parliament hill

The Ottawa summer pastime, the Changing of the Guard, occurs every day at 10 a.m. on Parliament Hill from early July until late August. The old guard marches onto the lawn to be relieved of duty by the new guard, which enters via Wellington Street after marching from the Cartier Square Drill Hall near City Hall. ...

People from all over the country gathered on Parliament Hill to ring in 150 years of Confederation on Canada Day, here are some photos from the Hill. _ Photos by Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com _ [caption id=“attachment_71771” align=“alignnone” width=“1000”] Parts of the lawn flooded due to heavy rainfall. ...

[caption id=“attachment_66477” align=“aligncenter” width=“1920”] Screengrab from the Parliament Hill cam showing a blanket of smoke during the annual April 20 marijuana demonstration, around 4:20 p.m.[/caption] Things moved slowly on Parliament Hill Thursday – and not just because the House of Commons is adjourned until May 1. ...

* The 32nd edition of Christmas Lights across Canada kicks off on December 7 at 7 p.m. with * Official Illumination Ceremony on Parliament Hill; * Almost 20 000 people were there last year; * Free BeaverTails® pastries and hot chocolate, while supplies last, so need to arrive early! ...

_ (press release) _ November 28, 2016 – Gatineau – Canadian Heritage Canadians will be marking the arrival of the 150 th anniversary of Confederation in a spectacular way on Parliament Hill on December 31. This event, hosted by Isabelle Racicot, promises to wow audiences! ...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says the league is considering cities other than Ottawa to host an outdoor game to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The NHL and Ottawa Senators had wanted to hold the game on Parliament Hill, but that idea was shut down by Canadian Heritage , citing security and logistics challenges. ...

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. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/8373334576) _ Scrubbing The Clock by David Johnson, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group _ The music of Justin Bieber, Joel Plaskett and Leonard Cohen will be performed on the Peace Tower Carillon this Thursday, September 22 in a concert starting at noon. ...

Great post from our friend Andrew King about Parliament Hill: _ “Today marks the 100th Anniversary of Canada’s original Parliament Buildings being destroyed in a fire that swept through the structure on February 3 1916. All that remains today of the original Parliament structure is the Library of Parliament, a unique round building at the rear of the current Centre Block. ...

The official illumination isn’t until Wednesday, December 2 , but we have a sneak peek at the amazing winter lightscape projection show that will be projected onto the Parliament buildings every night from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. from December 2-January 7 . ...