Finally ... Corktown Bridge over the Canal

Last August I wrote about how the city was considering naming the new footbridge crossing the Rideau Canal Corktown Bridge, to honour the Irish immigrants that helped build the Canal with picks & shovels in the early 1800's. Corktown was the raunchy settlement of huts housing the workers at the time.

Public consultations were held this week and after 9 months, the name of Corktown finally beat other nominees by a landslide. Now all that's left is for it to get final approval from city council. I love it!

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