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RE:SOURCES
Ottawa Valley
Meet the Valley’s first inhabitants — the Algonquin
First Nation — and learn about their history, culture and
community. Find out why Pikwàkanagàn — their
home — has been
named a cultural capital of Canada.
The Ottawa Valley is rich in natural resources: the power of the
Ottawa River is harnessed for electricity and
its forests are harvested for wood, pulp and paper. Learn how organizations
like the Ottawa River Institute and
the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority are
working to protect the Ottawa Valley’s watersheds in
light of this. Find out how sustainable forestry practices are
being put to work in the Valley
Get spooked: take a virtual tour of the Ottawa Valley’s
ghost towns, and learn about their former glory days.
(See also CG In-depth: Standing legacy
- Ghost towns preserve the Ottawa Valley’s rich history)
Learn why the Ottawa Valley is the cradle of Canadian civilization:
it’s the birthplace of the NHL.
Visit this website dedicated
to the Ottawa Valley’s quintessential crooner,
Mac Beattie and learn about the trials and tribulations
of his band, the Melodiers. Browse through a playlist of Melodiers’ music,
complete with images of the original album covers, or order a digitally
remastered “Best of” CD to tap your toes to.
Ottawa’s 150th
Rest your feet and take a virtual tour of some of Ottawa’s
most famous sights, including Parliament Hill, the National Art
Gallery, Sussex Drive and the Rideau Canal.
Trace the history of Canada’s capital the National
Capital Commission’s website. or
take a virtual tour of the Bytown Museum which offers etchings and historical photographs dating back to
the city’s canal-building and logging days.
Marion Van De Wetering’s (1997) An
Ottawa album: Glimpses of the way we were offers
a pictorial look back at Ottawa, while Ottawa
Titans: Fortune and Fame in the Early Days of Canada’s Capital by
L.D. Cross (2004) profiles the capital’s first capitalists.
Space
Visit NASA’s Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth and view the most complete collection of astronaut photography
available. Search by theme, geographic area, or space mission and
see how your city looks from orbit.
Space : a history of space exploration in photographs
by Andrew Chaikin and James A. Lovell (2004) which chronicles space
exploration from its earliest days, or the National Geographic Encyclopedia of Space (Linda K. Glover et al., 2004)
which walks readers through all things space-related, from the
ground up.
Witness the construction of the International
Space Station by
watching Space Station (IMAX Films, 2004),
and Compare your CV to Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s,
at his official website and
take note of Hadfield’s tips on how to become an astronaut.
Oiled Birds
Get a bird’s-eye-view of Canada’s seabirds with this
fact-sheet from Hinterland Who’s Who.
Compare silhouettes of common seabirds, learn about their migration
patterns, feeding and breeding patterns, and other characteristics
unique to each type of bird.
Read the World Wildlife Federation’s report
on Seabirds and Atlantic Canada’s Ship-Source Oil Pollution (Francis
Wiese, 2002) . Fly over to the Canadian Wildlife Service and
read why they’ve been tracking the thick-billed murre for
the last 30 years.
Be a legal eagle: read the amendments to Canada’s
Migratory Birds Convention Act (1994) and the Canadian
Environmental Protection Act (1999),
designed to deter potential polluters and protect Canada’s
migratory bird populations. Browse through this database of
marine polluters that Canada has successfully prosecuted since
2000.
Simulate your own oil spill and clean-up with
this experiment designed by Environment Canada. Learn about the
characteristics of oil, and how response teams clean up a real
spill:
Plan a visit to Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve
one
of Newfoundland and Labrador’s major seabird colonies.
Compiled by Sarah Mayes
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