Canada 150

[caption id=“attachment_85324” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Guy Laflamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017, sat down with ottawastart.com for a year-end interview. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] After helping to put on over 200 events to commemorate Canada’s 150th, Guy Laflamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017, said he is glad it’s all coming to an end. ...

The Horticulture Building at Lansdowne was a who’s-who of different cultures Wednesday night, for the launch reception of a year-long series of events called Ottawa Welcomes the World. The showcase is part of Canada 150 celebrations and will include dozens of events running from March to December. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA (Canada) ** ** – ** At the National Arts Centre (NAC), Canada is our stage. That will be truer than ever in 2017 as the NAC celebrates our country’s 150 th birthday by presenting a number of ambitious projects to mark Canada’s milestone year. ...

[caption id=“attachment_54591” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] The Canada 150 tulip has a striking resemblance to the Canadian flag (NCC photo)[/caption] _ (press release) _ The ** _ Canada 150 _ ** tulip, the official tulip of Canada’s 150th anniversary, was planted today in Commissioners Park. ...

_ (press release) _ ** _ NCC will celebrate 2017 with Confederation Pavilions and legacy initiatives _ ** In 2017, the newly constructed building at 7 Clarence Street will welcome twelve diplomatic missions to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary. The site will become the 2017 International Pavilion where diplomatic missions will exhibit and promote their countries’ relationship with Canada. ...

_ (press release) _ With 250 days to go until Canada’s big birthday year, the Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, unveiled today an eye-catching clock that will count down to January 1, 2017. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, invite Ottawa residents to become volunteers for Canada’s 150 th anniversary celebrations in the nation’s capital.  The Ottawa 2017 online volunteer registration system launched today. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, announced today a world first: an impressive underground multimedia production in the city’s highly anticipated light rail train system. The Confederation Line of Ottawa’s new Light Rail Transit (LRT) service is scheduled to launch in May 2018. ...

_ (via Ottawa 2017) _ The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, today announced an investment of $250,000 in a new funding program that will enable the capital’s arts, culture and heritage communities to add vibrancy to the celebrations of Canada’s 150 ...

_ (via Ottawa 2017) _ The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, are pleased to announce that Stantec is the Exclusive Engineering Firm of Ottawa 2017.  “We’re excited that Stantec, an international design firm with strong Canadian roots, has partnered with Ottawa 2017 to help shape a full year of celebrations in the nation’s capital for Canada’s 150 ...