36 Hours in Ottawa ()Familyandtwist.com()

Published: August 26, 2007, 1:14 am

Native American art at the First Peoples Hall of the Canadian Museum of Civilization. OTTAWA has always had image problems. Back in 1867, when it beat out its rivals Toronto and Montreal in a bid to become Canada’s national capital, the Governor General bemoaned Parliament’s move to what seemed a frontier outpost on the Ottawa River as an exile to wilderness. Since then, this city of 1.2 million has been written off as a staid hub of government. But beneath Ottawa’s buttoned-up, civil-servant demeanor lies a surprisingly vibrant community, with enough green space, trails and water within city limits to satisfy the most hyperactive of travelers. (Go ahead, call it the San Francisco of eastern Canada it’s worthy.) This summer, as the unlikely capital celebrates its 140th anniversary, Ottawa is embracing its wilder side. 1) PAY HOMAGE TO THE HILL Ottawa may have been unfairly branded as boring, but exploring Parliament Hill (Wellington Street;

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