Wikipedia:WikiProject Ottawa
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This WikiProject is an attempt to better organize articles about Ottawa and Canada's National Capital Region. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page.
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About this WikiProject[edit]
Title[edit]
WikiProject Ottawa
Scope[edit]
This WikiProject aims primarily to establish a Community-driven Wikipedia standard for articles related to Ottawa and the surrounding region. As members of the community, we understand how important Ottawa and National Capital Region articles are to new users.
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Goals[edit]
- Improve the quality of Ottawa-related articles.
- Expand the amount of articles related to Ottawa and the National Capital Region in Wikipedia
Parentage[edit]
The parent of this WikiProject is the WikiProject Cities.
Descendant WikiProjects[edit]
No descendant WikiProjects have been defined.
Similar WikiProjects[edit]
- Main page: List of Canadian WikiProjects
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Article alerts[edit]
- Articles for deletion
- 25 Jun 2016 – Jason Bailey (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Joeykai (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 17 Jun 2016 – 2016 Ottawa sinkhole (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by EditorDownUnder (t · c) was closed as redirect by AKS.9955 (t · c) on 25 Jun 2016; see discussion (13 participants)
Hot articles[edit]
The articles listed below are WikiProject Ottawa articles that have had the most edits in the past 7 days. These pages might be undergoing significant changes or may need to be monitored for vandalism or edit wars. Wikipedia:WikiProject Ottawa/Hot articles
Participants[edit]
Please add your name to the bottom of the list.
- -- Earl Andrew - talk
- --Spinboy
- --Peregrine981
- --Joshuapaquin
- --Padraic
- --RealGrouchy
- --Radagast (not a resident, but willing to help)
- --Henry Troup
- --SimonP
- --an MP
- --Mia Goff 30+ year resident, would like to work on translating this topic for Czech Wikipedia
- --Dhodges
- --Dan Carkner
- --Pburka
- --Someones life
- --Waterspyder (5 year resident, highly familiar with University communities in the area)
- --D'Iberville
- --Skeezix1000
- --getcrunk juice
- --sikander
- --Ardenn 21:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
- --Paat(10 year resident of Orléans, still go to French high school, and willing to expand articles on Orléans, and able to translate to French)
- --Bacl-presbyHave spent considerable time in Ottawa over the years--sports, church history, music.
- -- User:Jak Blax
- -- Eric B ( T • C • W )
- -- Dl2000
- -- Paul Shannon ( C • W ) - Librarian - 1 year resident
- --Eiffelle
- --JForget - Gatineau resident, political science and international development student and soon-to-be bachelor of the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
- -- Deenoe lived five years at Gatineau (Hull) and five years in Ottawa. I am currently a student at École secondaire publique De La Salle in 10th grade. I will also start taking nice beautiful pictures for Wikiproject when summer comes ;)
- -- Editor at Large Ottawan, born & raised. I currently reside in Orleans, and am involved in the arts around the city.
- -- Binary Rhyme Local area photographer specializing in people, events, theatre, festivals, etc.
- -- Thirdfield
- -- Bdsmith Native Ottawan currently in Kingston. Contributed mostly to road articles so far.
- -- Rossgk Long time downtown and central-west resident. Contributed to a variety of Ottawa area articles in the past, and will endeavour to contribute sporadically.
- -- v1i2n3c4e5 Know of lots of the small, rural towns.
- --GreenJoe 20:35, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
- --User:AirCombat I live on Echo Drive, and I attend Glebe Collegiate Institute, I will be taking some better pictures for Wikipedia when spring comes around.
- --Patricknoddy (talk · contribs)
- -- user:mqmpk Will try to help whenever possible
- --Josh Hooch
- --Lemonflash Current resident (Barrhaven)
- --Xnuala
- -- Davis160 Will help as much as possible.
- --HeadSnap 3rd generation born and raised in Ottawa.
- --ZenzenChigau Born and raised in Ottawa.
- --Josepy
- --RFBailey
- --Hockeyalltheway25
- --Pwnage8 Torontonian, but a big fan of the city and its sports teams. Would like to live here someday. Look forward to making contributions!
- --User:Ducio1234
- --User:Demetri1968 Raised in Ottawa, current resident. Will take photos and contribute to locally-based articles.
- --User:M.nelson
- -- Dekker - Resident
- --Michaelkourlas
- --D. Gordon E. Robertson (Professor at uOttawa, 25+ year resident, mainly interested in taking photographs of Ottawa and vicinity)
- -- Akhil - Resident
- --Moxy (talk) - portal guy!
- -- Joe - Resident, current high school math nerd and trivia player.
- -- Rick Henderson GGGG-Grandson of Philemon Wright, founder of HULL/GATINEAU; GG-Grandson of Andrew Leamy. Hope I can be of help with some corporate memory.
- -- :pepper
- -- Amarite1
- -- Kathleen5454 - Resident, writer and editor. Will write and improve articles where required, and add images
- -- Dmitri Lytov (talk) - a newcomer to Ottawa. I prefer translating articles about Ottawa into other languages, including my native Russian.
- -- djblackwood
- -- Maple_Leaf
- -- Quiz1000
- -- Chris - Resident of Ottawa for over 10 years. Student at local High School, grade 11. Will try to help where needed.
- -- Fingal (talk) 17:41, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
- -- Cepiolot
- --MB-one - Liaison to other wiki projects (Commons, Wikidata, Wikivoyage, de.wikipedia)
- Gregdox (talk) 07:33, 2 May 2015 (UTC) - Born, raised, and still lives in Ottawa. I will try and do my best to help improve this WikiProject.
Hierarchy definition[edit]
No classification of this project has been defined.
Structure[edit]
Motivation[edit]
- Ottawa is the national capital of Canada, a nation historically rated #1 by the UN Human Development Index.
- Ottawa-Gatineau is the fourth largest Census Metropolitan Area in Canada.
- The National Capital Region is home to a vibrant and colourful history and population that should be brought to life in this living encyclopedia.
- Ottawa is home to a wide range of notable institutions and structures, including the Rideau Canal, recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Ottawa has been named as one of "The Smart21 Communities" by the "The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF)" for both 2006 and 2007. ([1])
Naming conventions[edit]
- Places: as [[Bank Street (Ottawa)]] with a redirect from [[Bank Street]], or a disambiguation page if there is more than one place or thing with this name.
- All OC Transpo stations: as [[Fallowfield Station (OC Transpo)]].
- Cities: as their former official full names but recognized as part of Ottawa (their current status), i.e. [[Osgoode Township, Ontario]], [[Gloucester, Ontario]].
- Neighbourhoods: Urban neighbourhoods are not disambiguated (example: [[New Edinburgh]]) unless another place exists in the world with the same name (example: [[Riverview (Ottawa]]). In this case, the pre-2001 municipality is used as a disambiguation. For rural villages like [[Greely, Ontario]], use ", Ontario" afterwards.
- Embassies: as [[Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Ottawa]] or [[Embassy of Iraq in Ottawa]] with a redirect from [[Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Canada]] or [[Embassy of Iraq in Canada]]. For an example see Category:Embassies and High Commissions in Ottawa.
- High Commissions: as [[High Commission of the United Kingdom in Ottawa]] with a redirect from [[High Commission of the United Kingdom in Canada]]. For an example see Category:Embassies and High Commissions in Ottawa.
- Schools: as [[Brookfield High School (Ottawa)]] with a redirect from [[Brookfield High School]], or a disambiguation page if there is more than one school with this name. This does not apply to Colleges or Universities.
Notability[edit]
WikiProject Ottawa consensus is that the following criteria are sufficient, but not necessary conditions for notable articles:
- Politics: Ottawa and Gatineau's Mayor and Councillors; Mayors of surrounding municipalities; other local politicians as secondary sources (e.g. media coverage) warrants
- Roads: Roadways formally classified by the City of Ottawa as city freeway, arterial or major collector (Ottawa 2020 Transportation Master Plan, see roads in Maps 6 through 9)
- Embassies and High Commissions: All primary national diplomatic missions to Canada.
- (other subjects to be determined)
Tasks[edit]
People[edit]
Vince BevanDwight EastmanBrian Ford- Gerry Lalonde
Julian Armour- Patrick Murray (politician) (aka Patrick J. Murray)
Merle Nicholds- Anton Wytenburg former mayor of Goulbourn
- Paul Bradley (politician) former mayor of Goulbourn and related? to Matt Bradley
- Mary Pitt
Wendy Stewart- Jimmy Allen (firefighter) [2]
Wayne RostadLarry O'Brien from Calian and the Mayor's race.Eva Avila, gradual expansion as Canadian Idol progress - never thought an article was already created.Hugo Girard Former world's strngest man and former Gatineau policemanJennifer Teague (or the murder case - currently put in the parent Barrhaven article).- Brian Nolan Author and Journalist - d Sept 2006
*Steffi DiDomenicantonio - Canadian Idol participant from Ottawa and École secondaire publique De La Salle
Kevin Nelson, Ottawa radio personality (Majic 100)and occasionnal weather presentator on CBC and A-ChannelIan Black, Meteorologist at CBCVernon White (police), new Ottawa Police Service Chief - stub in need of expansionDick Maloney, crooner - stub created December 15, 2008Dean Brown (sportscaster), play-by-play commentator for Ottawa Senators games on the Team 1200, A-Channel and Rogers Sportsnet, and occasionnally for CBC- Denzil Doyle located Digital in Kanata
- Grete Hale Community builder
- Gay Cook Community builder
- Mike Scott ACT Sportsman of the Year, 1971, Commodore of RCC 1961-85 and Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame inductee
Companies[edit]
- Ahearn & Soper
CalianHydro OttawaJ.R. Booth Company- Ottawa Electric Railway Company
- Ottawa Gas Company
Market Fresh(now defunct on the Ottawa side) or Marché Frais in French if you want to wrote the article with the French title- Sam Bat or The Original Maple Bat Corporation, local baseball bat company, most known for providing the bats for home run king Barry Bonds. May be notable enough, but will wait until a new website is provided [3]
- Morisson-Lamothe Ottawa Valley bakery and food business
History[edit]
Events[edit]
Juno Awards of 2003Ottawa municipal election, 2006This will need watching
City Services[edit]
Lists[edit]
need articles for red links within each list:
- list of Ottawa neighbourhoods (lots to be done here)
- list of Ottawa mayors (former municipalities)
- list of Ottawa parks
- list of Ottawa roads
- list of Ottawa festivals
Schools[edit]
need articles for red links within each list:
- Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
- Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board
- Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
- Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est
- List of schools in Ottawa
Buildings and structures[edit]
List of Ottawa Buildings(only red link is List of Ottawa Mosques, see below)JetForm Park- Some sort of map-chart with links to Ottawa buildings.
- List of Ottawa Mosques
- List of bridges in Ottawa (need articles for red links in here)
Bayshore Shopping Centre(needs some clean-up)'- Grace Hospital (Ottawa), now Grace Manor
St. Laurent Shopping CentreCarlingwood MallLes Promenades de l'Outaouais (Gatineau)Kanata Centrum- Riocan Marketplace (Barrhaven) (currently redirects to Greenbank Road article)
Nepean Sportsplex (if there is enough of historic and factual info)- Ray Friel Recreation Complex huge now, should be lots of info (currently redirect to Orleans, Ontario)
Constitution Square (Ottawa), with the tenants, construction projects and architecture probably there is enough to put down an article. - stub created Dec 14, 2008- Gatineau City Hall
- Centre Hospitalier des Vallées-de-l'Outaouais more known as the CHVO or the Gatineau hospital
Confederation SquareTeron Stationin Kanata. Looks like OC has officially included this into a Transitway Station, based on the new fall timetables. I may start this new article in a few days.Rideau Carleton Raceway. Very popular attraction in Ottawa.Bronson Centre- former school, now community centre and concert venue.- Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge
- Canadian International Hockey Academy
- Bayne House Also known as Bayne-Morrison House, 40 Fuller Street, built 1828 (oldest house in Ottawa)
Community Organizations and Clubs[edit]
- Britannia Yacht Club
- Camera Club of Ottawa
Minto Skating Club including famous skaters such as JacksonNepean Sailing ClubNortel Retirees and former employees Protection Canada (NRPC)- Ottawa Amateur Radio Clubs http://www.ovmrc.on.ca/ http://www.oarc.net/ (there are more)
- Ottawa Bicycle Club
Ottawa Curling Club- Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (redirects to Canadian Field-Naturalist)
Ottawa Flying ClubOttawa Hunt and Golf Club- Ottawa Kennel Club
- Ottawa Rowing Club
- Ottawa Ski Club
- Ottawa Vintage Radio Club
RA Centre stub created December 16, 2008RA Photo ClubRideau Canoe ClubOttawa-Carleton Ultimate Association[4]Nepean Masters Swim Club[5]
Embassies and High Commissions[edit]
So are only the dozen or so remaining diplomatic missions in Canada notable while *ALL* of the ones in Washington D.C. are? STRANGE. eh?
Embassy of Albania in OttawaEmbassy of Argentina in OttawaEmbassy of the Federal Republic of Austria in OttawaEmbassy of Azerbaijan in OttawaHigh Commission of The Bahamas in OttawaHigh Commission of Bangladesh in OttawaHigh Commission of Barbados in OttawaEmbassy of the Republic of Belarus in OttawaEmbassy of Belgium in OttawaEmbassy of Benin in OttawaEmbassy of Bolivia in OttawaEmbassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in OttawaEmbassy of Brazil in OttawaEmbassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in OttawaEmbassy of Burkina Faso in OttawaEmbassy of Burundi in OttawaHigh Commission of the Republic of Cameroon in OttawaEmbassy of Chile in OttawaEmbassy of Colombia in OttawaEmbassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo in OttawaEmbassy of Costa Rica in OttawaEmbassy of Côte d'Ivoire in OttawaEmbassy of the Czech Republic in OttawaEmbassy of Denmark in OttawaEmbassy of the Dominican Republic in OttawaEmbassy of Ecuador in OttawaEmbassy of Egypt in OttawaEmbassy of El Salvador in Ottawa- Embassy of Eritrea in Ottawa
Embassy of Estonia in OttawaEmbassy of Ethiopia in OttawaEmbassy of Finland in OttawaEmbassy of France in OttawaEmbassy of Gabon in Ottawa- Embassy of Guinea in Ottawa
- Embassy of Guyana in Ottawa
Embassy of Greece in OttawaEmbassy of Guatemala in OttawaEmbassy of the Republic of Haiti in OttawaEmbassy of the Republic of Honduras in OttawaEmbassy of Iceland in OttawaHigh Commission of the Republic of India in OttawaEmbassy of Ireland in OttawaEmbassy of Israel in OttawaEmbassy of Italy in OttawaHigh Commission of Jamaica in OttawaEmbassy of Jordan in OttawaHigh Commission of Kenya in Ottawa- Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Ottawa
Embassy of Kuwait in OttawaEmbassy of Latvia in OttawaEmbassy of Lebanon in Ottawa- High Commission of Lesotho in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya in Ottawa
Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ottawa- Embassy of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Ottawa
Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in OttawaHigh Commission of the Republic of Malawi in OttawaHigh Commission of Malaysia in OttawaEmbassy of the Republic of Mali in OttawaEmbassy of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania in OttawaEmbassy of Mexico in OttawaEmbassy of Mongolia in Ottawa- Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Union of Myanmar in Ottawa
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ottawa- Embassy of the Republic of Niger in Ottawa
- High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Paraguay in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Peru in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Ottawa
- Embassy of Romania in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Senegal in Ottawa
- Embassy of Serbia in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Ottawa
- High Commission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan in Ottawa
- Embassy of Sweden in Ottawa
Embassy of Switzerland in Ottawa- Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Ottawa
Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa- High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania in Ottawa
- The Royal Thai Embassy in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Togo in Ottawa
- High Commission of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Tunisia in Ottawa
- Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Ottawa
- High Commission of the Republic of Zambia in Ottawa
- Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe in Ottawa
See also List of embassies and high commissions in Ottawa for other embassies and high commissions that need working on.
Stubs[edit]
Photos needed[edit]
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The Image Existence Checker shows articles in this list that have images.
Photo of Featherston Drive Public School as I've had to list the previous one as {{imagevio}} (see WP:EiC#Pictures needed)- Chief Vince Bevan
- Carlingwood Mall
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- Looks like somebody uploaded an image from the Carling Avenue side. Is this good enough or do we want more photos?--MaerlynsRainbow (talk) 20:37, 2 November 2015 (UTC)
- Bayshore Shopping Centre
St. Laurent Shopping Centre- OC Transpo Routes 95, 96 & 97
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- Is it sufficient to put the map found on Ottawa Rapid Transit on these pages? What else would be needed? --Someones life 04:03, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Books of Remembrance - Parliament Hill, new articleKent Street (Ottawa)
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- I will upload a new photo of Kent St. soon, this is just temporary. --Deenoe 21:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
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Canadian Police MemoriumChamplain Bridge (Ottawa)Embassy Row (Ottawa)- Pretoria Bridge in the Up position. It has been removed from the Vertical lift bridge article as someone did not belive it was a lift bridge.
- Collège Saint-Joseph de Hull - Private girls school - as requested by a user so it will become a B-class article
- Island Park Drive - mostly due for the replacement of the 417 overpass in which the operation will last about 15 hours this weekend using lift equipment that will bring the new bridge to the Queensway.
- Early December 2007 North American winter storm, winter storms images for the area
- Outdoor shot of Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat, new building on Sussex [6]
Sir Leonard Tilley Building- Bob Chiarelli, former mayor of Ottawa
- Alex Cullen, city councillor and mayoral candidate
Photos needing articles[edit]
Photos of Ottawa subjects that may be usable for articles.
Articles to improve[edit]
- Bridlewood, Ottawa (see message on Talk:Bridlewood, Ottawa)
General strategy and discussion forums[edit]
Templates[edit]
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- {{User WikiProject Ottawa}}...To be placed on user pages
Volunteer recognition[edit]
- This is for outstanding contributions to Canadian related pages on Wikipedia.
- {{subst:The Maple Leaf Award| type=| --your text here--}} to award the Maple Leaf Award
The Silver Maple Leaf Award
Award for editors that contribute to Canada related projects and topics. |
Meetup[edit]
Check out the Ottawa Wikipedia Meetup.
Articles for deletion[edit]
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- For previous Ottawa-related AfDs, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Ottawa/Articles for deletion archives. Please add completed AfDs to that page.
- Navaho, Ottawa (PROD)
- and Category:Bytown mayors (CfR) - Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2011 July 27#Category:Pre-Confederation Ottawa mayors
Tools[edit]
- Main tool page: toolserver.org
- Reflinks - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- Checklinks - Edit and repair external links
- Dab solver - Quickly resolve ambiguous links.
- Peer reviewer - Provides hints and suggestion to improving articles.
Wikiproject watchlist[edit]
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