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HISTORY OF THE STATION

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The VIA Rail Ottawa Station, also known as Gare D’Ottawa, is located at 200 Tremblay Road, Ottawa and, was opened on the 1st of August, 1966. Built to celebrate Canada’s 100th anniversary, the station was regarded as an “up-to-date, modern structure, suitable for a competitive, modern world” (Heritage Research Associates Inc., 39) Originally located on the south-east of Ottawa close to Parliament Hill and just a short walk away from Byward Market, a huge stumbling block on the operations of this station was due to high traffic as well as noise. The solution was to move away from downtown into a location that would allow for better functioning of the train station. In order to create this new station, two of Canada’s most distinguished architectural firms; John Burnett Parkin Associates and the Montreal firm of Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, and Sise, worked hand in hand to achieve this monument. The aim of the plan “was to beautify the capital and remove railway tracks from the central area and the banks of Ottawa’s rivers and canal.” (Jeanes, 1) Parkin was inspired by the landscape surrounding the site. The site was surrounded by government and local industries, as well as many plants. Parkin was able to use his surrounding as a form of decoration to the building, thus allowing him to do away with the consensus that the building was a contained environment. He believed that "Canadians should incorporate their climate into the design of their buildings.” (Heritage Research Inc., 7) In the winter, the station gives one a vast space to look out into the city and enjoy the painful joy that is snow. In the summer, one is allowed to admire the vegetation around. 


With the heart of Canada's 100th anniversary celebrations being held in Ottawa, lots of public figures from all over the world such as the Queen of England came into Ottawa. A staggering seventy thousand people travelled into the nation's capital to celebrate (Heritage Research Associates Inc., 39)  Her visit was capped off by slicing a giant cake on Parliament Hill. The station has received a number of important awards including the Ontario Association of Architect's Landmark Award in 2007, which acknowledges it as one of the most important buildings in Ontario. In order for a building to gain this award, it must demonstrate qualities that can deliver to the community and contribute to the society. This includes that a building built before 1982:
- Establishes a design excellence standard for future generations 
- Enhances the public realms 
- Is compatible and consistent with its surroundings
- Helps to identify part of the community by its unique relationship with its neighbourhood or city (Williams, 3)
 

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