On Mackenzie Avenue (Route 93) 0.2 kilometers south of Murray Street (Route 44), on the left when traveling south.
English: In the 1890s, when Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier spoke of making Ottawa a "Washington of the North," he was building on the idea that a national capital could be consciously created. In the early 20th century, Canada's . . . — — Map (db m150692) HM
On Mackenzie Avenue (Route 93) 0.2 kilometers south of Murray Street (Route 44), on the left when traveling south.
English: You are standing in the international sector of Confederation Boulevard, where Canada meets and welcomes the world community. In front of you is the Embassy of the United States of America, one of the 130 foreign . . . — — Map (db m150693) HM
On Wellington Street (Route 34) just east of Metcalfe Street (Route 89), on the left when traveling east.
English: This building is the nerve centre of government. The two offices housed here support Canada's prime minister in the task of governing. The Office of the Prime Minister is managed by political staff who support the prime . . . — — Map (db m150694) HM
On Wellington Street (Route 34) west of O'Connor Street (Route 87), on the right when traveling west.
English: The Parliamentary Press Gallery upholds one of Canada's fundamental rights — freedom of speech. Its role is to inform Canadians about the operations of their democracy. In 1967, the Press Gallery offices on Parliament Hill . . . — — Map (db m150695) HM
On Wellington Street (Route 34) east of Kent Street (Route 83), on the left when traveling east.
English: The Bank of Canada is the country's monetary authority. Since the Bank opened its doors in 1935, its purpose has been to promote the economic and financial well-being of Canadians. Through its monetary policy, the Bank . . . — — Map (db m150696) HM
On Wellington Street (Route 34) just west of Kent Street (Route 83), on the right when traveling west.
English: Created in 1875 by an Act of Parliament, the Supreme Court of Canada is the nation's highest court and one of its most important federal institutions. It is the final general court of appeal, the last judicial resort for . . . — — Map (db m150697) HM
On Portage Bridge just north of Wellington Street (Route 34), on the right when traveling north.
English: Forestry has sustained Canada — one of the world's largest exporters of forest products — for almost two centuries. Canada’s Capital has its own rich forestry heritage. Imagine the place where you are standing as it was a . . . — — Map (db m150698) HM
On Alexandra Bridge (Saint Patrick Street), 0.4 kilometers west of Mackenzie Avenue (Route 93), on the left when traveling west.
English: Canada’s Capital is young — but the land is old, and the people have lived here for a long, long time. After the glaciers melted and the waters of the Champlain Sea retreated from this valley (10,000 to 13,000 years . . . — — Map (db m150699) HM
On Alexandra Bridge (Saint Patrick Street), 0.4 kilometers west of Mackenzie Avenue (Route 93), on the left when traveling west.
English: Standing here in 1860, you would have heard the sound of hammers and the creak of winches from across the river as construction began on Canada's Parliament Buildings. As recently as 1857, Canadians had been embroiled . . . — — Map (db m150700) HM
On Alexandra Bridge (Saint Patrick Street), 0.4 kilometers west of Mackenzie Avenue (Route 93), on the left when traveling west.
English: Imagine the “voyageurs” — the fur traders — who, in centuries past, camped on these wild shores. The Ottawa River is part of a 5,000-kilometre system of waterways that, for thousands of years, carried Aboriginal traders . . . — — Map (db m150701) HM
On Sussex Drive (Route 93) just south of King Edward Avenue (Route 99), on the right when traveling south.
English:
National Research Council Canada (NRC) brings together the best and brightest minds to solve challenges of critical importance to Canada.
NRC scientists have saved lives with the electric pacemaker and a vaccine . . . — — Map (db m141296) HM
On Rideau Street close to Elgin Street when traveling west.
English:
The Rideau Canal, a great military engineering achievement of the 19th century, opened central Canada to settlement and trade. The canal construction also brought thousands of people to the area, helping to shape the community of . . . — — Map (db m83421) HM
On Laurier Street at Alexandra Bridge (Boulevard des Allumettières), on the right when traveling north on Laurier Street.
Français: Les premières colonies et industries s'installèrent sur les berges de la rivière des Outaouais s'établirent sur la pente douce de la rive nord. La convergence, à proximité, de trois cours d'eau — la rivière des . . . — — Map (db m150897) HM
On Portage Bridge (Boulevard Maisonneuve) at Rue Laurier, on the right when traveling north on Portage Bridge (Boulevard Maisonneuve).
Français: Construite dans les années 1970, la Place du Portage marquait la première véritable expansion du gouvernement fédéral dans la partie québécoise de la région de la capitale du Canada. Une décennie auparavant, . . . — — Map (db m150898) HM
On Rue Laurier at Rue Victoria, on the right when traveling north on Rue Laurier.
Français: La tour de lessivage, vestige d'un immense complexe industriel bâti ici même, est un monument en hommage à l'innovation technologique au Canada. Elle faisait partie d'une usine de pâte au bisulfite ouverte en 1888 et . . . — — Map (db m150899) HM
On Portage Bridge (Boulevard Maisonneuve), 0.2 kilometers south of Rue Laurier, on the left when traveling south.
Français: La région de la capitale du Canada forme une mosaïque de villes, de champs, de montagnes, de rivières et de marécages. Elle s'étend en Ontario et au Québec et est reliée par la rivière des Outaouais. En 1857, . . . — — Map (db m150900) HM