Martin: First civic election in colonial Canada (in 1647) a milestone ottawacitizen.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ottawacitizen.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While Colonel By Day was first declared in 1996, the post-amalgamation Ottawa Council affirmed the August civic holiday Monday as Colonel By Day in 2009.