(Old) Ottawa: Elgin Street & Queen Street
Elgin Street and Queen Street combine civic formality with everyday downtown activity in a way that reflects their central position in Ottawa. The intersection lies a few blocks south of Parliament Hill, where Elgin forms part of the route linking the parliamentary precinct with the National War Memorial in Confederation Square. Queen Street crosses the office and retail core near Parliament station on Ottawa’s O-Train Confederation Line. The Ottawa River runs north of the centre, beyond Wellington Street and Parliament Hill. Ottawa was chosen as the capital of the Province of Canada in 1857, and its downtown streets bring federal institutions into close contact with workplaces, shops and cultural venues.
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Built around the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence water system, Ontario grew into Canada’s most populous province. Its vast northern interior lies on the Canadian Shield, a terrain of exposed rock, boreal forest and innumerable lakes, while the south concentrates most cities and farms along the Great Lakes. Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario give the province an exceptional freshwater horizon; Niagara Falls is its best-known natural landmark. Toronto, Ontario’s largest city, is a major cultural and economic centre, while Algonquin Provincial Park, founded in 1893, represents a long tradition of protected wilderness. Move on to other webcams in the region to compare landscapes and settings around Ontario.
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Canada has served as a frontier between French and British colonial powers since the 17th century. The world’s second-largest country extends from Atlantic shores to the Pacific and Arctic coasts, with the Canadian Shield, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River shaping its vast geography. First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples are central to Canada’s identity, while Ottawa’s Parliament Hill represents its federal political life. French remains the official language of Quebec, adding a distinct dimension to the country’s public culture. See how Canada connects across North America by browsing webcams in neighbouring regions.
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