[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/crop_01.jpg) From the Ottawa Police web site : “The Ottawa Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance to identify the following two males in relation to the War Memorial Monument incident. Due to the large number of people on Canada Day, there is a possibility that the men in the photographs are from outside the City or the province. ...

Strawberry season is in full swing in Ottawa. You can find maps of local berry farms, tips, and more on our Ottawa Strawberry Guide .

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/ottawasun.com-20-20Flooding-20in-20Orleans-20-20Flooding-20in-20Orleans1152026994828.png) A violent storm hit Orleans last night, causing flooding on roads, power outages, and downed hydro lines. The Ottawa Sun has posted a photo gallery on their web site today. It looks very wet. Let us know if you have any other links to storm pics. ...

Local photographer Stephen Little has posted two beautiful shots of corn (yes, corn) to his web site. The pics were taken at the Experimental Farm in Ottawa. Amidst the Corn is taken from a low angle, and gives the corn an imposing look. ...

We just found a photoblog by local photographer James Maclennan called StandardIssue.ca. Lots of beautiful shots captured in an around Ottawa. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/STANDARDISSUE.CA-20-20Photography-20by-20James-20Maclennan1151812001718.png) Some of our favourite pics: * [ Where buses go to die ](http://www.standardissue.ca/index.php?showimage=510) * [ Super Ex whirlin' ferris wheel ](http://www. ...

We found this site while searching for Canada Day events in Ottawa: [ Dial 6-1-3_ ](http://dial613.blogspot.com/) . A great guide to live music in Ottawa. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/Dial-206-1-3_1151723434390.png) ** Related: ** Ottawa Music Guide

Ottawa resident Pawel Dwulit sent us an email about a new site he’s launched called Easel . This site is “easy on the eyes” – very nicely designed. It’s so pretty we just had to keep on clicking and clicking to explore. ...

Check out the live Parliament Hill Cam – for cool shots of the preparation for the big Canada Day party on July 1. [ ](http://parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/newhillcam.jpg) ** Related: ** Ottawa Canada Day Guide

Last month, the City of Ottawa launched a new carpool site at OttawaRideMatch.com . (See previous: Yet another carpool site ) Here at OttawaStart, we were curious as to why the City developed a new carpool site – when we’ve been running a free carpool service for over 3 years at OttawaCarPool. ...

The eigth issue of Guerilla is now online. It’s a web magazine covering “Ottawa Culture at Ground Level”. We particularly enjoyed a piece this month on Johnny Vegas , as well as a “where are they now” look at former pro wrestlers . ...