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This WikiProject is an attempt to better organize articles about Ottawa and Canada's National Capital Region. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page.

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[edit] Title

WikiProject Ottawa

[edit] Scope

This WikiProject aims primarily to establish a Community-driven Wikipedia standard for articles related to Ottawa and the surrounding region. As members of the community, we understand how important Ottawa and National Capital Region articles are to new users.

[edit] Goals

  1. Improve the quality of Ottawa-related articles.
  2. Expand the amount of articles related to Ottawa and the National Capital Region in Wikipedia

[edit] Parentage

The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Cities.

[edit] Descendant WikiProjects

No descendant WikiProjects have been defined.

[edit] Similar WikiProjects

The WikiProject Toronto is setting the template for the Ottawa project. However, from the conception of this WikiProject, we will go in our own direction.

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[edit] Participants

Please add your name to the bottom of the list.

  • -- Earl Andrew - talk
  • --Spinboy
  • --Peregrine981
  • --Joshuapaquin
  • --Padraic
  • --RealGrouchy
  • --Radagast (not a resident, but willing to help)
  • --Henry Troup
  • --SimonP
  • --an MP
  • --Mia Goff 30+ year resident, would like to work on translating this topic for Czech Wikipedia
  • --Dhodges
  • --Bensun
  • --Dan Carkner
  • --Pburka
  • --Someones life
  • --Waterspyder (5 year resident, highly familiar with University communities in the area)
  • --D'Iberville
  • --Skeezix1000
  • --getcrunk juice
  • --GordonBonnar
  • --sikander
  • --Ardenn 21:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
  • --Paat(10 year resident of Orléans, still go to french high school, and willing to expand articles on Orléans, and able to translate to french)
  • --Brihard Resident of Orleans, student at Carleton University, Canadian Forces reservist working in Ottawa.
  • --Bacl-presbyHave spent considerable time in Ottawa over the years--sports, church history, music.
  • --drumbent 14-year resident, mostly in Centretown. Interested in creating an Ottawa history page.
  • -- kevbailey - Live in Toronto, I like Ottawa more.
  • -- User:Jak Blax
  • -- Kush Gidda - Centrepointe Community Association.
  • -- Eric B ( T • C • W )
  • -- Darylm
  • -- Dl2000
  • -- ottawaowl -president, Bells Corners (Lynwood Village) Community Association
  • -- Vlimar -Living in Gatineau, willing to translate and expend the Québec side of the thread.
  • -- Paul Shannon ( C • W ) - Librarian - 1 year resident
  • --Eiffelle
  • --JForget - Gatineau resident, political science and international development student and soon-to-be bachelor of the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
  • --AceGT09 born and raised in Ottawa, i know alot of centretown/downtown, and the south/central areas, and culture.
  • -- Deenoe lived five years at Gatineau (Hull) and five years in Ottawa. I am currently a student at École secondaire publique De La Salle in 10th grade. I will also start taking nice beautiful pictures for Wikiproject when summer comes ;)
  • --Ai896 Born and raised in Ottawa. Have lived in Orleans (east end of the city) for over 20 years.
  • -- Editor at Large Ottawan, born & raised. I currently reside in Orleans, and am involved in the arts around the city.
  • -- The Euphemism of Life 01:18, 13 September 2006 (UTC) Ottawan, able to translate in french and I am involved in drama programs around the city.
  • -- Binary Rhyme Local area photographer specializing in people, events, theatre, festivals, etc.
  • -- Thirdfield
  • -- Git Born and raised, Manotick & Ottawa.
  • -- Bdsmith Native Ottawan currently in Kingston. Contributed mostly to road articles so far.
  • -- Rossgk Long time downtown and central-west resident. Contributed to a variety of Ottawa area articles in the past, and will endeavour to contribute sporadically.
  • --SunStar Net - road-related articles, can do any of them.
  • -- v1i2n3c4e5 Know of lots of the small, rural towns.
  • --GreenJoe 20:35, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
  • --cocgle
  • --User:AirCombat I live on Echo Drive, and I attend Glebe Collegiate Institute, I will be taking some better pictures for wikipedia when spring comes around.
  • --Patricknoddy (talk · contribs)
  • -- Donnelly Rules
  • -- CdnStar Born in Ottawa, Current Resident, Willing to help!
  • -- user:mqmpk Will try to help whenever possible
  • --Josh Hooch
  • -- Ens
  • --Lemonflash Current resident (Barrhaven)
  • --Xnuala
  • -- Davis160 Will help as much as posible.
  • --Antemeridian
  • -- Rts legend freak Born in Ottawa, Raised in Ottawa, I am a OC Transpo freak willing to help with those OC Transpo sections. I attend Glebe C.I.
  • --User:Alaney2k Full-time Ottawan for over 15 years, part-time for last 4 years...
  • --HeadSnap 3rd generation born and raised in Ottawa.
  • --ZenzenChigau Born and raised in Ottawa.
  • --Josepy
  • --RFBailey
  • --Hockeyalltheway25
  • --Pwnage8 Torontonian, but a big fan of the city and its sports teams. Would like to live here someday. Look forward to making contributions!
  • --Davesens17 Long time Kanata resident and VP Membership of Kanata Lakes Community Association.
  • --User:Icky_banana_dude Can help for articles as much as I can, Gatineau will also work. Bilingual.

[edit] Hierarchy definition

No classification of this project has been defined.

[edit] Structure

[edit] Motivation

  1. Ottawa is the national capital of Canada, a nation historically rated #1 by the UN Human Development Index.
  2. Ottawa-Gatineau is the fourth largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada.
  3. The National Capital Region is home to a vibrant and colourful history and population that should be brought to life in this living encyclopedia.
  4. Ottawa is home to a wide range of notable institutions and structures, including the Rideau Canal, recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  5. Ottawa has been named as one of "The Smart21 Communities" by the "The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF)" for both 2006 and 2007. [[1]]

[edit] Naming conventions

  • Places: as [[Bank Street (Ottawa)]] with a redirect from [[Bank Street]], or a disambiguation page if there is more than one place or thing with this name.
  • All OC Transpo stations: as [[Fallowfield Station (OC Transpo)]].
  • Cities: as their former official full names but recognized as part of Ottawa (their current status), i.e. [[Osgoode Township, Ontario]], [[Gloucester, Ontario]].
    • Neighbourhoods: Urban neighbourhoods are not disambiguated (example: [[New Edinburgh]]) unless another place exists in the world with the same name (example: [[Riverview (Ottawa]]). In this case, the pre-2001 municipality is used as a disambiguation. For rural villages like [[Greely, Ontario]], use ",Ontario" afterwards.
  • Embassies: as [[Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ottawa]] or [[Embassy of Iraq in Ottawa]] with a redirect from [[Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada]] or [[Embassy of Iraq in Canada]]. For an example see Category:Embassies and High Commissions in Ottawa.
  • Schools: as [[Brookfield High School (Ottawa)]] with a redirect from [[Brookfield High School]], or a disambiguation page if there is more than one school with this name. This does not apply to Colleges or Universities.

[edit] Notability

WikiProject Ottawa consensus is that the following criteria are sufficient, but not necessary conditions for notable articles:

  • Politics: Ottawa and Gatineau's Mayor and Councillors; Mayors of surrounding municipalities; other local politicians as secondary sources (e.g. media coverage) warrants
  • Roads: Roadways formally classified by the City of Ottawa as city freeway, arterial or major collector (Ottawa 2020 Transportation Master Plan, see roads in Maps 6 through 9)
  • Embassies and High Commissions: All primary national diplomatic missions to Canada.
  • (other subjects to be determined)

[edit] Tasks

[edit] People

*Steffi DiDomenicantonio - Canadian Idol participant from Ottawa and École secondaire publique De La Salle

High Tech People

  • Denzil Doyle located Digital in Kanata

[edit] Companies

  • Ahearn & Soper
  • Calian
  • Hydro Ottawa
  • J.R. Booth Company
  • Ottawa Electric Railway Company
  • Ottawa Gas Company
  • Market Fresh (now defunct on the Ottawa side) or Marché Frais in French if you want to wrote the article with the french title
  • Sam Bat or The Original Maple Bat Corporation, local baseball bat company, most known for providing the bats for home run king Barry Bonds. May be notable enough, but will wait until a new website is provided [3]

[edit] History

  1. Bytown
  2. Great Fire of 1900
  3. Stony Monday Riot
  4. Corktown
  5. Shiners' War

[edit] Events

  1. Juno Awards of 2003
  2. Ottawa municipal election, 2006 This will need watching

[edit] City Services

  1. Ottawa Police Service
  2. Ottawa Fire Service
  3. OC Transpo

[edit] Lists

need articles for red links within each list:

  1. list of Ottawa neighbourhoods (lots to be done here)
  2. list of Ottawa mayors (former municipalities)
  3. list of Ottawa parks
  4. list of Ottawa roads

[edit] Schools

need articles for red links within each list:

  1. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
  2. Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board
  3. Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
  4. Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est
  5. List of schools in Ottawa

[edit] Buildings and structures

  1. List of Ottawa Buildings (only red link is List of Ottawa Mosques, see below)
  2. JetForm Park
  3. Some sort of map-chart with links to Ottawa buildings.
  4. List of Ottawa Mosques
  5. List of bridges in Ottawa (need articles for red links in here)
  6. Bayshore Shopping Centre (needs some clean-up)'
  7. Minto Skating Club including famous skaters such as Jackson
  8. Grace Hospital (Ottawa), now Grace Manor
  9. St. Laurent Shopping Centre
  10. Carlingwood Mall
  11. Les Promenades de l'Outaouais (Gatineau)
  12. Kanata Centrum (currently redirects to Terry Fox Drive article)
  13. Riocan Marketplace (Barrhaven) (currently redirects to Greenbank Road article)
  14. Nepean Sportsplex (if there is enough of historic and factual info)
  15. Ray Friel Recreation Complex huge now, should be lots of info (currently redirect to Orleans, Ontario)
  16. Constitution Square (Ottawa), with the tenants, construction projects and architecture probably there is enough to put down an article.
  17. Gatineau City Hall
  18. Centre Hospitalier des Vallées-de-l'Outaouais more known as the CHVO or the Gatineau hospital
  19. Confederation Square
  20. Teron Station in Kanata. Looks like OC has officially included this into a Transitway Station, based on the new fall timetables. I may start this new article in a few days.
  21. Rideau Carleton Raceway. Very popular attraction in Ottawa.
  22. Bronson Centre - former school, now community centre and concert venue.

[edit] Community Organizations and Clubs

  1. Britannia Yacht Club
  2. Camera Club of Ottawa
  3. Nepean Sailing Club
  4. Ottawa Amateur Radio Club
  5. Ottawa Bicycle Club
  6. Ottawa Curling Club
  7. Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club
  8. Ottawa Flying Club
  9. Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
  10. Ottawa Kennel Club
  11. Ottawa Rowing Club
  12. Ottawa Ski Club
  13. Ottawa Vintage Radio Club
  14. RA Centre
  15. RA Photo Club
  16. Rideau Canoe Club
  17. Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association[4]

[edit] Embassies and High Commissions

  1. Embassy of Albania in Ottawa
  2. Embassy of Argentina in Ottawa
  3. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Austria in Ottawa
  4. Embassy of Azerbaijan in Ottawa
  5. High Commission of The Bahamas in Ottawa
  6. High Commission of Bangladesh in Ottawa
  7. High Commission of Barbados in Ottawa
  8. Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Ottawa
  9. Embassy of Belgium in Ottawa
  10. Embassy of Benin in Ottawa
  11. Embassy of Bolivia in Ottawa
  12. Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Ottawa
  13. Embassy of Brazil in Ottawa
  14. Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Ottawa
  15. Embassy of Burkina Faso in Ottawa
  16. Embassy of Burundi in Ottawa
  17. High Commission of the Republic of Cameroon in Ottawa
  18. Embassy of Chile in Ottawa
  19. Embassy of Colombia in Ottawa
  20. Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Ottawa
  21. Embassy of Costa Rica in Ottawa
  22. Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Ottawa
  23. Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ottawa
  24. Embassy of Denmark in Ottawa
  25. Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Ottawa
  26. Embassy of Ecuador in Ottawa
  27. Embassy of Egypt in Ottawa
  28. Embassy of El Salvador in Ottawa
  29. Embassy of Eritrea in Ottawa
  30. Embassy of Estonia in Ottawa
  31. Embassy of Ethiopia in Ottawa
  32. Embassy of Finland in Ottawa
  33. Embassy of France in Ottawa
  34. Embassy of Gabon in Ottawa
  35. Embassy of Guinea in Ottawa
  36. Embassy of Guyana in Ottawa
  37. Embassy of Greece in Ottawa
  38. Embassy of Guatemala in Ottawa
  39. Embassy of the Republic of Haiti in Ottawa
  40. Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in Ottawa
  41. Embassy of Iceland in Ottawa
  42. High Commission of the Republic of India in Ottawa
  43. Embassy of Ireland in Ottawa
  44. Embassy of Israel in Ottawa
  45. Embassy of Italy in Ottawa
  46. High Commission of Jamaica in Ottawa
  47. Embassy of Jordan in Ottawa
  48. High Commission of Kenya in Ottawa
  49. Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ottawa
  50. Embassy of Kuwait in Ottawa
  51. Embassy of Latvia in Ottawa
  52. Embassy of Lebanon in Ottawa
  53. High Commission of Lesotho in Ottawa
  54. Embassy of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in Ottawa
  55. Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ottawa
  56. Embassy of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Ottawa
  57. Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in Ottawa
  58. High Commission of the Republic of Malawi in Ottawa
  59. High Commission of Malaysia in Ottawa
  60. Embassy of the Republic of Mali in Ottawa
  61. Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in Ottawa
  62. Embassy of Mexico in Ottawa
  63. Embassy of Mongolia in Ottawa
  64. Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Ottawa
  65. Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Ottawa
  66. Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ottawa
  67. Embassy of the Republic of Niger in Ottawa
  68. High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Ottawa
  69. Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Ottawa
  70. Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Ottawa
  71. Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in Ottawa
  72. Embassy of the Republic of Peru in Ottawa
  73. Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ottawa
  74. Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Ottawa
  75. Embassy of Romania in Ottawa
  76. Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ottawa
  77. Embassy of the Republic of Senegal in Ottawa
  78. Embassy of Serbia in Ottawa
  79. Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ottawa
  80. Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ottawa
  81. Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Ottawa
  82. High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Ottawa
  83. Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Ottawa
  84. Embassy of Sweden in Ottawa
  85. Embassy of Switzerland in Ottawa
  86. Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Ottawa
  87. Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa
  88. High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania in Ottawa
  89. The Royal Thai Embassy in Ottawa
  90. Embassy of the Republic of Togo in Ottawa
  91. High Commission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in Ottawa
  92. Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Ottawa
  93. Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Ottawa
  94. Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in Ottawa
  95. Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Ottawa
  96. Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Ottawa
  97. Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Ottawa
  98. High Commission of the Republic of Zambia in Ottawa
  99. Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Ottawa

See also List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa for other embassies and high commissions that need working on.

[edit] Stubs

  1. Ottawa stubs

[edit] Photos needed

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

For Ottawa-related articles needing a photograph, use {{reqphoto|in=Ottawa}} in the talk page, which adds the article to Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Ottawa. You can help Wikipedia by uploading freely licensed photographs for these articles to Wikimedia Commons.

I will upload a new photo of Kent St. soon, this is just temporary. --Deenoe 21:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Photos needing articles

Photos of potentially article worthy Ottawa subjects that the photographer is unable, or uninterested, in making articles on.

Fourth Avenue Baptist Church on Bank Street in the Glebe

Ottawa Hydro Electric Substation No. 4 on King Edward just north of Rideau Street

St. George's Anglican Church on Metcalfe Street in downtown Ottawa

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Edinburgh

St. Margaret's Anglican Church in Vanier

St-Charles-Borromée Catholic Church in northern Vanier near Beechwood

The device the NCC uses to clear weeds from the Canal

St. Francis of Assisi Church

St. Matthias Anglican Church

St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church

Parkdale United Church

St. Luke's Anglican Church

George McIlraith Bridge

Plaza Bridge

[edit] Articles to improve

[edit] General strategy and discussion forums

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[edit] Volunteer recognition

  • The Canadian Content Award
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[edit] Meetup

Check out the Ottawa Wikipedia Meetup.

We haven't had much interest in any meetups. If anyone is interested in attending a meetup, please let me know either here, on my talk page or through the email group. I would really like to have one, and I think it would be great for everyone to be able to meet Simon Pulsifer who I hope will be able to attend. -- Earl Andrew - talk 06:49, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Earl, you know I'd be down for a meetup with you, SimonP and other contributors to the Ottawa Project. Perhaps at the Elgin Street Diner or Colonnade Café, a nice little causy place like that. --Deenoe 17:22, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Cool. I'd like to have at least one more person, though :) And then we can advertize it. -- Earl Andrew - talk 19:37, 25 December 2006 (UTC)
Count me in --Mqmpk 19:15, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Meetup planned

Image:Wikimeetup.PNG

[edit] Help!!

[edit] Articles for Deletion

The Ottawa Panhandlers Union article has again come under attack by those who are politically motivated to attack this article. Nothing is being said about the content of the article. It's just another politically motivated attack. Any help would be welcomed. The Wikipedia article has been beneficial for those in the media and City Hall who wish to gain more information about the union. It has led to a number of articles in Centretown Buzz, Ottawa Xpress and other local newspapers.--Apples99 01:52, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Interesting fact: The Ottawa Panhandlers Union article has been edited by someone at City Hall. It was vandalized three times by someone with the same IP. Thank You WikiScanner!--Apples99 14:06, 27 October 2007 (UTC)


OC Transpo (Routes 95.96.99) Please comment at the AFD forum, ASAP!! Bacl-presby 22:51, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

97 ;) Direct link to the AFD. --Deenoe 01:08, 1 November 2006 (UTC)%y
  • The decision was to Keep the articles....let's keep our eyes posted on related AfDs.

Bacl-presby 18:31, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

This was no consensus so they are trying again! now Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2007 March 6#Category:CJOH people

Result, no consensus, but keep seems to have been to the majority option.JForget 00:56, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Result: Speedy deletion per WP:HOAX, WP:OR and WP:BIOJForget 00:56, 28 June 2007 (UTC).

Result: Keep, it was a unanimous vote except the nom.--JForget 15:05, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

The result was no consensus and the template has significantly modified content and size wise.--JForget 23:12, 27 September 2007 (UTC)
The result was keep.--JForget 23:09, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

*Template:Roads in Ontario Cities - another template for deletion by the same user arguing that templates inside templates are not good. See: the discussion--JForget 18:58, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ottawa Panhandlers Union--JForget 01:19, 27 October 2007 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bob Chiarelli This is looks likely to be a bad faith nomination.--JForget 02:23, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
OC Transpo Route 95 Somebody nominated it again.--JForget 18:07, 11 December 2007 (UTC)
The tag was removed because it did not appeared in the December 9 list and the link was towards the first AFD discussion and the account was created the 9th and virtually only did AFD nominations while blanking messages on his talk page so it could have been very-well a bad-faith nomination but keep an eye on this article. --JForget 18:17, 11 December 2007 (UTC)