REMEMBERING THE CANAL WORKERS - PART 2 - WREATH LAYING

The Celtic Cross is set beside the Ottawa Lockstation which is the first lockstation of the Rideau Canal. Below is the base of the Cross and the insciption to the Irish workers.






On April 28 they had a wreath laying ceremony for the Irish Immigrants who lost their lives building the Rideau Canal. This the 175th Anniversary of the Canal and the foundation of Bytown. Bytown was named after Colonel John By who was in charge of building the canal. Many people settled in the area after the canal was finished and Bytown was later renamed Ottawa. In 1857 Ottawa was chosen by Queen Victoria to be the Capital of Canada.