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Ottawa set to unveil Mary Papatsie Park in Vanier – Nunatsiaq News

May 4, 2026

Renaming ceremony scheduled for May 5

A park in Ottawa’s Vanier neighbourhood is set to get a new name next week in tribute to Mary Papatsie, an Inuk woman whose death remains under investigation.

Papatsie, originally from Pangnirtung, was 39 years old when she was reported missing in Ottawa in 2017.

Her remains were discovered in Vanier in 2022. Her death is being investigated as a homicide by the Ottawa Police Service.

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