Ottawa 2017

The Barbados High Commission invites you to come celebrate all things Barbados, in Ottawa, on ** Sunday, September 24, 2017 ** at Lansdowne Park (Horticulture Building). It’s ** Barbados Day ** part of ** Ottawa Welcomes the World ** a signature event of the Ottawa 2017 year of festivities. ...

Although Canada Day celebrations are over, events will still be taking place across the city over the next six months to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. From July 16 to Sept. 24, the public is invited to attend Kontinuum in the Lyon station LRT tunnel. ...

[caption id=“attachment_70596” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] New fans of the Red Bull Global Rallycross may be able to look forward to a future return of the series to Ottawa after a successful double-header weekend, according to Ottawa 2017 executive director Guy Laflamme.[/caption] ...

[caption id=“attachment_67020” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Ottawa 2017’s executive director says parking spaces on York Street were re-accommodated as Inspiration Village takes over this month. Shipping containers being installed on Thursday, April 27. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com[/caption] The 92 parking spaces taken up by Ottawa 2017’s shipping container extravaganza do not represent a net loss of parking in the ByWard Market, because the city was able to shift them elsewhere, Ottawa 2017 Executive Director Guy Laflamme said. ...

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. ...

What easily could have been the ultimate Canadian event - an outdoor NHL game on Parliament Hill - won’t happen after all. The Heritage Ministry announced Friday it was abandoning the idea because of security and logistics challenges. Instead, the department says it will look at bringing other events to the Hill for winter. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, are pleased to announce that tickets to the [ Sky Lounge ](http://www.ottawa2017.ca/events/signature-events/sky-lounge/) will go on sale at 10:30 a. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** - The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) today announced that former Ottawa Mayor, Jim Durrell, will Chair Ottawa’s 2017 Grey Cup Festival. The Grey Cup Festival 2017 is a series of events and activities that take place during the week prior to the Grey Cup game. ...

[caption id=“attachment_54278” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] Red Bull crashed ice (via Ottawa 2017)[/caption] _ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** Red Bull Crashed Ice has announced the [ international stops ](https://www.redbullcontentpool.com/redbullcrashedice/AP-1PU7YAA3W2111) of the fastest sport on skates leading up to the grand finale in Ottawa. ...