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governor generals residence ottawa historic ottawa the brawling shantymen and rivermen dont visit here anymore but the past lives on along ottawas sussex drive in the 1800s it was a bustling thoroughfare packed with colorful markets and small hotels during the early part of this cen tury many houses and stores and several hotels were demolished by commercial contractors now sussex- is a street of official residences em bassies boutiques museums and art galleries many of them located in preserved historic buildings in 1961 the federal government of canada prompted by citizens concerned about the gradual disappearance of the national capitals history ex propriated property on both bides of the street and began the job of re storing and preserving most build ings dated back to 1867 and earlier the old british hotel after 1827 served as an army barracks and as the onetime home of the geological survey of canada further down the street is the war museum which documents canadas military history and features a simulated world war i trench next door is the royal cana dian mint where you can sec coins being made ernscliffc the home of canadas first prime minister sir john a mac- donald is now the home of the brit ish high commissioner other im posing structures include ridcau hall the governorgenerals res idence the embassy of france and 24 noon day gun nepean point ottawa the residence of the prime minister of canada built in 1867 by lumber merchant joseph merrill currier and purchased in 1949 by the federal gov ernment the john fraser school house stands nearby john fraser was one of the workmen who built rideau hall having been a teacher back in england he erected the schoolhouse in 1837 to instruct the children of the workmen the academie dclasallc built between 1842 and 1852 has been renovated to house canadas minis try of urban affairs the basiliquc notrcdame dottawa built in 1816 is the oldest existing church in ottawa the original fronts of other sussex- drive buildings which have been preserved or restored conceal the modern interiors of boutiques res taurants art galleries and antique stores at the boutique au gout artis- tiquc highquality crafts created by ottawa artists arc sold la hacienda carries south american handicrafts including rugs and pottery from peru and sweaters from chile at dcc- vcrc antiques youll find french tapestries fine furniture oils silver and jewelry sussex drive is also the site of a number of art galleries dominion corinth galleries ltd has a large collection of fine canadian and eu ropean paintings at gallery graph ics youll find a good selection of contemporary original canadian prints just down the road is the wells gallery sculpture paintings graphics and fine crafts can be bought here at majors hill park just off sussex drive is a statue of lt colonel john by who built the rideau canal and founded bytown now ottawa from this point you can look across the canal to the bytown museum the building was also built by lt colonel by and houses documents related to the canals construction the noon day gun is located nearby canadas first prime minister sir john a macdonald authorized the firing of a gun to regulate mail delivery and the ritual is still ob served daily at noon for further information on ottawa and ontario as a travel destination contact the canadian government office of tour ism 150 kent street ottawa can ada k1a0h6d travel canada on film colour films on all the provinces and territories of canada may be borrowed free from any national film board office from victoria to st johns subjects range from special events and attractions to cities angling boating winter activities and many others in ontario and quebec nfb offices are located in toronto hamilton kingston ottawa kitchener london north bay thunder bay montreal que bec chicoutimi rimouski sherbrooke and trois rivieres films are in 16 mm format and vary in length from 10 to 29 minutes