Public Service Alliance of Canada Building
233 Gilmour Street
Written by Bytown Museum
on
03/Dec/2009
Opened in 1969, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) office building was once voted Ottawa's favourite modern building. With its slim oval structure and warm brown brick, it's easy to see what people like about this building. Unlike many office buildings, PSAC wanted to create a building that people would enjoy looking at.
It was only three years earlier, in 1966, that PSAC had been established. PSAC, however, wasn't the first association to represent federal government employees. The first national association dates back to 1889, when the Canadian Railway Mail Clerks' Federation was founded.
Today, PSAC represents 165,000 members from coast to coast.
Have you ever noticed the iron fence on the west side of the building? It looks like a series of people holding hands.
