Monday, December 31, 2018

Jubilee Garden

The Jubilee Garden occupies a place in the Village Green in Rockcliffe Park close to the southeast corner of Mariposa Avenue and Buchan Road.




VILLAGE OF ROCKCLIFFE PARK
HERITAGE CONSERVATION DISTRICT


Landscape architect Humphrey Carver designed this Jubilee Garden in 1977 to the footprint of old bowling green. Thomas and Susan d'Aquino led and co-sponsored the creation of a new pavilion in 1999. Renewal of the plantings has followed the original design.


VILLAGE OF ROCKCLIFFE PARK
DISTRICT DE CONSERVATION DU PATRIMOINE


L'architecte paysagiste Humphrey Carver a conçu le design du jardin jubilee en 1977 fidèle aux limites de l'ancien boulingrin. Thomas et Susan d'Aquino ont dirigé et parrainé la création d'un nouveau pavillon en 1999. Le renouvellement des plantations a respecté le design original.


Humphrey Carver



Thomas and Susan d'Aquino







Thursday, December 27, 2018

Rockcliffe Remembers Plaque

On a wall in the Rockcliffe Park Public Library on the southeast corner of Buena Vista Road and Springfield Road a plaque commemorates the end of World War II and the participation of the residents of Rockcliffe Park Village.



ROCKCLIFFE REMEMBERS

This plaque commemorates the 50th anniversary of the end of the second world war. More especially, it respects and honours those men and women who served in this war and who were registered residents of the Village of Rockcliffe Park during the war.

Nearly twenty percent of the residents of the Village served in this war, which was nearly twice the Canadian average.


ROCKCLIFFE SE SOUVIENT

Cette plaque commémore le 50e anniversaire de la fin de la seconde guerre mondiale. En particulier, elle rend hommage aux hommes et aux femmes qui ont servi pendant cette guerre et qui comptaient parmi les citoyens inscrits du village de Rockcliffe Park durant la guerre.

Près de vingt pour cent de citoyens du village ont servi pendant cette guerre, soit preque deux fois la moyenne pour l'ensemble du Canada.


IN HOMAGE
(W.W.II)

The few were valiant,
But many were the few
Who amongst their brethren
Gathered some one in five
To journey to join the fray.
Some lost their way,
Some are with us still,
But none are forgotten
Nor remain unknown
As Rockcliffe remembers,
Today, - and tomorrow.

M. E. MacLean

18/05/95

Monday, December 24, 2018

Rockcliffe Pavilion

The Rockcliffe Pavilion, recognized as a Federal Heritage Building, stands at a high point overlooking the Ottawa River, on the south side of Rockcliffe Driveway, in Rockcliffe Park.











The Rockcliffe Pavilion was constructed in the Arts and Crafts style, in 1917 by the Ottawa Improvement Commission, which was created by federal statute that became law in August, 1899 and replaced by the National Capital Commission in 1959. The Government of Canada recognized the Rockcliffe Pavilion as a Federal Heritage Building on October 27, 1994. The property, owned by the City of Ottawa until 1995, had its titles transferred to the National Capital Commission. At that time the pavilion was in very poor and much deteriorated condition. The National Capital Commission began restoration of the pavilion in 1997. Original materials and colour palettes were identified from historical studies and site investigations. The work was completed in 1998.

















Thursday, December 20, 2018

Patinoire Dey's Skating Rink

On the northwest corner of Gladstone Avenue and Bay Street stands a monument to Dey's Skating Rink, a hockey arena that occupied that location from 1896 to 1920.




Ottawa Hockey Club
1903
le Club de hockey d'Ottawa


Arthur Fraser
Billy Gilmour
Dave Gilmour
Sutherland Gilmour
Bouse Hutton
Frank McGee
Arthur Moore
Harvey Pulford
Percy Sims
Charles Spittal
Harry Westwick
Fred Wood
Alf Smith

(coach/entraineur)


Dey's Skating Rink
1896 — 1920


The Ottawa Hockey Club defeated the Montreal Victorias at this site on March 10, 1903 to bring Ottawa its first Stanley Cup.

City of Ottawa


Patinoire Dey
1896 — 1920


C'est sur ce site quy le Club de hockey d'Ottawa a remporté sa première Coupe Stanley après avoir défait les Victorias de Montréal le 10 mars 1903.

Ville d'Ottawa