Home- Planning Canada’s Capital Region
- Core Area
- Canada's Capital Core Area Sector Plan
- LeBreton Flats
- Public Programming and Activities Vision
- Confederation Boulevard
- Gatineau Park
- Greenbelt
- Urban Area
- Capital Pathways and Parkways
- Transportation Studies
- Official Residences
- Commemorations and Public Art
- Heritage and Capital Treasures
- Environmental Stewardship
- Current Development / Rehabilitation Projects
The NCC focuses on developing interpretive activities, exhibits and publications for the outdoor experience of the Capital that complement the various programs offered by national museums and cultural institutions along Confederation Boulevard. As custodian of most of these outdoor spaces along the Boulevard, the NCC endeavours to create a cohesive experience for over two million visitors who come to the Boulevard annually. The objectives of these interpretive activities are:
- to link both sides of the Ottawa River in a single journey of discovery
- to reveal meaning in the symbolic landscapes
- to connect past to future and provide glimpses of “moments” in national life
The Confederation Boulevard Banners
Every summer, hundreds of colourful banners hang along the Boulevard. They beautify and brighten up the heart of the Capital while celebrating Canada’s provinces and territories and important events in Canadian history.
View the 2005 Confederation Boulevard Banners (pdf - 1.3 Mb)
The Confederation Boulevard Streetscape Interpretation Program
Visitors to Confederation Boulevard are able to learn more about important sites and institutions and significant views and vistas through a series of interpretation panels situated along the route. These panels combine text and visuals on a high-pressure laminate panel situated in a sculpted bronze frame. As of spring 2006, there will be 25 of these interpretation panels along the Boulevard.
Tools to Help Visitors Discover the Boulevard
Over the last several years the NCC has developed a variety of interpretive tools, brochures, discovery maps, information kiosks and booklets to help visitors explore and discover the Boulevard. One of the popular elements on the Boulevard is a series of seven bronze, moulded map models, which feature a three-dimensional representation of the core area of the Capital, making navigating much easier for visitors.