Thursday 17 July 2014. Mayor Jim Watson hosted over two hundred specially invited guests at City Hall at the launch of the Nelson Mandela square, in honour of the late global icon, whose achievements had touched the lives of millions of people world wide. Appropriately located across from the Human Rights monument on Elgin Street, the Nelson Mandela square will stand as a testimony to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity, a legacy of immense magnitude by the former President of South Africa. The unveiling of the plaque by the mayor and the South African High Commissioner, was witnessed by the many guests which included high commissioners and ambassadors from Angola and Zambia, the Mandela Legacy Foundation representative, plus leaders of First nations, Ottawa’s diverse national and ethnic community organizations and widely covered by the media.
