page_title: 1969 in Canada
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: 1969 in Canada / Events
caption_attribution_description: The National Arts Center of Canada, in Ottawa, surrounded by Confederation park
context_page_description: Events from the year 1969 in Canada.
context_section_description: January 29 – February 11 – The Sir George Williams Computer Riot occurs as students occupy the computer centre of Sir George Williams University to protest alleged racism on campus
  February 13 – FLQ terrorists bomb the Montreal Stock Exchange
  February 19 – An 18-month-long strike by Quebec teachers comes to an end
  March 7 – Pierre-Paul Geoffroy pleads guilty to charges connected to 31 FLQ bombings
  April 18 - New Brunswick adopts an Official Languages Act mandating that government services be available in both English and French
  May 2 – Telesat Canada formed
  June 2 – The National Arts Centre in Ottawa opens
  June 27- Pierre Trudeau legalises homosexuality
  July 7 – The Official Languages Act makes French and English equal throughout the Canadian government
  July 15 – Edward Schreyer becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Walter Weir
  August 24 – The oil tanker Manhattan becomes the first such ship to travel through the Northwest Passage
  September 27- The Ontario Science Centre in Toronto opens
  October 23 – at 8:21 AM HMCS Kootenay (DDE 258) suffers the worst peacetime accident in the history of the navy during routine full-power trials when her starboard gearbox reaches an estimated temperature of 650 degrees Celsius and explodes.  The explosion and the ensuing fire killed 9 crew members and injured at least 53 others.
caption: The National Arts Centre opened in Ottawa on June 2
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