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Sir John A. Macdonald Building

The Sir John A. Macdonald Building is a building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Now owned by the federal government of Canada, the building was formerly a bank. It is located at 144 Wellington Street, at the corner of O'Connor Street, with a third frontage on Sparks Street, just in front of West Block of Parliament. Background Its façade indicates its former heritage as a Bank of Montreal branch location. The Sir John A. Macdonald Building is an example of Beaux-Arts architecture. Designed by E.I. Barott, it was built in 1930. It reflects the integration of several styles, including classical elements that had long been used to design Canadian banks. The Doric columns or the classical structure are flattened. Rather than classical figures, the exterior of the building is carved with scenes depicting Canadian industry and architecture. As the building is on a slope, the Sparks Street entrance is a storey below the Wellington Street one. This below-grade section is made of granite, while the upper level is of limestone. The Government of Canada ordered the Bank of Montreal to vacate the building before May 2005. The Bank of Montreal was the last commercial building on this downtown street, just in front of the Parliament buildings. Now all buildings on Wellington Street between Elgin Street and the Ottawa River Parkway are federal government property. On January 11, 2012, the building was renamed the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. As of 2015, the building is used for parliamentary business and reception functions. With the Centre Block on Parliament Hill closed for major renovations, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, after his death on February 29, 2024, was brought to the Sir John A. Macdonald Building for his Lying in state on March 19 and 20, 2024. References Further reading Kalman, Harold D. A History of Canadian Architecture. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1994.
Édifice Sir John A. Macdonald

L'édifice Sir John A. Macdonald est un ancien bâtiment bancaire situé à Ottawa, qui appartient aujourd'hui au gouvernement du Canada. Il se trouve au 144 rue Wellington, à l'angle de la rue O'Connor, et présente une troisième façade donnant sur la rue Sparks, juste en face de l'Édifice de l'Ouest. Sa façade témoigne de son passé en tant que succursale de la Banque de Montréal. Un exemple de style Beaux-Arts, le bâtiment est conçu par l'architecte montréalais Ernest Barott et construit en 1930. Il reflète l'intégration de plusieurs styles, y compris des éléments classiques qui avaient longtemps été utilisés pour concevoir les banques canadiennes. Les colonnes doriques ou la structure classique sont aplaties. Plutôt que des figures classiques, l'extérieur du bâtiment est orné de scènes représentant l'industrie et l'architecture canadiennes. Le bâtiment étant situé sur une pente, l'entrée de la rue Sparks se trouve un étage plus bas que celle de la rue Wellington. Cette partie en sous-sol est en granit, tandis que le niveau supérieur est en calcaire. Le gouvernement a ordonné à la Banque de Montréal de quitter le bâtiment avant mai 2005. La Banque de Montréal était le dernier bâtiment commercial de cette rue du centre-ville, juste en face des édifices du Parlement. Désormais, tous les bâtiments de la rue Wellington, entre la rue Elgin et la promenade de la rivière des Outaouais, appartiennent au gouvernement fédéral. Le 11 janvier 2012, le bâtiment a été rebaptisé édifice Sir John A. Macdonald. Depuis 2015, le bâtiment est utilisé pour les activités parlementaires et les réceptions. Sa rénovation reçoit le 2015 Prix Assurances ecclésiastiques (Utilisation adaptée / réhabilitation) de la Fiducie nationale du Canada. Lors des rénovations des bâtiments du Parlement, la chapelle ardente de l'ancien Premier ministre Brian Mulroney a lieu les 19 et 20 mars 2024. Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Sir John A. Macdonald Building » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens externes Ressources relatives à l'architecture : Édifices fédéraux patrimoniaux Répertoire canadien des lieux patrimoniaux Portail d’Ottawa Portail de la politique canadienne Portail des lieux patrimoniaux du Canada
222 Jarvis Street

222 Jarvis Street is an office building on Jarvis Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The inverted-pyramid-shaped building contains ten storeys and was completed in 1971. Constructed of pre-cast concrete skinned in dark brown brick veneer, it was designed in the Brutalist style by architect Maxwell Miller as the head office of Sears Canada, a department store chain. It has 58,336 square metres (627,920 sq ft) of gross floor area. History The property was sold in 2007 to the Ontario Realty Corporation, Ontario's publicly owned real estate services agency. At that time, Sears Canada relocated its head office to the Toronto Eaton Centre. The building was once connected to the adjacent building now known as the Merchandise Building, a former department store warehouse, which has since been converted to loft apartments. The Government of Ontario chose 222 Jarvis Street as a model to show that older buildings can be retrofitted to significantly reduce a building's carbon footprint. The government expected to spend $100 million on the project, including the installation of a green roof, with the objective of achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold status for the building. It was renovated to be used as offices for four ministries: Ministry of Government Services (in 2014 this Ministry was split into the Ministry of Government & Consumer Services and the Treasury Board Secretariat), Energy and Infrastructure, Research and Innovation, Economic Development and Trade, and Training, Colleges and Universities. The renovation was completed in the fall of 2011. The retrofit was undertaken by WZMH Architects. It was completed under the Government of Ontario's Toronto Accommodation Plan, a ten-year plan to reduce the carbon footprint of most Ontario government office buildings in Toronto. A new two-storey glass atrium extends from the main-floor lobby and part of the second floor east toward Jarvis Street to bring in more natural light. The building has an escalator system that runs from the basement to the ninth floor. A 190-square-metre (2,000 sq ft) skylight was cut into the roof to allow light into the centre of the building. Its Green initiatives include reusing, recycling and diverting materials away from landfill, a green roof, reflective roofing materials, a photovoltaic solar rooftop panels, an energy monitoring system, daylight and occupancy sensors for lighting control, rainwater harvesting, and limited parking capacity, access to public transit and bicycle storage to encourage use of alternative modes of transportation. References
545 Lake Shore Boulevard West

545 Lake Shore Boulevard West is a former media studio complex located along the harbourfront of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Lake Shore Boulevard West. The Art Deco building was designed by Toronto architects Chapman and Oxley, and was completed in 1927 as the Crosse and Blackwell Building for its namesake food products manufacturer. It has been listed as a heritage property by the City of Toronto's Heritage Preservation Services since 1973, and following restoration became the CFMT Building in 1979 to house Toronto multicultural television station CFMT-TV; it was joined by sister station CJMT-TV upon its launch in 2002. The two stations (now part of Omni Television under Rogers Media) moved to a new studio location at Yonge-Dundas Square (now Sankofa Square) (33 Dundas Street East) on October 19, 2009, although the Omni Television signage remained until August 2018 on the building. It was also the original home for YTV when the service began its operations on September 1, 1988, with YTV moving out of the building, to 64 Jefferson Avenue, in the overnight hours between November 27 and 28, 1990. Until recently the building housed the offices and on-air operations for Rogers Media. The building has never housed the main studios of Citytv Toronto, despite featuring Citytv signage on its exterior, but did house the master controls for the station. Sportsnet is based at the Rogers Building located at Jarvis Street and Bloor Street, where most of the Rogers-owned operations such as its other Toronto radio stations are based. The Shopping Channel is also based at a separate studio in Mississauga. On April 13, 2017, it was announced that Rogers had sold the property to developer Canderel. References External links Media related to 545 Lake Shore Boulevard West at Wikimedia Commons
7 Rideau Gate

7 Rideau Gate is the Canadian government's official state guest house for very important dignitaries, such as visiting heads of government or other high-level officials. The house is located in Ottawa, Ontario, near other official residences such as Rideau Hall and 24 Sussex Drive. History The house was built in 1862 for Henry Osgoode Burritt, an Ottawa woollen mill owner. Burritt sold the house in 1873, for the sum of $10,000, to Philemon Wetherall Wright, who named the house 'Edgewood' in acknowledgement of its location (then) at the edge of the town. The Wrights departed Edgewood three years later, leaving it vacant until it was purchased in 1884 by Octavius Henry Lambart, a son of the 8th Earl of Cavan. The Lambarts remained in the house until 1934, passing it to Octavius' son, Frederick Howard John Lambart. Commodore Percy W. Nelles, Chief of Staff of the Royal Canadian Navy, became the occupant of 7 Rideau Gate in 1947. He renovated the house to remove its verandas and gut its Victorian interiors. The last private owner was Thomas Franklin Ahearn (son of the inventor Thomas Ahearn), who further altered the structure by removing the roof walk and adding exterior shutters, a sunroom on the east side of the original building, and a wing on the west side. Ahearn's daughter Lilias, who grew up in the house, would later become the châtelaine of Rideau Hall during her father-in-law Vincent Massey's term as Governor General of Canada. The property was acquired by the Crown in 1966. The house was, with the assistance of the Canadiana Fund, restored and renovated in 1989 to reinstate historical features, as well as to upgrade the guest facilities. Art and furniture from the National Capital Commission's (NCC) Official Residences Crown Collection are used throughout, as are pieces donated by the Lambart family. Since 1966, 7 Rideau Gate has generally been used as a guest house for high-level foreign officials who are visiting Canada in an official capacity as guests of the Canadian government. The hospitality offered by the Crown comes via Global Affairs Canada. Due to renovations at Rideau Hall, 7 Rideau Gate served as an interim residence for then-Governor General Julie Payette. From March to May 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney stayed at 7 Rideau Gate for security reasons. He later moved to Rideau Cottage following the 2025 Canadian federal election. See also Official residence Blair House (United States) References External links 7 Rideau Gate – National Capital Commission
A.R.S. Armenian School

A.R.S. Armenian School (Հ.Օ.Մ.-ի Ամէնօրեայ Վարժարան (H.Ō.M.-i Amēnōryeah Varzharan) in Armenian) (also called A.R.S. Day School, or A.R.S. Armenian Private School) is a private day school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest co-educational, Armenian-Canadian trilingual and bi-cultural day school in Ontario, catering to students from Kindergarten through to Grade 12. History The A.R.S. Babayan Kindergarten and Kololian Elementary School were founded in 1979 by the Armenian Community Centre of Toronto. Funds were secured through donations by members of Toronto's Armenian community, as well as with major gifts made by the Babayan Foundation charity and Mr. & Mrs. Kevork and Armenouhie Kololian. The school was established with an initial student roster of only 69 from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2. The Armenian Community Centre housed the school's first classrooms. In 2001, the A.R.S. Armenian Secondary School was established, starting with the pioneer grade 9 class. In 2004, a new High School and a Youth Centre, adjacent to the Community Centre was completed which now houses grades 4 through 12. The school's student body has grown from 69 in 1979 to over 600 in 2015. Athletics While academics are stressed at A.R.S., athletics and extra-curricular activities are also fervently encouraged. Physical Education is offered in kindergarten and at every grade level until it becomes optional in grade 11. There are also several extra-curricular athletic clubs: Basketball Girls (Sr/Jr) Basketball Boys (Sr/Jr) Volleyball Girls (Sr/Jr) Volleyball Boys (Sr/Jr) Soccer Girls (Sr/Jr) Soccer Boys (Sr/Jr) Badminton (Co-Ed) References External links Official website
A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse

The A. Grenville and William Davis Courthouse opened in 2000, and is located at 7755 Hurontario Street in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The court house is named in honour of Albert Grenville Davis QC, former Peel lawyer and his son William Grenville Davis, lawyer and former Premier of Ontario. It was designed by Zeidler Partnership Architects of Toronto. It was built to amalgamate several smaller Peel Region courthouses and the extensive library of the Peel Law Association into one building. The building houses branches of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and the Ontario Court of Justice. There are 50 courtrooms on floors one to four and 38 jail cells attached to the Sally port in the basement. 2014 shooting On Friday March 28, 2014 at approximately 11 a.m. Charnjit Bassi entered the courthouse and attempted to bypass the metal detectors in the lobby by walking through the designated lawyers and staff entrance, resulting in an altercation with a Peel Regional Police. Bassi pulled a handgun and shot six times, wounding the officer in the abdomen. Two police officers returned fire, fatally killing Bassi. Peel Police believe Charnjit Bassi was targeting someone he believed to be present in the courthouse at the time. Bassi had no outstanding charges and was not scheduled to appear at the courthouse on the day of the incident. He was believed by Peel Police to be associated in the drug trade despite being not being convicted of any drug convictions, although had past allegations which involved weapons. The courthouse was placed under lockdown for several hours after the incident occurred and all legal proceedings that were to take place that day were cancelled following the shooting. High profile trials the murder of Mauricio Castro, a high-profile Canadian cocaine trafficker, murder near the centre court of Square One Shopping Centre in Mississauga. See also Peel County Courthouse and Jail References
Aamjiwnaang First Nation

Aamjiwnaang First Nation (formerly Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation; Ojibwe: Aamjiwnaang Anishinaabek, lit. 'at the spawning stream') is an Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) First Nations Band located on reserve land by the St. Clair River in Ontario, Canada, three miles south of the southern tip of Lake Huron. The reserve is located across from the United States border from Port Huron, Michigan, and is a result of treaties that were negotiated with the Crown in the 1820s. There are approximately 2,600 band members with about 900 living on the reserve. Their heritage language is Ojibwe. The word Aamjiwnaang (am-JIN-nun) means "meeting place by the rapid water", which describes the surrounding communities. Environmental issues The Aamjiwnaang community has expressed concern regarding its proximity to petrochemical, polymer, and chemical plants in the area, as birth rates of their people have been documented by the American journal Environmental Health Perspectives as deviating from the normal ratio of close to 50% boys, 50% girls. The ratio as found between 1999 and 2003 by the journal was roughly 33% boys, and 67% girls, the lowest live male birth rate in Canada. On April 25, 2024, Aamjiwnaang announced a state of emergency after preliminary data from an air pollutant monitor in the community showed elevated levels of benzene. Seven days earlier, the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks issued a provincial order to nearby Ineos Styrolution, and the facility shutdown operations temporarily. On May 17, 2024, in response to the state of emergency in April, the federal government issued an Interim Order to the petrochemical industry in Sarnia. It targeted petrochemical plants whose fenceline benzene levels were above 29 μg/m3 in any two-week sample between March 1, 2023, and February 29, 2024. Facilities in excess of this concentration must add vapour control measures. The order was in effect for 14 days after its issue, but on May 28, 2024, the interim order was extended for a period of two years. On June 11, 2024, INEOS Styrolution announced that it would permanently close its Sarnia facility, and on December 17, 2025, the closure was completed. On March 26, 2025, the “Reduction in the Release of Volatile Organic Compounds (Storage and Loading of Volatile Petroleum Liquids) Regulations” were finalized, which apply to manufacturing plants and refineries to require emission control equipment. Demographics Notable members Lisa Jackson (filmmaker) Christopher Plain - Previous Chief June Simon - Band Manager Carolyn Nahmabin - Membership Fred Plain - Former President of the Union of Ontario Indians David D. Plain - Author of The Plains of Aamjiwnaang:Our History See also Chippewas of Sarnia Band v. Canada (Attorney General) Environmental impact of the chemical industry in Sarnia Cancer Alley Uranium mining and the Navajo people References External links Aamjiwnaang First Nation - Home 2001 Community Profiles for Sarnia 45 from Statistics Canada Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada profile
Aamjiwnaang

Aamjiwnaang /Aamjiwnaang, meeting place by the rapid water/ (Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation), jedna od 'prvih nacija' Ojibwa Indijanaca u kanadskoj provinciji Ontario. Jedno su od plemena u vijeću Southern First Nations Secretariat u koje još pripadaju Caldwell, Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Moravian of the Thames, Munsee-Delaware Nation i Oneida Nation of the Thames. Locirani su na rezervatu Sarnia 45 na rijeci St. Clair River, blizu Sarnie, Ontario. Populacija im iznosi oko 2400, od toga 850 na rezervatu. Izvori
Aberdeen-Pavillon

Der Aberdeen-Pavillon (engl. Aberdeen Pavilion, franz. Pavillon Aberdeen) ist eine Veranstaltungshalle im Lansdowne Park in der kanadischen Hauptstadt Ottawa. Die Anlage ist seit 1983 als letzte verbleibende Großausstellungshalle als nationale historische Stätte klassifiziert, seit 1984 steht auch das Gebäude selbst unter Denkmalschutz. Geschichte Der Aberdeen-Pavillon wurde 1898 von der Dominion Bridge Company (dt. Dominion-Brückengesellschaft) für die Central Canada Exhibition Association (dt. Zentralkanadischer Ausstellungsbund) erbaut. Gestaltet wurde das Gebäude von Moses Edey und sollte zunächst als Ausstellungshalle für die jährlich stattfindende Agrarausstellung Central Canada Exhibition dienen. Der Pavillon wurde zu Ehren des damaligen Generalgouverneur, dem Earl of Aberdeen benannt. Die elegante Erscheinung in Verbindung mit dem Gebäudezweck brachte dem Aberdeen-Pavillon den Beinamen „Cattle Castle“ (dt. Rinder-Schloss) ein. Bald wurde die Halle jedoch auch als Veranstaltungsort für Sportereignisse verwendet. 1904 wurde hier mehrfach um den Stanley Cup gespielt. Damit ist dies der älteste noch bestehende Spielort des Stanley Cups. Zu Beginn der 1990er Jahre stand das Gebäude kurz vor dem Abriss, wurde jedoch schließlich mit Hilfe der Bundes- und Provinzregierung saniert. 2014 wurde das Gebäude von Lesern des Ottawa Citizen zum schönsten der Stadt gewählt. Weblinks Eintrag in der nationalen Denkmalliste (engl.) Einzelnachweise
Abitibi Canyon Generating Station

Abitibi Canyon Generating Station is a hydroelectric power plant owned by Ontario Power Generation on the Abitibi River. The station is located 80 km north of Smooth Rock Falls, within Pitt Township in Northern Unorganized Cochrane District, in Ontario, Canada. This facility is the fifth downstream hydroelectric plant of six on the Abitibi River. Designed by George F. Hardy Company, the construction of this 349 MW facility began in 1930 and became fully operational in 1936. Hydro One has a 500 kV transmission line along with a 230 kV line that runs south to Sudbury and continues all the way to Toronto to interconnect with the rest of the 500 kV network in Ontario. Abitibi Canyon community In 1930, a colony was established to house the employees of the plant and their families. About 130 people lived in the community which contained 30 homes, a community hall, skating rink, shooting range, school, hospital, general store, post office and church. By 1982, the community had expanded to about 300 residents. In popular culture Musician Wade Hemsworth wrote a song about his negative experiences while working as part of a survey crew during the dam's construction, later featured in an animation by Christopher Hinton and the National Film Board, which was nominated for two awards. See also List of generating stations in Canada List of generating stations in Ontario References
ГЕС Абітібі-Каньйон

ГЕС Абітібі-Каньйон — гідроелектростанція у канадській провінції Онтаріо. Знаходячись між ГЕС Island Falls (40 МВт, вище по течії) та ГЕС Otter Rapids, входить до складу каскаду на річці Абітібі, правій притоці річки Мус (має устя на південному узбережжі затоки Джеймс — південно-східної частини Гудзонової затоки). В межах проекту річку перекрили бетонною греблею висотою 45 метрів та довжиною 300 метрів, котра потребувала 400 тис. м3 матеріалу (ще 200 тис. м3 бетону пішло на інші споруди). Гребля утримує витягнуте по долині Абітібі на чотири десятки кілометрів водосховище з корисним об'ємом 73,2 млн м3. Машинний зал облаштували у пригреблевому варіанті, а для збільшення напору до 73 метрів паралельно порожистій ділянці Абітібі проклали заглиблений відвідний канал довжиною біля 1 км. В 1933—1936 роках станцію обладнали чотирма гідроагрегатами з турбінами типу Френсіс потужністю по 50 МВт, крім того, ще один перебував у резерві. З урахуванням необхідності стрімкого нарощування виробництва електроенергії під час Другої світової війни резервний агрегат зняли та перемістили на споруджену в районі Ніагарського водоспаду ГЕС DeCew II. Втім, у 1959-му станцію Абітібі-Каньйон знов доповнили п'ятою турбіною. В подальшому гідроагрегати ГЕС пройшли модернізацію, так що наразі її загальна потужність рахується як 349 МВт. Примітки
Académie de la Moraine

Académie de la Moraine is a French first language elementary school located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada. It serves the French population of the GTA. If the French language is not the student's first language, an admission test can be taken, to allow the enrollment. The school also offers busing for students that requires said service. Its former location was 13200 Yonge Street in Richmond Hill. However, after George Street P.S. closed, Moraine took up its space. George St P.S students went to Aurora Senior/Wellington P.S. Nonetheless, in 2019, after remodelling, reconstruction, and upgrading the school facilities, the school has returned to its previous address — 13200 Yonge Street. In the past, the school have had some split classes, such as a class with both grade 5 and 6 at the same time. Segway to High School Those who attend and graduate Académie de la Moraine usually attend École Secondaire Norval-Morrisseau, a French high school of the same school board from grades 7–12. Mid 2017, Norval-Morrisseau was one among three schools of the same board chosen to implement an Advanced Placement Program (AP). See also Conseil scolaire Viamonde Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest External links Official website (in French)