Posted Sep 28, 2022, 3:43 PM
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Unapologetic Occidental
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Province 2, Canadian Empire
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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
When Ottawa was chosen, it was serving only the united provinces of Canada East (Quebec) and Canada West (Ontario). When the decision was made, it was very central on the boundary line between the two. Winnipeg was not even a thought in the 1850s, being not much more than the wilderness village of Fort Garry and not being part of Canada at the time. This was still controlled by the British Hudson's Bay Company, a completely separate entity until after Confederation when Britain finally decided to divest that huge territory to Canada.
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