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	Flag of Ottawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The flag of Ottawa is highlighted by a stylised O design, sometimes referred to as a 'toilet' flush.
		The stylised O is meant to represent both a maple leaf (symbolising Canada) and the Peace Tower and Centre Block of the parliament buildings (symbolising Ottawa).
		This flag was adopted by the city in 1901 and when it was replaced it was the oldest municipal flag in Canada.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_Ottawa (292 words)

	Flag
		The flag's design uses the blue and green colours chosen to represent the new city.
		The large blue is symbolic of the rivers and waterways that are a part of life in the Ottawa area.
		Flags will also be available for use by the public.
	ottawa.ca /city_hall/visual_id/flag_en.html (151 words)

	Armenia
		Flag used between 1918 and 1921 and readopted 24 August 1990 (with modified proportion), coat of arms used between 1918 and 1921 and readopted 24 August 1990.
		The flag of the Republic of Armenia is tricolor made of three horizontal and equal stripes of red, blue, and orange.
		The proportion of the flag is 1:2, though the 1918 Armenian flag was 2:3.
	www.fotw.us /flags/am.html (1192 words)

	Ottawa, Ontario
		The logo reflects Ottawa's status as the nation's capital with its three streamers forming an abstract, subtle suggestion of a maple leaf or a hint of the local architecture.
		The flag illustrated in Flagscan is the flag of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.
		The flag was adopted 26 June 1985 by the Regional Council and is a simpler version of the coat of arms.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-on-ot.html (1165 words)

	CBC Ottawa - Peace Tower flag won't be lowered for military deaths (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		CBC Ottawa - Peace Tower flag won't be lowered for military deaths
		The deaths of the four soldiers in Afghanistan on the weekend brought the issue to the fore.
		The government says that in the event of a death flags will fly at half-mast at the soldier's operational base, at his or her home base, and at Defence Headquarters in Ottawa.
	www.cbc.ca /ottawa/story/ot-flag20060425.html?ref=rss (441 words)

	Ottawa
		Marie, the Ottawa remained near the mouth of the French River and on the large Islands in Lake Huron.
		Ottawa of the Osage (Blanchard's Fork and Roche de Boeuf from Ohio).
		The Ottawa's first meeting with the French was a brief encounter at the mouth of the French River in 1615 with Samuel de Champlain.
	www.tolatsga.org /otta.html (13649 words)

	Ottawa Language and the Ottawa Indian Tribe (Odawa, Odaawa)
		People: The Ottawa are generally considered to be an offshoot of the Ojibwe tribe, with whom they continue to maintain close and friendly relations.
		The Ottawa were staunch allies of the French, and it was an Ottawa chief, Pontiac, who led a devastating Indian rebellion against the British after they took over the French colonies in 1763.
		Abenaki history is interesting and important, but the Ottawa are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern writers as well as traditional folklore, contemporary artwork as well as archaeology exhibits, and the issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday.
	www.native-languages.org /ottawa.htm (765 words)

	Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Canadian National Flag was adopted by the Canadian Parliament on October 22, 1964 and was proclaimed into law by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen of Canada) on February 15, 1965.
		The Canadian Flag (colloquially known as The Maple Leaf Flag) is a red flag of the proportions two by length and one by width, containing in its centre a white square, with a single red stylized eleven-point maple leaf centred in the white square.
		The "Royal Union Flag" (British Union Flag) is a current "official" flag of Canada per act of parliament of December 18, 1964, to "show allegiance to the crown and as a symbol of Canadian membership in the Commonwealth".
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/ca.html (3011 words)

	Ontario
		As the flag bore the Royal Union Flag in the canton, permission from the sovereign was necessary.
		The trillium appeared on a governmental flag in 1963 with the establishment of the Ontario Achievement Award flag.
		Of the flags which are suitable for waving, the one with greatest significance for Canada in that it served as a model for the National Flag, is that of the Royal Military College in Kingston.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Provinces/Ontario.html (2538 words)

	Canadian Flag Bibliography
		The Flag of England, its History and the Flags of the Empire (London: self, 1926), 75 pp.
		Flags of the Métis (Regina: Gabriel Dumont Institute, 1987), 34 pp.
		"Birth of a flag" The Archivist, 17, 1, pp.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Appendicies/Bibliography.html (1720 words)

	CBC Ottawa - Peace Tower flag lowered for dead, injured workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Canadian flag on the Peace Tower was flown at half-mast Friday to honour workers who have been killed or injured on the job.
		All other federal buildings were ordered to lower their flags as well in a sign of respect for the internationally observed annual Day of Mourning.
		The Peace Tower flag was lowered just days after the Conservative government announced it would no longer fly that flag at half-mast each time a Canadian soldier was killed on the military's current Afghanistan mission.
	www.cbc.ca /ottawa/story/ot-peacetower20060428.html?ref=rss (309 words)

	CANADA DAY: The Canadian Flag
		Queen Elizabeth II of England proclaimed the new flag to be flown throughout Canada as its national flag as of Feb 15, 1965 – 98 years after Confederation.
		The Canadian Flag should always be displayed with respect and should not be displayed in an inferior position.
		The only flags that are given more honors are the personal standards for members and representatives of the Royal Family.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/canadian_tourism/73510 (538 words)

	Flags \| Event Protocol \| Ceremonies and Events \| Tools and Templates
		A single flag is placed in front of the audience — either in the centre or to the left.
		The national flag of Canada always occupies the place of honour when it is displayed with other flags.
		The national flag of Canada always occupies the centre, the second flag in descending order of importance is on the left and the third on the right (to an observer facing the display).
	www.brand.uottawa.ca /templates/ce_flags.php (199 words)

	Flagwire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The historic flag has been in the possession of Elisabeth Hoffmann-Lamoureux, the second wife of Lucien Lamoureux, who was the deputy Speaker of the House of Commons when the red-and-white banner was raised for the first time in 1965.
		Lamoureux said her father always always intended that the flag be returned to Canada, and said she and her siblings, Michel, Claude, and Adele, had urged Ms.
		Her father had asked that the flag be draped over his casket at his funeral.
	www.flagwire.com /index.php?doc=28&aid=686 (876 words)

	Pongu Thamizh in Ottawa - TamilCanadian
		Muthulingam hoisted the Tamil national flag and the president of the Carleton University Tamil Students Association, Mr.Panchalingam hoisted the Canadian flag.
		One day, this flag will be flying in the compound of the United Nations, and we shall all hope for that special day.
		Ottawa’s own Susi Nallaiya has also done an outstanding job in training the group of dancers who were all in their pre-teens.
	www.tamilcanadian.com /pageview.php?ID=1142&SID=258 (1213 words)

	CTV.ca \| One of first Maple Leaf flags unveiled in Ottawa
		The flag disappeared soon after it was taken down 41 years ago, and stayed missing until just last year when it was found in the Belgian home of Elizabeth Hoffmann-Lamoureux.
		She was the second wife of the late Lucien Lamoureux, the deputy speaker of the House of Commons in the mid 1960s who was presented the flag as a gift for his masterful handling of the ugly flag debate.
		But while the flag unveiled today was recovered last year, the second is believed to be still missing.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060215/flag_day_060215/20060215?hub=TopStories&s_name= (677 words)

	The Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs of Ottawa Inc.
		Each Kin club across the country was invited to send their community or city flag to Ottawa where fellow Kin, their families and friends in the official opening ceremonies on Canada Day, would carry them.
		This tradition, the "Parade of Flags" project, is still carried on today (flags now number over 400) and everyone is invited each year to join in.
		Canadian, provincial and municipal flags were carried along Wellington Street onto the lawn in front of Parliament Hill.
	www.ottawakin.ca /ch7.htm (770 words)

	The Flag of the Ottawa Nation of Oklahoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Flag of the Ottawa Nation of Oklahoma
		the Ottawa sided with the British, but were able to control most of Ohio after the War.
		The flag of the Ottawa reflects their history: The evergreen tree and grass knoll recall their origins
	user.aol.com /donh523/navapage/ottawa.htm (964 words)

	World Flag Database: Canada (Armed Forces)
		This flag is flown at Canadian Forces establishments and, in a minature version, is the flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff.
		Naval ships fly the national flag as an ensign and use this flag as a jack.
		The above rank flags are semi-official and are used mainly by the Ottawa and Halifax establishments at present.
	www.flags.net /old/CANA3.htm (130 words)

	Haitian Flag Day Facts \| Haitian Flag Day Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Anthem raises note of hope at haitian flag day celebration the country, and those who left it, celebrated haitian flag day on tuesday, and as the nation struggles to recover.
		The haitian flag for a country& 8217 s citizens, the national flag is indisputably a symbol of in haiti, flag day is a major national holiday.
		The flag is a badge of honor to all a sign of our citizens' common purpose.
	www.redwhiteblueday.info /haitian-flag-day.html (1243 words)

	Colours in the Flag of African Liberation Movements
		Red, Black and Green are the oldest national colors known to man. They are used as the flag of the Black Liberation Movement in America today, but actually go back to the Zinj Empires of ancient Africa, which existed thousands of years before Rome, Greece, France, England or America.
		The Red significantly stands in our flag as a reminder of the truth of history, and that men must gain and keep their liberty, even at the risk of bloodshed.
		Thus, the colors were not chosen at any limited convention of Black persons; but, have been, in centuries past, and are now the emblem of true Black hope and pride, as embodied in all theories of Pan-Africanism and Black Nationalism.
	www.uuottawa.com /coloursinflagsmain.htm (434 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The plan for Ottawa was, of course, not nearly so grandiose: a quarter-mile dirt track for outlaw class sprint cars and some stock car racing, seating for 6,000 spectators and, possibly, a convenience store, motel and car wash.
		Other than the investment in the track itself and the number of jobs that might be created, the impact on the local economy was not clear.
		A stronger, better-developed plan for a race track near Ottawa could be a winner for the area as well as developers.
	www.dailynews.net /ottawa/herald_opinion/racetrack.html (436 words)

	Flagwire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		ALEXANDER PANETTA, CP OTTAWA -- The original Maple Leaf flag that fluttered atop the Peace Tower in 1965 is being rushed home on a commercial...
		Sheboygan insurer raises flag on nation's tallest flagpole
		A remnant of a Maine infantry regiment's Civil War battle flag that a soldier safeguarded at Gettysburg will be turned over this Thursday to the...
	www.flagwire.com /index.php?doc=29&p=42 (248 words)

	The Canadian Flag
		The Ensign, bearing the British Union Jack and the royal arms of Canada, was just one of the many flags which had been flown on Parliament Hill over the years before and after Confederation.
		Another committee was formed by the Senate and House of Commons and the announcement that Ottawa was accepting flag design submissions was sent out across the nation one more time.
		A red flag with a single maple leaf in the centre of a white square
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/canflag.htm (481 words)

	Ottawa Chapter IEEE VTS - Events & Home Page
		A presentation will be a detailed review of Hybrid Vehicle Technology, with emphasis on technologies that are being researched and the results of various analyses of hybrid and fuel cell vehicle efficiencies with emphasis on economics.
		This meeting is sponsored by the IEEE Ottawa Chapters of the Vehicular Technology Society, the Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society and the Joint Chapter on Robotics and Control Systems.
		As Tom consults for local authorities in choices and processes in reviewing various rapid transit opportunities, he is well-suited to compare the merits of new and innovative integrated rapid-tranist options,e.g.in the late sixties he was with the US Transit Federal Aid group; he also worked on the Penn Central Railroad bankruptcy study.
	members.allstream.net /~max-com/ottawa.vts.html (2382 words)

	Ottawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Grinding guitar assaults, frenzied jackhammer drums, and chunky distorted bass chords give way to vocal exchanges in which the two singers scream bloody murder at each other.
		Like their contemporaries Los Crudos, Ottawa nurtured a heightened social awareness in the punk community, rallying against multinational corporations, social injustice, gentrification of low-income urban areas, and the hypocrisy of organized religion.
		Ottawa also appeared on a seven-inch compilation and a Japanese hardcore compilation CD.
	www.epitonic.com /artists/ottawa.html (238 words)

	Ottawa Products Co.
		Ottawa Products Co., Inc. is a quality, customer oriented OEM manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of products, including exhaust system clamps and hangers and other components for the Heavy-Duty Truck, Off-Road Equipment, Agricultural Equipment, High-Performance Automotive and many other Industrial Markets.
		We are conveniently located in Curtice, Ohio a suburb of Toledo, Ohio which is located in the heart of the industrial/automotive corridor.
		Ottawa Products Co. employees are committed to the long term relationship, satisfaction and success of all our customers big and small.
	www.ottawaproducts.com (527 words)

	The Independent Online
		The Canadian flag atop Ottawa’s Peace Tower will remain at full-mast, only to be lowered one day a year on November 11, Remembrance Day.
		The current government wishes to retain the 80-year history of flying the flag at half-mast on the Peace Tower on November 11 for all people who have given their lives, but that doesn’t mean that no flags are lowered.”
		Norlock pointed out the flags at National Defence Headquarters are at half mast, the flags with the Unit itself in Afghanistan are at half-mast and flags at individual bases are also lowered.
	www.eastnorthumberland.com /article.php?id=238 (542 words)

	Flags and Banners - The Flag Shop Ottawa
		The Flag Shop is Ottawa's destination for embassies, travelers, businesses, public institutions, teachers and students.
		We have on hand the widest in store selection of flags, pins, crests, flag equipment, decorative banners and traveling supplies.
		We are proud sponsors of the Ottawa 67's Adopt a School program, helping to encourage students with rewards of free hockey tickets resulting from improvements in studies, behavior and volunteerism.
	www.flagshop.com /ottawa (136 words)

	FLAG FOOTBALL MAGAZINE [Leagues]
		FlagMag president Jim Zimolka was in Ottawa this weekend taking photos and talking with the Canadian ball players.There appears to be some talk from several people that the Touch Tournament will change to Flag in the next two years.
		This past month the NFL conducted a youth Flag Football Tournament in Toronto were eight countries participated.
		Flag Football Magazine is taking a team to Moscow Russia Sept 8-12th.
	www.flagmag.com /Leagues/CanOttawaSept1.html (288 words)

	Saskatchewan government asks residents to raise a flag against Ottawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		REGINA (CP) - Saskatchewan is moving forward with a pointed advertising campaign it hopes will shake an energy accord loose from a federal government that could be at the polls in a matter of months.
		Premier Lorne Calvert said earlier this week he was outraged an energy deal still hasn't been reached between his province and Ottawa when similar deals were signed with Newfoundland and Nova Scotia months ago.
		Instead, the Saskatchewan premier is asking residents to "raise a flag" in support of his cause.
	www.canada.com /businesscentre/story.html?id=d309622f-624a-4e12-9c36-0d4d6ab114de (593 words)

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