celebrations

_ (Via Ottawa 2017) _ ** Ottawa – ** The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC and the City of Ottawa, are happy to announce that 49 community organizations will receive a total of $200,000 in funding to plan unique celebrations throughout the nation’s capital for Canada’s 150 ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA ** It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … at Lansdowne. The Lansdowne Christmas Market officially launched Friday night as the Ottawa Children’s Choir helped to open the festive season serenading shoppers and visitors with Christmas carols including ‘O Christmas Tree’ as the Greatest Christmas Tree in Ottawa was lit by Mayor Watson. ...

The streets ran red - and black - Tuesday with thousands of fans turning out to a parade downtown in honour of the Redblacks' Grey Cup win. https://twitter.com/REDBLACKS/status/803660358111985664 https://twitter.com/REDBLACKS/status/803642265289818112 https://twitter.com/REDBLACKS/status/803648420560781312 https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/803755973353545728 https://twitter.com/ottawalifers/status/803663569913049089 https://twitter.com/TimTierney/status/803680301914451968 [ MVP! ...

_ (press release) _ November 28, 2016 – Gatineau – Canadian Heritage Canadians will be marking the arrival of the 150 th anniversary of Confederation in a spectacular way on Parliament Hill on December 31. This event, hosted by Isabelle Racicot, promises to wow audiences! ...

[caption id=“attachment_57984” align=“aligncenter” width=“922”] Patrimoine canadien/Canadian Heritage[/caption] Christmas Light Map ** Can you help? ** Some listings on this map are from 2015 and labelled as “unconfirmed” for this year. If you’re the owner of one of these houses, or if you’ve seen other great Christmas light displays up, please let us know via feedback@ottawastart. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA (Canada) ** ** – ** At the National Arts Centre (NAC), Canada is our stage. That will be truer than ever in 2017 as the NAC celebrates our country’s 150 th birthday by presenting a number of ambitious projects to mark Canada’s milestone year. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** - The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) today announced that former Ottawa Mayor, Jim Durrell, will Chair Ottawa’s 2017 Grey Cup Festival. The Grey Cup Festival 2017 is a series of events and activities that take place during the week prior to the Grey Cup game. ...

[caption id=“attachment_54278” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] Red Bull crashed ice (via Ottawa 2017)[/caption] _ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** Red Bull Crashed Ice has announced the [ international stops ](https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/redbullcrashedice/AP-1PU7YAA3W2111) of the fastest sport on skates leading up to the grand finale in Ottawa. ...

_ (press release) _ ** _ Ottawa, ON (September 20, 2016)— _ ** Thanks to the Canadian Garden Council and a generous donation from Vesey’s Bulbs of PEI, 150 communities and organizations from coast to coast have been selected to receive a spectacular 150th Celebration Garden. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** Today the Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, announced fourteen projects that will receive a total of $250,000 in funding to create vibrant experiences that will highlight Ottawa’s diverse arts, culture and heritage offerings during Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations. ...