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<title>Ottawa&apos;s tribute to Colonel By</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 7, 2009) The first Monday in August is a holiday that gets localized across much of Canada.  Ottawa has taken to calling it Colonel By Day.  Royal Engineer Lieutenant Colonel John By was responsible for building the Rideau Canal - a huge, six-year project completed back in 1832.  Largely because of that over-land waterway, a scruffy area called Bytown grew into the city of Ottawa and became the national capital a few decades later. Today, the well-preserved canal system connecting Kingston with Ottawa is a boater&apos;s delight and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Allan Meltzer was one of several re-enactors at commemorative events surrounding the grounds of Ottawa&apos;s Bytown Museum. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/14125/20090807/ottawa-apos-s-tribute-to-colonel-by">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
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