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The building, named after Major-General George R. Pearkes, [3] was constructed between 1969 and 1974, and was originally intended for use by the Department of Transport.When a planned National Defence Headquarters complex on the LeBreton Flats was not built, however, DND acquired the Colonel By Drive structure.
In 1966, rail service was controversially relocated to the new Ottawa Station about 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast in an industrial area in the east end of the city as part of an urban renewal plan, leaving the area on the eastern bank of the canal open for development. The Colonel By Drive was built in part on this newly-available rail right-of-way. [3]
As of the census [2] of 2000, there were 17,579 people, 6,113 households, and 4,951 families residing in the township. The population density was 912.0 inhabitants per square mile (352.1/km 2).
The Major-General George R. Pearkes Building. Canada portal; National Defence Headquarters (NDHQ) (French: Quartiers généraux de la Défense nationale (QGDN)) was created through the integration of the Canadian Armed Forces Headquarters (CAF HQ) with the civilian Department of National Defence (DND) staff in October of 1972.
The first M-11 originally ran along Lake Michigan between the Indiana state line near New Buffalo and Mackinaw City on July 1, 1919. [10] On November 11, 1926, the New Buffalo–Benton Harbor segment was used for US 12 and the Watervliet–Mackinaw City section was used for US 31; between Benton Harbor and Watervliet, M-11 was used for a concurrent US 12/US 31. [11]
Ottawa County (/ ˈ ɒ t ə w ə / OT-ə-wə) is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States 2020 Census , the population was 296,200. [ 1 ] The county seat is Grand Haven . [ 2 ]
The city of Coopersville is to the east, and the Coopersville ZIP code 49404 serves areas in the eastern part of Crockery Township. [10] The village of Fruitport is to the north in Muskegon County, and the Fruitport ZIP code 49415 serves areas in the northwest part of Crockery Township. [11]
CA$50 million came from the Canadian government, CA$50 million from the Ontario government, $40 million from the City of Ottawa and the remainder of $30 million was borrowed by the centre itself. [8] The new building was designed by Ritchard Brisbin (bbb architects Ottawa) and features a curved glass facade on the Colonel By Drive front.