Littorally Speaking: A Coffee Table Book

As part of Culture Days, viewers are welcome to flip through an imagined coffee table book that takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the urban water system infrastructure in the Ottawa River littoral zone (shoreline areas between high and low water levels). Recalling childhood memories of oversized books filled with images of pristine nature and unspoilt landscapes, the video recreates the sensation of flipping through such a book. The scenic images depict the City of Ottawa’s water systems–the water purification plants and selected wastewater and stormwater infrastructural elements that interface with the Ottawa River.

You can get the effect of flipping through the pages of a coffee table book in the video version. To stop to read a page just pause the video, then restart when you are ready to proceed.

CLICK HERE TO LAUNCH THE VIDEO.

For those wanting a more static view, CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION.

For the kids, download an Ottawa Water System Maze Puzzle HERE.