The historic sugar bush site less than five kilometres from Parliament Hill underwent a $730,000 reconstruction.
That’s good news not only for those who lamented its demise in a fire on Aug. 27, 2020, but also for anyone with a sweet tooth for the Vanier Sugar Festival, which will return on March 27-April 2 after two years marked by disruptions caused by the blaze and the COVID-19 pandemic.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“Of course, it was not like the real thing, but people understood,” says Meilleur, who represented Vanier first as municipal and regional councillor and later as MPP and Ontario cabinet minister. “But they missed the festival. It’s well-attended here.”Article contentPhoto by Scott Stilborn, Ottawa Fire ServicesAfter establishing themselves in Vanier in 1938, Pères Blancs missionaries constructed the first sugar shack a year later and held the initial sugar season in 1940.
Muséoparc Vanier assumed sugar shack ownership and festival organization duty in 2012. Now, after two years of restricted activities, the goal is a resumption of all-out fun.The “new” sugar shack is larger and fully accessible, unlike its predecessor. For safety reasons, the brand new evaporator delivered on Jan. 17 sits in a room closed off from the dining area.
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