Kìwekì Point

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title: "Kìwekì Point" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["parks-in-ottawa", "landforms-of-ottawa", "national-capital-commission"] description: "Peninsula in Ontario, Canada" topic_path: "general/parks-in-ottawa" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kìwekì_Point" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Kìwekì Point (), formerly Nepean Point, is a hill overlooking the Ottawa River in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located between the National Gallery of Canada and Alexandra Bridge. The site is managed by the National Capital Commission (NCC).

The hill had originally been named after Evan Nepean. At the peak of the hill is a statue of French explorer Samuel de Champlain holding his famous astrolabe upside-down. It was made by sculptor Hamilton MacCarthy in 1915. Previously, the statue also featured a kneeling Anishinabe scout, added in 1918 to "signify how the native people helped Champlain navigate through the waters of the Ottawa River". The scout statue has since been relocated to nearby Major's Hill Park and was renamed "Kitchi Zibi Omàmìwininì" in 2013. The original site also featured several other sculptures and an amphitheatre known as "Astrolabe Theatre".

In November 2019, the site was closed to begin a redevelopment project led by Janet Rosenberg & Studio, Patkau Architects, Blackwell Structural Engineers, and ERA Architects Inc. The new site, scheduled for completion in 2024, will feature two accessible lookouts, a shelter, and a pedestrian bridge connecting the site to Major's Hill Park. During the development's planning, the NCC consulted with representatives of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg and the Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn. On October 4, 2022, Nepean Point was renamed Kìwekì Point in order to "highlight Algonquin voices, and showcase Algonquin culture and language". Kìwekì means "returning to one's homeland" in Algonquin.

Kìwekì Point officially reopened to the public on May 16, 2025.

Gallery

File:Pointe Nepean - 04.jpg|Looking upstream the Ottawa River from Kìwekì Point. File:Pointe Nepean - 07.jpg|Looking downstream the Ottawa River from Kìwekì Point. File:Champlain statue with archer.jpg|MacCarthy's statues together c. 1918—1936 File:Champlain statue, Nepean Point, Ottawa.jpg|MacCarthy's Samuel de Champlain with Astrolabe. File:Anishinabe Scout.jpg|MacCarthy's Kitchi Zibi Omàmìwininì at Major's Hill Park. File:La montee vers la pointe Nepean - 01.jpg|Ascent to Nepean point by Cornelia Oberlander (1988) File:Black Nest.jpg|Black Nest by Bill Vazan (1991) File:One hundred foot line (48602638147).jpg|One Hundred Foot Line by Roxy Paine (2010) File:Majestic - 01.jpg|Majestic by Michel de Broin (2011) File:One Hundred Foot Line - 03.jpg|Nature Will Reclaim You by Nicholas Galanin (2013)

References

References

1. (2022-10-04). "Nepean Point next to the national gallery renamed Kìwekì Point".
2. "Samuel de Champlain Statue". Canadian Heritage ministry.
3. "Anishinabe Scout". Canadian Heritage ministry.
4. (November 23, 2017). "Winning design chosen for Nepean Point redevelopment". CBC News.
5. "Kìwekì Point (formerly Nepean Point) Redevelopment".
6. "National Capital Commission Reopens Kìwekì Point".
7. (16 May 2025). "Kìwekì Point reopens as 'a place that invites reflection, connection and renewal'".
8. (16 May 2025). "NCC opens Kìwekì Point to the public after $45-million rehabilitation project".
9. (16 May 2025). "Kìwekì Point: Official unveiling of an Ottawa jewel".
10. (30 May 2025). "Take a look at one of the most spectacular lookouts in the National Capital Region".

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