The park itself has existed in Ottawa's west end for almost 100 years.
A park, monument, and museum exist today on the site of the fort.
A small park exists at the northern end of the bay, and is itself popular with birds.
The park does not exist just for one person.
The park doesn't exist anymore because they have widened the road.
Yet while many national parks in Africa exist primarily on paper, this one is real.
Such parks already exist in many cities around the world.
Just knowing that the park existed was a sort of security blanket for them.
History provided little evidence to suggest that 1988 would be any different than the previous 100 plus years the park had existed.
Despite its popularity, the park existed for only eight months, burning down in April 1911.