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I love this video. It’s called Capcity (Ottawa Song) and I hope it goes #1 on every station in O-Town. It perfectly captures the attitude and spirit in Ottawa right now. Written and produced by Peter Joynt , camera by Paul Galipeau . ...

Got a note from Ottawa photog/videographer Ryan Emond on the weekend: I have just completed an extensive time lapse journey through our beautiful city. I wanted to make something that showcased Ottawa, something that everyone could take pride in. If you have a spare few minutes please take a look, it is over 15,000 images compiled to make one film and a full month of dedication. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhanschke/842197082/) Hill sitters. Photo by [ nicholas h ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/nhanschke/842197082/) It’s that we have a 2-week festival of rock, blues, hip hop, comedy, cowboys, dj’s, noise, weed, beer, poutine and guys in inflatable hamster balls … and it all happens _ ** around our national War Museum ** _ . ...

It’s always great to see people doing non-Parliamentary things on Parliament Hill . Like watching a big July 1 rock concert, or checking out the Mosaika light show, or playing rugby , or doing yoga. Here’s a great photo from John W. ...

I cannot think of any other word than " awesome " to describe this photo. UPDATE: The previously unidentified purple cat has been identified by several of our readers as “Kitty Purry”. [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/harper-perry.png) From left to right, an unidentified purple cat, Rachel Harper, Katy Perry and Stephen Harper. ...

Mayor Jim Watson dropped by to a BBQ in Centretown and yesterday afternoon and posted this on Twitter : ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Twitter-2540JimWatsonOttawa-Fun-party-in-centretown-2521-T-....png) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa City Hall Guide If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

Came across these two videos on Sunday. For the first, you’ll have to visit Kevin Bourne’s blog, Reinventing Ottawa , to watch video he shot of a Capaoera demonstration in the middle of the Market. The second video was shot by the fine folks at Local Tourist Ottawa . ...

From BBC’s Human Planet, here’s some awesome video footage of ice blasting on the Rideau River. (Thanks Rosemary Vaughan for the pointer!) ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature Guide

I’ve always thought it would be fun to take over control of the bells in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, and break out a little Smoke on the Water or Thunderstruck or even Sweet Child O' Mine. Well, this may be the next best thing. ...

Rideau Hall sent out a press release last week announcing that the Rideau Hall Skating Rink is open for the season . Several cool (pardon the pun) things about this: 1. How many heads of state around the world a) have a skating rink on their grounds b) open it to the public? ...