Vanier
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Vanier is a historically francophone neighbourhood in the Rideau-Vanier Ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Vanier was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001.
- 1908: the communities of Janeville, Clarkstown and Clandeboye were joined to form the Village of Eastview.
- 1913: Eastview was incorporated as a town.
- 1963: Eastview becomes a city.
- 1969: Eastview is renamed after the recently deceased Governor General of Canada, Georges Vanier.
- 2019: Vanier celebrated the 50th anniversary of its name: Vanier.
In 1969, in the wake of Canada’s Official Languages Act, the mayor of Eastview at the time, Gérard Grandmaître, initiated the motion to change Eastview’s name. The town is renamed Vanier, chosen in honour of Georges Vanier, the first Francophone to hold the position of Governor General of Canada.
Related News
Vanier Community / Vanier in the News
- Ottawa Citizen – Social Scene | Community Builders: Partage at Beechwood August 28, 2023
- Assis Devant – L’Ordre de Jacques Cartier August 18, 2023
- Le Droit – Gisèle Lalonde immortalisée à l’Hôpital Montfort July 27, 2023
- Ottawa Business Journal – Vanier BIA rebrand aims to highlight community vibrance, business growth July 20, 2023
- Radio-Canada – Un drapeau franco-ontarien hissé de façon permanente à Vanier June 24, 2023
- OC Transpo – Routes 12 and 15 return to normal service on Montréal Road April 24, 2023
- Transit Use Survey April 12, 2023
- Creating a Revitalization Strategy for Vanier Residents’ Cultural Life – Part-time Remote Work Opportunity March 28, 2023
- Be part of the community – Become a Crossing Guard! March 27, 2023
- Le Droit – Préoccupé par le départ de Kelly Burke March 21, 2023
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