[caption id=“attachment_78806” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] A mosaiculture display at MosaiCanada. (Glen Gower/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] _ (Via MosaïCanada) _ GATINEAU, Saturday September 9th, 2017 – It was at Jacques-Cartier Park in Gatineau at 1:45 PM today that the millionth visitor crossed the gates of MOSAICANADA150 / GATINEAU 2017. ...

[caption id=“attachment_78691” align=“aligncenter” width=“1024”] Henry Burris, former Redblacks quarterback, recieves the Key to the City from Mayor Jim Watson on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. (via City of Ottawa)[/caption] _ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – Thursday evening, Mayor Jim Watson presented the Key to the City to Henry Burris, current CTV Morning Live Host and former REDBLACKS quarterback, at a ceremony at City Hall. ...

_ (Via Environment Canada) _ Conditions will be favourable for the development of funnel clouds today. Scattered thunderstorms across Southern Ontario will continue into this evening. Some of the thunderstorms will bring dime sized hail, wind gusts to 70 km/h and frequent lightning. ...

[caption id=“attachment_78151” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Tanya Spirak, a board member for addictions advocacy group We The Parents, says the public drug education curriculum needs to be more thorough. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Dozens gathered at the Human Rights Monument in Ottawa on Thursday to remember the lives of those who have died from drug overdoses during a ceremony to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day. ...

From September 10-15, ** Mostly Danish ** will be hosting a massive sale at its furniture warehouse on 2437 Kaladar Ave in Ottawa’s South End, as well as at its boutique storefront at 1000 Wellington West in the Hintonburg arts district. ...

[caption id=“attachment_77957” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Lisa MacLeod, Nepean-Carleton MPP, speaks at a community picnic on Sunday. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] The lack of an official award to commemorate Canada’s 150 th led Lisa MacLeod to launch her own to recognize residents from her community who do good things. ...

It is time to think about the activities your children will be doing this fall! If you’re looking for the best role models, the most fun and the best gymnastics program in town… look no further! ** [ Starr Gymnastics & Fitness ](http://www. ...

An annual show and sale of antique to modern dolls, teddy bears, toys, and dollhouse miniatures. Freewill cash donation to the Ottawa Food bank buys you entry. Over 40 vendors! Lots to see for young and old alike. Special display of Fashion Integrity dolls depicting the glamour and excitement of today’s fashion industry. ...

The CP Women’s Open wrapped up Sunday with Sung Hyun Park, of South Korea, taking a 13-under par victory. Smith Falls' Brooke Henderson finished even par and tied for twelfth place in the tournament, which was held at the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club on Hunt Club Road. ...

[caption id=“attachment_77404” align=“aligncenter” width=“384”] Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister. An Ontario teachers' union wants schools named after him to be renamed in acknowledgement of his historical mistreatment toward Indigenous peoples. (Library Archives Canada)[/caption] One side is engaged in Orwellian scrubbing of the historical record, while the others are plainly ignoring the ugly truth. ...