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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Swans Plaque

In the northeast of Green Island west of Union Street a plaque mounted on a large rock commemorates Queen Elizabeth II's gift of Swans to Ottawa.



28th June, 1967

These swans from the River Thames, near Abingdon Berkshire, the gift to the City of Ottawa of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II commemorate the Centennial of the Confederation of Canada.


Le 28 juin, 1967

Ces cygnes de la Tamise près d'Abingdon, Berkshire, sont un don à la Ville d'Ottawa de S.M. la reine Elizabeth II pour commémorer le centenaire de la Confédération du Canada.