canada day

Today Ottawa 2017 along with Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson announced that CIBC (CM:TSX) (CM:NYSE) will be the lead partner as the city hosts a year of celebrations to mark Canada’s 150 th birthday.  The partnership will see a number of high caliber events and activities presented in the Capital throughout 2017, a year that marks both Canada and CIBC’s 150 ...

As Canadians get ready for Canada’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the National Capital Commission (NCC) is preparing the Plan for Canada’s Capital, 2017–2067, the signature planning framework that will shape the vision for the nation’s capital until Canada’s bicentennial in 2067. ...

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, joined by Cheryl Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Algonquin College, Councillors Cloutier and Fleury, co-chairs of the City’s efforts in Ottawa 2017, and Guy Laflamme, Executive Director of the Ottawa 2017 Bureau, today announced a partnership to create hands-on learning opportunities for students as Ottawa prepares to welcome millions of visitors for Canada’s 150 ...

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, joined by the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Guy Laflamme, Executive Director of the Ottawa 2017 Bureau, Deborah Morrison, Executive Director of Experiences Canada and special guests, today announced a partnership to help bring a record 150 student exchange groups to Ottawa in 2017. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/7482194032) _ Photo by Zhu, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ This page has info about the big events downtown, plus celebrations all around Ottawa in Kanata, Barrhaven, Orleans, etc. The Nation’s Capital is the headquarters for Canada’s birthday celebration on July 1, 2015. ...

The City of Ottawa wants to provide health and safety tips to help make your Canada Day celebrations memorable – for all the right reasons.   The following tips are courtesy of Ottawa Paramedic Service, Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa Fire Services, By-law and Regulatory Services and Security and Emergency Management: ** Fireworks ** ...

To ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday, the City reminds anyone planning to use fireworks to celebrate Canada Day do so in a safe and courteous manner and to comply with the City’s Fireworks By-law.  The Fireworks By-law outlines the rules around fireworks use. ...

The City of Ottawa is seeking local, national and international companies as sponsoring partners for the 150 th anniversary celebrations of Canada’s Confederation in 2017.  The City’s Ottawa 2017 Bureau has posted a notice on MERX, the government procurement system, to ensure fairness and transparency for the sponsorship process. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/caringforapathy/5894576006) Canada Day Fireworks. Photo by Christopher Dunn from the OttawaStart Flickr Group. _ Here’s our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Tuesday, July 1: Canada Day ** This page has info about the big events downtown, plus celebrations all around Ottawa in Kanata, Barrhaven, Orleans, etc. ...

Here are a couple of great photos of Chris Hadfield, captured by David Johnson yesterday on Parliament Hill. How did he get that great high five shot? “I high fived Commander Hadfield after saying ‘I didn’t know Tom Selleck was an astronaut. ...