During the 1930’s, Canada experienced the worst economic crisis in its history. The Crash of 1929 affected all Canadians. One after another, factories and companies shut down and the ranks of the unemployed swelled. Although Ottawa was not as badly
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On September 17, 2005, a large, enthusiastic crowd attended a gala evening at the Canadian War Museum to celebrate the 85th birthday of Father Roger Guindon, one of the leading figures of the University of Ottawa in the twentieth century.
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Renowned sculptor Bruce Garner died on October 2. This highly respected artist produced several pieces in the National Capital region including two at the University of Ottawa. One of his sculptures can be admired in the Simard Hall courtyard, while
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Today, a beautiful green park graces the front of Tabaret Hall, the symbol of the University of Ottawa for over a century. This has not always been so; prior to 1967, this space was instead a large parking lot for
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In 1969, the École normale de l’Université d’Ottawa, which had trained thousands of French-Ontario teachers since 1927, joined our Faculty of Education. Next up to join the Faculty, on August 19, 1974, was the Ottawa Teachers’ College, which had prepared
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By Michel Prévost, University of Ottawa chief archivist For more than a century, nuns played a pivotal role at the University of Ottawa. These dedicated women provided food, housekeeping, laundry and various other domestic services to the institution, which was
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The University of Ottawa’s main campus in Sandy Hill was once sprinkled with lovely red brick Victorian homes adorned with ornate wood trim. Most of these buildings were built between 1880 and 1920 and were a living link to middle-class
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In the 1980s and 1990s, the heritage homes on Séraphin Marion Street (formerly Wilbrod), in the heart of the University of Ottawa’s historical sector, were not much to look at. Over time, the old buildings had lost their beautiful wooden
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On April 1, 1958, the University of Ottawa lost one of its outstanding figures, Father René Lamoureux, first head of its École normale. René Lamoureux was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, March 28, 1890. He was ordained in Ottawa in 1916.
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When a disastrous fire completely destroyed the University of Ottawa’s main building December 2, 1903, it had to be quickly rebuilt. On March 7, 1904, Rector Émery presented the Council of Administration with American A.O. Von Herbulis’ blueprint for a
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