Lemieux Island
Lemieux Island (French: Île Lemieux) is a small island in the middle of the Ottawa River at the edge of Nepean Bay in the National Capital Region of Canada. The island lies between Gatineau, Quebec, and the national capital, Ottawa, Ontario. Administratively being a part of the latter, it is crossed by the Chief William Commanda Bridge and serves a site for the water filtration plant.
The island also features a dog park.
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Lemieux Island and the water supply pipe -
Lemieux Island Water Purification Plant
See also
References
- ^ "Lemieux Island". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
- ^ Cross, Austin F. (31 July 1947). "City's Lemieux Island Monument To Progress". Ottawa Citizen. p. 2. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Public input yields 2 new Ottawa River crossing options". CBC.ca. 23 October 2007. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014.
- ^ "Cut In Use Of Water Urged After Filtration Plant Blaze". Ottawa Citizen. 18 December 1984. Retrieved 3 May 2014.