Vanier

ARTICLE CONTENTS:  |  Links to Other Sites
Vanier, Ont, is an urban community within the city of Ottawa. Vanier was one of Canada's smallest cities by area (2.93 km2) until it was amalgamated into the new city of OTTAWA in 2001. It was almost completely surrounded by Ottawa, with the Rideau River forming its western boundary. The first inhabitants settled on the banks of the Rideau along the road to Montréal. Although this settlement was called Janeville it was mainly French-speaking. A second village, Clarkston, predominantly English-speaking, later developed. The communities were joined in 1909 as the village of Eastview. Its municipal status was elevated to a town in 1913 and later to a city in 1963. The name was changed in 1969 to Vanier to honour Georges-Phileas VANIER, former governor general of Canada (1959-67).

Too small for industry, the city was the location of a number of federal office buildings. The retail and service sectors were also important to the economy. A significant portion of the population remains French-speaking.

Vanier
Vanier

Author DEBORAH WELCH and MICHAEL PAYNE


Links to Other Sites
Ottawa
The official website for the City of Ottawa. Features an extensive directory of local tourist attractions and events.

0
0
Absolutely free, with over 40,000 articles in French and English, The Canadian Encyclopedia is the ultimate online resource for all things Canadian, from history, sports, arts, science, technology, and much, much more. Get started at www.TheCanadianEncyclopedia.com
Feature Articles
The Formation of the RCMP

The Dominion government's advertisement asked for volunteers "able to read and write either the English or French language" with "good antecedents" who were good horsemen...

INSIDE TCE

Gallery
Browse the rich visual resources of The Canadian Encyclopedia through thematic galleries of Canadian Art, History, Nature, People, and Science and Technology.
Interactive Resources
Illustrations, lively text, animations, sounds and games help make learning about Canadian history, art, geography, architecture and other topics entertaining as well as informative.
Canucklehead
The ultimate test of your knowledge of Canada, trivial and otherwise. You can choose from more than 60 dynamic quizzes with visual or text clues. Your scores depend on the speed with which you answer and the number of clues you need. Results are sent to you by email and high scores are posted on the site.
Timeline
This unique resource includes more than 6000 events from Canadian and world history. It can be searched by era, subject, keyword or date. To find out what happened on your birthday, select the month and day of your birth.
100 Greatest Events
This selection of the 100 "greatest" events in Canadian history was made by editor in chief James H. Marsh to draw attention to events that have left an indelible memory in the minds of later generations.