Hintonburg Plaque

In Ottawa in a small park on the northwest corner of Somerset Street West and Spadina Avenue stands a plaque commemorating the village of Hintonburg.

HINTONBURG
1893—1993

Originally part of Nepean Township and named after Joseph Hinton, Hintonburg was incorporated as a village in December 1983, and annexed to the City of Ottawa in December 1907.
Erected by the Hintonburg Community Association.
Unveiled 11 December 1993.


Faisant partie originellement du canton de Nepean et nommé en l'honneur de Joseph Hinton, Hintonburg fut constitué en village en décembre 1893 et annexé à la ville d'Ottawa en décembre 1907.
Don de l'Association communautaire de Hintonburg.
Inauguration de 11 décembre 1993.

Van Camp WWI Cenotaph

In Mountain Township, Ontario, the Van Camp World War One Cenotaph stands in front of an old church on the north side of Levere Road, east of Development Road.

DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY
OF OUR FALLEN HEROES
WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR.
CLIFFORD SHAVER
154TH BATT. C.E.F.
OCT. 31, 1917 AGE 21 YRS.
FRANK D. VALENTINE
154TH BATT. C.E.F.
JUN 26, 1917 AGE 26 YRS.
DONALD M. HOPE
27TH BATT. C.E.F.
DEC. 29, 1918 AGE 27 YRS.
FRED BAULCH
154TH BATT. C.E.F.
DED. 4, 1918 AGE 20 YRS.
ARTHUR S. HOLLANDS
87TH BATT. C.E.F.
NOV. 23, 1916 AGE 22 YRS.
THEY DIED THAT FREEDOM MIGHT LIVE.

1914-1918

Timber Rafting on the Ottawa Plaque

In Arnprior, Ontario, to get to the plaque commemorating timber rafting on the Ottawa River go to the conjunction of Riverview Drive and McLean Avenue, go west on narrow and unpaved Leo Lavoie Road and keep to the right to almost the end, then make your way from there to the furthest point west where the Madawaska River flows into the Ottawa River. There stands the plaque.

TIMBER RAFTING ON THE OTTAWA

The rafting of square timber down the Ottawa River, begun in 1806, reached its peak during 1861-91 and ended in 1909. Pine "sticks" from one to two feet square and 40 to 50 feet long were floated down tributary rivers such as the Petawawa, Madawaska, Bonnechere and Mississippi to rafting points on the Ottawa. There "cribs" were made up, containing 20 to 40 pieces of timber, and as many as 200 cribs were taken in turn assembled into a raft. These rafts could be taken apart for passage down rapids or the timber slides which by-passed them. Arriving at Quebec City as much as two months later, they were dismantled and the timber loaded for shipment overseas.

Archaeological and Historic Sites Board of Ontario

Fleet Street Pumping Station

In Ottawa, the Fleet Street pumping station occupies a location south east of the east end of Fleet Street in LeBreton Flats.

WATER WORKS
ENLARGED
1888
COMMITTEE
ALDERMAN J C. ROGER, CHAIRMAN.
ALD. G. DALGLISH. ALD. G. COX.
ALD. J. O'LEARY. ALD. S. BINGHAM.
ALD. E. G. LAVERDURE.
ROBERT SURTEES, ENGINEER
W. J. LOUGHRAN, CONTRACTOR

NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING SITE

FLEET STREET PUMPING STATION

Originally constructed to provide a safe water supply for public use and for fire fighting purposes, this pumping station remains a lasting tribute to the prominent civil engineers responsible for its design and construction. Due to their innovative use of water power to drive the pumping equipment and superb engineering skills, the Fleet Street pumping station continues to be a key component of the City of Ottawa's water supply system.

1874-75 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER THOMAS C. KEEFER
1888 EXPANSION CITY ENGINEER ROBERT SURTEES
1901 EXPANSION CITY ENGINEER NEWTON KER

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POSTE DE POMPAGE DE LA RUE FLEET

Construit initialement pour assurer l'alimentaion en eau potable et lutter contre les incendies, ce poste de pompage demeure un hommage aux éminents ingénieurs civils qui en ont assuré la conception et la construction. Le poste utilise de façon novatrice la force hydraulique pour actionner les équipements de pompage. Le poste de pompage de la rue Fleet est demeuré un élément essentiel du système d'approvisionnement en eau de la ville d'Ottawa.

THOMAS C. KEEFER INGÉNIEUR CONSTRUIT EN 1874-75
ROBERT SURTEES INGÉNIEUR MUNICIPAL EXPANSION EN 1888
NEWTON KER INGÉNIEUR MUNICIPAL EXPANSION EN 1901

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