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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.

    About this WikiProject

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    Title

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    WikiProject Ottawa

    Scope

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    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.

    Goals

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

    Parentage

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    The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Cities.

    Descendant WikiProjects

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    No descendant WikiProjects have been defined.

    Similar WikiProjects

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    {{Portal|Eastern Ontario}}

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  • Article assessment table

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    Article alerts

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    Categories for discussion

    Articles for creation

    Hot articles

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    The articles listed below are WikiProject Ottawa articles that have had the most edits in the past 7 days. These pages might be undergoing significant changes or may need to be monitored for vandalism or edit wars.

    8 edits First Air
    6 edits Ottawa station
    3 edits Gatineau (federal electoral district)
    2 edits List of tallest buildings in Ottawa–Gatineau
    2 edits Merivale High School
    2 edits Sir Robert Borden High School
    2 edits Kichi Zibi Mikan
    2 edits Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
    2 edits Buckingham, Quebec
    2 edits 1993 Storm of the Century

    These are the articles that have been edited the most within the last seven days. Last updated 24 July 2024 by HotArticlesBot.

    Participants

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    To join WikiProject Ottawa, edit this section and add *--~~~~ and any comments to the bottom of the following list of members.

    Member userbox

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    You may place {{User WikiProject Ottawa}} on your user page to display the following userbox:

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    Hierarchy definition

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    No classification of this project has been defined.

    Structure

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    Motivation

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    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])

    Naming conventions

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    Notability

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

    Tasks

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    People

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    Companies

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    History

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

    Events

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

    City Services

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

    Lists

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    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
    5. list of Ottawa festivals

    Schools

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    need articles for red links within each list:

    1. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
    2. Ottawa 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

    Buildings and structures

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    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. Grace Hospital (Ottawa), now Grace Manor
    8. St. Laurent Shopping Centre
    9. Carlingwood Mall
    10. Les Promenades de l'Outaouais (Gatineau)
    11. Kanata Centrum
    12. RioCan Marketplace (Barrhaven) (currently redirects to Greenbank Road article)
    13. Nepean Sportsplex (if there is enough of historic and factual info)
    14. Ray Friel Recreation Complex huge now, should be lots of info (currently redirect to Orleans, Ontario)
    15. Constitution Square (Ottawa), with the tenants, construction projects and architecture probably there is enough to put down an article. - stub created Dec 14, 2008
    16. Maison du Citoyen (Gatineau City Hall)
    17. Centre Hospitalier des Vallées-de-l'Outaouais more known as the CHVO or the Gatineau hospital
    18. Confederation Square
    19. 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.
    20. Rideau Carleton Raceway. Very popular attraction in Ottawa.
    21. Bronson Centre - former school, now community centre and concert venue.
    22. Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge
    23. Canadian International Hockey Academy
    24. Bayne House Also known as Bayne-Morrison House, 40 Fuller Street, built 1828 (oldest house in Ottawa)

    Community Organizations and Clubs

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    1. Britannia Yacht Club
    2. Camera Club of Ottawa
    3. Minto Skating Club including famous skaters such as Jackson
    4. Nepean Sailing Club
    5. Nortel Retirees and former employees Protection Canada (NRPC)
    6. Ottawa Amateur Radio Clubs http://www.ovmrc.on.ca/ http://www.oarc.net/ (there are more)
    7. Ottawa Bicycle Club
    8. Ottawa Curling Club
    9. Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (redirects to Canadian Field-Naturalist)
    10. Ottawa Flying Club
    11. Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club
    12. Ottawa Kennel Club
    13. Ottawa Rowing Club
    14. Ottawa Ski Club
    15. Ottawa Vintage Radio Club
    16. RA Centre stub created December 16, 2008
    17. RA Photo Club
    18. Rideau Canoe Club
    19. Ottawa-Carleton Ultimate Association[2]
    20. Nepean Masters Swim Club[3]

    Embassies and High Commissions

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    So are only the dozen or so remaining diplomatic missions in Canada notable while *ALL* of the ones in Washington D.C. are? STRANGE. eh?

    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.

    Stubs

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    1. Ottawa stubs

    Photos needed

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

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    The Image Existence Checker shows articles in this list that have images.


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

    Photos needing articles

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    Photos of Ottawa subjects that may be usable for articles.

    Articles to improve

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    The project is an attempt to better organize information in articles related to Ottawa. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.

     
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    The Silver Maple Leaf Award


    Award for editors that contribute to Canada related projects and topics.


    Meetup

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    Check out the Ottawa-Gatineau WikiClub.

    Articles for deletion

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    For previous Ottawa-related AfDs, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Ottawa/Articles for deletion archives. Please add completed AfDs to that page.

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