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Was Ottawa in 1826 just like the Wild West?

February 27, 2026
In case you haven’t heard, Ottawa is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. This got us to thinking that we OttaTalk about what Ottawa was like in 1826 when it was founded as Bytown.

In case you haven’t heard, Ottawa is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. This got us thinking that we OttaTalk about what Ottawa was like in 1826 when it was founded as Bytown. 

Listen now: 

City Archivist Paul Henry will tell us stories that make Ottawa in its infancy sound more like the Wild West than the cosmopolitan world-class capital it is today. What was the Stony Monday Riot all about, and what else can we learn with a simple trip to the Ottawa Archives? 

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