Ottawa Citizen – How a humble sugar shack in Vanier turned into a state-of-the-art facility
Ottawa Citizen – Lynn Saxberg – April 3, 2026
We take a tour of the maple syrup making-operation in the heart of Ottawa, and the only urban sugar shack of its kind in the world.
I have lived in Ottawa for decades, and I don’t recall ever visiting the magnificent Richelieu Park in Vanier, let alone the sugar-shack operation that started almost a century ago.