Day 3 Ottawa: Kiweki Point

Visited Kiweki point which is situated on the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation. Since time immemorial, the Algonquin Anishinabeg have cared for the land of what many now call the “Ottawa River Valley.” The low-lying shores of the Ottawa River were ideal places for seasonal encampments along one of Canada’s original water-based “highways.”

In the 19th and 20th centuries, the area was called Nepean Point, and was used for military purposes. In 1909, the Ottawa Improvement Commission, the NCC’s predecessor, turned the site into a park and public space.

From Kiweki point we walked across the Alexandra bridge, constructed in 1901, into Gatineau, and headed off to the Jacques Cartier park where we spent a few minutes enjoying the serene and peaceful atmosphere of the well manicured Park, watching ducks afar, before taking the bus back to Ottawa and the train to South Keys shopping centre to buy a back pack for my extra luggage at Marshalls

On getting to the apartment we prepared for our barbecue and headed off to the sky roof of the apartment building to grill our fish and meatRead more