[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. ...

** On Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, ** Ottawa author ** David Mulholland ** will launch _ Chaudière Falls _ , his third novel of dramatized history, from 1 p. m. to 5 p.m. in the Colonel By Room at Ottawa City Hall. ...

The Ottawa REDBLACKS beat the Calgary Stampeders Sunday night, 39-33, to become the 104th Grey Cup champions. It was the first Grey Cup win for the team, which started in 2014. The last time an Ottawa team won the Grey Cup was 1976 with the Ottawa Rough Riders, at the same stadium. ...

_ (press release) _ _ Ottawa, Ontario (November 24, 2016): _ The Beacon Agency is proud to announce that its President and CEO, Janice McDonald has been inducted into the _ Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Hall of Fame _ . ...

_ (press release) _ [caption id=“attachment_57480” align=“alignright” width=“476”] NCC photo[/caption] ** Canada’s Capital Region ** —The National Capital Commission (NCC) and the Congrégation des Servantes de Jésus-Marie are pleased to have reached an agreement regarding the sale of the convent property at 210 Laurier Street in Gatineau. ...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/15837230158/in/photolist-q8tWLo-qq3BWe-dyZpbV-i33F5q-dFSnM6-q8Cwg2-dFSnLe-dG8fDR-qykMhc-qFDV7B-iebkRd-dFSnKk-dFSnGx-i2e3QL-inFeUt-dxk4eP-ideCk7-qnLusG-qyrNZ9-pthLhT-icABuo-q8uUYL-qnLqYN-puWLKX-dvLRfF-CGPdsf-bneASf-BQY7ht-inFf8p-ixoaEk-dE3wG6-q8CJTX-ifBvku-ByReYs-qnLASA-ixovoE-dD3P3P-i3G598-duFKKt-iupoRs-qq3A1k-DAZw6Z-psaU3o-iczFQQ-igVq6C-q8BbHt-ivXeYB-qp6BQu-dAFHxh-iQVwh7 _ Ottawa during the holidays. Photo by David Johnson via the OttawaStart Flickr group. _ Here’s a running list of holiday events in the capital. We’ll be adding more as the season progresses: [events_list category=“christmas” limit=0] _ ( add your event to this list ) _

Here’s a cool post from uOttawa’s Facebook page (best to open this up on your phone in the Facebook app, but computer works too):

Susan Sherring has been a part of the _ ** Ottawa Sun ** _ since day one, when the paper launched in 1988. Now, she’s taking a buyout. Sherring announced the news Thursday evening on Twitter. https://twitter.com/SusanSherring/status/801910296138878976 It comes amid a grim financial picture at parent company Postmedia, which also publishes the _ ** Ottawa Citizen ** _ . ...

_ (press release) _ The National Capital Commission will recommend the Tunney’s Pasture site to the Minister of Canadian Heritage for the new Civic Campus of The Ottawa Hospital. This recommendation is supported by extensive public and stakeholder consultations and a rigorous analysis of evidence and documentation by the evaluation committee and NCC professional staff. ...

[caption id=“attachment_53870” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Back to the Archives delves into Ottawa newspapers on select Throwback Thursdays[/caption] Here’s a story from the Oct. 7, 1985 edition of _ ** the Ottawa Citizen ** _ , about a proposed nudist bar in Hull. ...