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Watson's Mill is fondly and commonly referred to as "The Heart of Manotick". It is located at the centre of the Village and continues to be a central location for gatherings of all sorts. Strong relationships with the local news media such as The Manotick Messenger, the Ottawa South Weekender, the News EMC Ottawa South, EMC Manotick-Merrickville, and The Packet, to name just a few, means stories about Watson's Mill are covered almost every week in some shape or form.
When Rideau Valley Conservation Authority made the announcement in 2006 that they were leaving their offices in Manotick's Dickinson Square to re-locate to a new building, community members pulled together to "save our square" by convincing the City of Ottawa to purchase it, thereby keeping the historic buildings together as one unit and open for public use.
In December 2007, after numerous appeals, meetings, messages, presentations, interviews and reports, City Council finally made the decision to purchase the Square.
We share with you a few sample articles on the subject of our quest, published in the last year.
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Watson's Mill Threatened
2007
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Weekender: Budget decision
December 21, 2007
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Weekender: resident questions $1.4 million Dickinson Square 'shell game' (part 1)
February 15, 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Messenger: City votes to buy Dickinson Square property
January 3, 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Messenger: square snubbed
April 2, 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Messenger: mayor support square
January 3, 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Messenger: Person of the Year (part 1)
January 3, 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Messenger: person of the year (part 2)
January 3, 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Weekender: resident questions... (part 2)
February 15, 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Messenger: Everyone's a winner with Dickinson Square
February 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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Messenger: Watson's Mill supporters celebrate saving the square
April 9, 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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weekender: Watson's Mill gearing up for new chapter on May 3
April 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada
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weekender: gearing up for a new chapter (part 2)
April 2008
Manotick, Ontario, Canada