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This video was shot yesterday over the noon hour on Parliament Hill. Dr. Andrea McCrady, the Peace Tower Carilloneur played a selection of Elvis Presley hits to mark the anniversary of his birth. Thanks to John MacNab for sending in this video link! ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/what-ottawa-was-obsessed-wi.jpg) ** Previously: ** What Ottawa was obsessed with in 2011 ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Media Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

My city councillor Shad Qadri shared this infographic in a recent email to residents. It shows how the city plows roads during typical snowfalls. ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/what-to-expect-during-a-sto.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Winter Storm Guide ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherrygaley/8288282489/) Photo by [ Sherry Galley ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherrygaley/8288282489/in/pool-ottawastart) , shared in the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/8288282489/) . * [ ** What's open and closed in Ottawa for Christmas 2012 ** ](http://ottawastart. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/christmas2012) Click here for a special holiday e-card from OttawaStart.com

Hyperlapse = a combination of stop-motion and time-lapse photography, where the footage is made dynamic through the introduction of rotations and pans.” Check out this hyperlapse video of Parliament Hill by Dave Bigelow from 27Forty in Ottawa. [ ](http://ottawastart. ...

I drove by this house on McElroy Drive in Kanata the other night: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_3223.jpg) …and next door: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_3224.jpg) …and just around the corner on Rickey Place: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/IMG_3229.jpg) ** See also: ** Ottawa Christmas Lights Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

Clifford Lyness, the executive chef at the Brookstreet Hotel in Kanata, spent the last couple of weeks constructing this gingerbread masterpiece. It stands nearly five feet tall and includes balconies, windows, pool and landscaping. It’s on display now in the main lobby at the Brookstreet. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8230810613/) Nutcracker Army. Photo by [ Glen Gower ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8230810613/in/photostream) . We’ve added a few new Christmas-themed guides to OttawaStart over the last few weeks: * [ Christmas Craft Fairs in Ottawa ](http://ottawastart. ...

Check out this new video from The Joynt and Maya Mayne called _ Product of My Placement _ . It features some stunning videography of our city, courtesy of Ottawa Tourism . “You’ve never seen the city like this,” said Peter on Twitter last night. ...