canada day

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/7474256090/) Happy Canada Day! Photo by [ Luciana Nechita ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/luciana_nechita/7474256090/) from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/) . _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best events in Ottawa this week. ...

A selection of photos recently shared in the OttawaStart Flickr Group . Click on any of the photos for full size / more info. [  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/7482194032/) By [ Zhu ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiaozhuli/7482194032/in/pool-1894735@N21/) [ ! ...

[  ](http://parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/newhillcam.jpg) [ ** Live shot of Parliament Hill. ** ](http://ottawastart.com/hillcam.php) ** ** _ Photo courtesy of the Government of Canada. _ * For a big list of local activities in Ottawa, visit OttawaStart's [ Canada Day Guide ](http://ottawastart. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tshirt_lovetheleaf_emblem_black_feat_grande.png) ** ** Hard to believe Canada Day is less than 10 days away, isn’t it? Do you have something to wear? Two local designers - Sumit Sekhri and Liz MacDonald , working under the name ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sutcliffe.png) As we all head back to work after a great long weekend, here’s a column from Mark Sutcliffe from Friday’s Ottawa Citizen. It’s about a concept to extend Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa into a weekend or even week-long festival event. ...

Here’s another shot I like of Friday’s fireworks, showing a crowd watching the fireworks near the National Gallery . Photo by Christopher Dunn , used here by permission. [  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/5894576006_c702d1e109_z.jpg) Photo by Christopher Dunn, [ original here ](http://www. ...

I saw a lot of photos of Canada Day fireworks from Friday , but I kinda liked this shot of what the city looks like _ after _ the fireworks. Here’s a hazy, smoky Byward Market. Photo by Paul Galipeau , used here by permission. ...

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. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/weekly-event-roundup250.gif) While everybody’s attention is on Parliament Hill for Canada Day and Will and Kate’s excellent Ottawa adventure , there tons of otehr great events happening this week in O-Town. Here are our contributors picks for the greatest events this week. ...

[  ](http://parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/newhillcam.jpg) Live shot of [ Parliament Hill ](http://ottawastart.com/hillcam.php) . Photo courtesy of the [ Government of Canada ](http://www.parliamenthill.gc.ca/text/camera-eng.html) . Ahhh… Canada Day Eve … the night kids have been waiting for all year long, when the Prime Minister travels across the country in his sleigh and delivers maple syrup and Celine Dion cd’s to little boys and girls who’ve been good citizens all year long. ...