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It’s a new year, we have entered in 2012 which means we are only few months away from the 180th anniversary of the Rideau Canal opening in May 1832, and the 160th anniversary of the Duke of Wellington’s passing in … Continue reading →

According to the last “Status Report” made available on the agenda for next week’s meeting of the Planning Committee, the report concerning the renaming of Wellington Street, initially scheduled for September 13, is now scheduled for 2012 Q1. This confirms … Continue reading →

As announced last Friday, the report titled “Street Name Change – Wellington Street (reference: ACS2010-CCS-PEC-0026 (PEC 06-10), which was initially scheduled for September 13th and postponed for the 27th, has now been delayed indefinitely. It has now been more than 18 … Continue reading →

Reports are in from inside city hall that Councilor Peter Hume (friend of Bob Plamondon – the instigator of the renaming – and Chair of Planning Committee) has requested to delay indefinetely the report titled “Renaming of Wellington Street” which … Continue reading →

It’s been almost a month since the exhibit to mark Colonel By Day held in Ottawa on August 1st. There hadn’t been any developments regarding the Wellington Street file until this afternoon. The lead staff at Ottawa’s City Hall on … Continue reading →

The Société Macdonald-Cartier Society has been confirmed as an exhibitor at Ottawa’s Colonel By Day, a celebration of Lt-Colonel By, founder of Bytown (now Ottawa) who oversaw the construction of the Rideau Canal. Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered about the founding date of Bytown (now Ottawa) ?? What began as a military settlement, then evolved into a village, city and is now know as Capital City. In their book, entitled “Making a Capital” editors … Continue reading →

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Société Macdonald-Cartier Society marks one-year anniversary of campaign Youth-led organization continues to defend the name of Wellington Street downtown Ottawa Ottawa, ON., 22 June 2011 : Today, Société Macdonald-Cartier Society marks the first anniversary of the … Continue reading →

The following story was published on the Ottawa Sun website on May 24 and had already attracted 50+ comments after 24 hours. In the wake of two naming controversies at City Hall comes the mother of all name-change proposals for … Continue reading →

Eleven months ago on June 22, 2010 we had launched the “Save Wellington Street” campaign and this website, along with a twitter account and a facebook page. We want to thank wholeheartedly everyone who has been supportive of the campaign and our … Continue reading →