Ottawa quietly starts plans for Bytown's 200th anniversary celebration in 2026 | Unpublished
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Author: Aaron Hutchins
Publication Date: June 30, 2025 - 16:18

Ottawa quietly starts plans for Bytown's 200th anniversary celebration in 2026

June 30, 2025
A 25-member advisory committee struck by the City of Ottawa has quietly begun preparing to celebrate next year’s 200th anniversary of the 1826 founding of Bytown — Canada’s future capital — as well as the simultaneous launch of the building of the Rideau Canal and the 1827 birth of the ByWard Market. Read More


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