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There are few if any individuals who have had a greater impact on the settlement that would become Ottawa than Lt. Col. John By. This episode is a biography of the English engineer who is credited with the creation of the Rideau Canal and of Bytown, the seed that germinated into Ottawa. While his life ended in isolation and disgrace, history remembers him much more fondly.
By Brendan RayThere are few if any individuals who have had a greater impact on the settlement that would become Ottawa than Lt. Col. John By. This episode is a biography of the English engineer who is credited with the creation of the Rideau Canal and of Bytown, the seed that germinated into Ottawa. While his life ended in isolation and disgrace, history remembers him much more fondly.