** Editor’s note: ** I’m pleased to introduce you this morning to one of my favourite Ottawa writers, Rose Simpson. She’s written for the _ Ottawa Journal _ and been a columnist at the _ Ottawa Citizen _ and _ Regina Leader-Post _ , she’s a film producer, and she blogs almost daily over at Rose’s Cantina . ...

From the OttawaStart Community News feed: It all started in 1963, with black-and white vignettes about the loon, the moose, the gannet and the beaver… Over five decades, Hinterland Who’s Who has inspired thousands of Canadians to connect with wildlife in many different ways. ...

Lots of history posts on our blog this week! Here’s an old newspaper ad from the Ottawa Journal on December 2, 1940. Hat tip to Christopher Ryan for digging this up! [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/BVCtEYWCEAEC3EO.jpg) CITIZENS OF OTTAWA TAKE NOTE: Any rumor that steel for the Lord Elgin Hotel will not be available until after the war is FALSE. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/9942812543/) (Click image for full size.) UPDATE: I think it’s solved. OttawaStart reader David Adair (and several others) identified the building in the distance as the Dominican College at 96 Empress Avenue. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophe_ledent/9762395884/) Chateau Laurier Revisted. Photo by [ Christophe Ledent ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/christophe_ledent/9762395884/in/pool-ottawastart) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/9762395884/) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

** UPDATE (JANUARY 25, 2014): ** Mystery revealed! Andrew has uncovered the name and the history of this ship. You can read about it here… [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo.jpg) Just before noon today, Andrew King sent me an email: _ “It’s not the beer train under Lebreton flats, but I have found something on Google Maps that could be very interesting. ...

Update: David Reevely has a bit more about the “Queen Street boneyard” on his blog . Work on Ottawa’s Light Rail Transit tunnel came to halt yesterday after workers found bones underground. https://twitter.com/OttawaCitizen/status/380739461552013312 https://twitter.com/onthebeat1/status/380713111080038400 https://twitter.com/onthebeat1/status/380740346314911744 https://twitter.com/ctvottawa/status/381020286671286273 This morning, local history buff Andrew King went to work, scouring Google for old maps and documents that might give some clues about where the bones came from. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/9801445993/) Cotton Candy Clouds. Photo by [ David Ian Johnson ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/9801445993/) . Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

I love the bold colours in this photo by Steve Brandon . “Red & Green: A 1969 Chevy Camaro under a giant Canadian Tire logo”. From the OttawaStart Flickr Group . (The car is being raffled off as a fundraiser for the Royal Ottawa Foundation. ...

For the past couple of years, Ottawa rapper Peter Joynt has been sharing his powerful story with local high school students. Now he’s released an inspiring new video to spread that message even further. ** See also: ** Ottawa Music Guide ...