christmas

This holiday season, give your family and friends the gift of recreation and culture and let them choose from hundreds of programs and classes offered by the City of Ottawa.  Christmas gift certificates are now available in denominations of $5, $10, $20 and $50, and can be purchased at any City-operated recreation and culture facility. ...

[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“500”] [ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/christophe_ledent/11289299706) The Parliament of Canada by Christophe Ledent[/caption]  Just about every weekday at noon there’s a 15-minute concert played by the Peace Tower Carillon, the massive collection of bells that ring out from inside the tower on Parliament Hill. ...

_ (This post originally appeared on Rose’s Cantina on November 30.) _ This afternoon, we will clear out my antique accountant’s desk from under the front window, vacuum up all the dog hair that’s been hiding under it, and put up our fake Christmas tree, the one we rescued from a neighbor’s lawn, the one that had a sign on it that said “free to a good home”. ...

[caption id=“attachment_7338” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

The popular Ottawa Farmers’ Christmas Market makes a return to the beautiful and rustic Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park on Sunday November 30 at 9:00 a.m. Fondly known as the “cattle castle”, Aberdeen Pavilion’s past as an agricultural exhibition hall makes it the perfect home for exhibiting the fresh produce, meats, cheeses and Christmas wares of more than 100 local vendors from Ottawa and the area. ...

Along with toys and goodies, Santa Claus may be delivering minor traffic disruptions on Saturday, November 22, starting at 11 a.m. during the 2014 Help Santa Toy Parade. The City of Ottawa is advising motorists to expect delays due to road closures to accommodate the parade starting at 11 a. ...

Little Voice is giving away 5 ebooks to 5 lucky winners! With the launch of our children’s ebook, we’re happy to announce our first giveaway! Little Voice was written and illustr ated by both Ottawa natives Amanda Bernardo and Samantha Clusiau-Lawlor. ...

Mayor Jim Watson will host the Mayor’s 14 th Annual Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 6 at Ottawa City Hall in support of the Ottawa Food Bank.  Date: Saturday, December 6 Time: 2 to 6 p.m. Location: Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent has been travelling around the city and sharing a daily photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) Today, he’s collected his favourite shots in the photo slideshow below. ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent is travelling around the city and sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) ...