Ottawa based YouTube channel providing walking & biking videos of this city and MORE! I film and edit all of the content on this channel, with the focus of documenting cities for artistic and historical purposes.
Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. It is located northeast of North America, in the Province of Ontario. It is the second-largest city in Ontario, and fourth-largest in the country. This beautiful city has been undergoing a major facelift in recent years with many projects proposed for the future. You will notice a significant amount of construction and I will be capturing the progress during our many walks & rides.
To check out my Instagram & Facebook follow the link below:
http://instagram.com/ottawalks
https://www.facebook.com/Ottawalks/
***I'm in NO WAY affiliated with the Ottawalks Twitter account!***
#ottawa #ottawalks #myottawa #ottawatourism
uOttawa Campus Tour and Ottawa city hall - June 30 2021
Ottawalk with me in our Nation's Capital as we explore popular and not-so-popular areas of the city. I appreciate you taking the time to join me, feel free to Like & Subscribe!
Hi everyone, I'm an Ottawa based YouTube channel providing walking & biking videos of this city and MORE! I film and edit all of the content on this channel, with the focus of documenting cities for artistic and historical purposes.
Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. It is located northeast of North America, in the Province of Ontario. It is the second-largest city in Ontario, and fourth-largest in the country. This beautiful city has been undergoing a major facelift in recent years with many projects proposed for the future. You will notice a significant amount of construction and I will be capturing the progress during our many walks & rides.
To check out my Instagram & Facebook follow the link below:
http://instagram.com/ottawalks
https://www.facebook.com/Ottawalks/
***I'm in NO WAY affiliated with the Ottawalks Twitter account!***
#ottawa #ottawalks #myottawa #ottawatourism
3/7 - Three-sevenths of the original members of the band Chicago performing at the Ottawa Jazz-Fest on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 8:30 PM
# 5
Robert Lamm * Jam...
3/7 - Three-sevenths of the original members of the band Chicago performing at the Ottawa Jazz-Fest on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 8:30 PM
# 5
Robert Lamm * James Pankow * Lee Loughnane
3/7 - Three-sevenths of the original members of the band Chicago performing at the Ottawa Jazz-Fest on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 8:30 PM
# 5
Robert Lamm * James Pankow * Lee Loughnane
City hall reporter Jon Willing gives us the lowdown on everything that happened at Ottawa city hall in 2020, including the Rick Chiarelli case, COVID-19 response, LRT, budgets and more.
A people place for all seasons! Ottawa City Hall is home to the Sens Rink of Dreams, the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame, and Barbara Ann Scott Museum. It is also a venue for many community events and festivals, regular weekly programs, and special events.
***************
Video Description:
[Text on screen overlaid on quick shots of a marching band, a tractor beside an outdoor gazebo, kids wall climbing, a horse at city hall, the mayor milking a cow, and bouquet of flowers.]
There are great programs at City museums, at recreation centres and free activities at City Hall all summer long.
Salsa Tots™ and Salsa Babies™
Chamberfest
Hatha Yoga
Taoist Tai Chi®
[Shot of marching band playing trumpets]
Salsa@City Hall
Urban Poling nordic walking workshop
Circus Jam
[Woman with hoola hoop, acrobats, and child on stilts]
[Woman singing]
[Police Choir]
[Indigenous performer]
For a full schedule of events at City Hall, visit ottawa.ca
[City of Ottawa logo]
uOttawa Campus Tour and Ottawa city hall - June 30 2021
Ottawalk with me in our Nation's Capital as we explore popular and not-so-popular areas of the city. I appreciate you taking the time to join me, feel free to Like & Subscribe!
Hi everyone, I'm an Ottawa based YouTube channel providing walking & biking videos of this city and MORE! I film and edit all of the content on this channel, with the focus of documenting cities for artistic and historical purposes.
Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. It is located northeast of North America, in the Province of Ontario. It is the second-largest city in Ontario, and fourth-largest in the country. This beautiful city has been undergoing a major facelift in recent years with many projects proposed for the future. You will notice a significant amount of construction and I will be capturing the progress during our many walks & rides.
To check out my Instagram & Facebook follow the link below:
http://instagram.com/ottawalks
https://www.facebook.com/Ottawalks/
***I'm in NO WAY affiliated with the Ottawalks Twitter account!***
#ottawa #ottawalks #myottawa #ottawatourism
3/7 - Three-sevenths of the original members of the band Chicago performing at the Ottawa Jazz-Fest on Sunday, June 23, 2019, at 8:30 PM
# 5
Robert Lamm * James Pankow * Lee Loughnane
The current Ottawa City Hall (French:Hôtel de ville d'Ottawa) is the city hall of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th-century heritage wing located on Elgin Street. Although City Hall has frontage on two major streets, the main entrance is on Laurier Avenue, and the municipal address is 110 Laurier Avenue West.
Veterans' Grove
On 5 November 1998, an area located beside Ottawa City Hall was named Veterans' Grove by Bob Chiarelli in honour of War Veterans from the Ottawa-Carleton Region.
A pink granite memorial dedicated to the memory of Canadians who had enlisted in Ottawa for service with the Canadian Army Special Force and members of Canada's Regular Forces who made the supreme sacrifice during the War in Korea was moved to its current location in Veterans' Grove in 1998. It was originally unveiled on 27 July 1994 at the site of the old City Hall on Sussex Drive.
The city hall in my mind, met last night Rumors of reelection started to fly It's my funeral today, my funeral today I laid it down Underneath the sound It's my principle concern, my principle concern is what you say But I wanted it this way. Cause I'm throwin down without a fight You're more than welcome to look around Consult your checklist go underground I'll claim a stake here inside the frame But I'm going under another way I won't return after today So I'm at liberty to say what's on my mind And it some I like You can't watch me, you can't make me like before When I was yours when all I wanted was the door So I'm throwin down without a fight You're more than welcome to look around Consult your checklist go underground I'll claim a stake here inside the frame But I'm going under another way Decision on the dock head Make up your mind and if you get consensus Drop me a line The city hall in my mind, got together last night