parliament hill

Here are some photos of the Canada Day stage on Parliament Hill , courtesy of Steve . If you’re near Parliament Hill today and tomorrow, you’ll probably hear sound sound checks and rehearsals for Friday’s shows . ...

[  ](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) . What are your plans for Ottawa’s biggest event day of the year? ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Will-and-Kate-in-Ottawa-J.jpg) More details were released today about the itinerary for Prince William and Princess Kate’s visit to Ottawa on July 1, Canada Day. They’ll be arriving at Parliament Hill at 12:07pm and watching the noon show, before doing a walk-about at around 1:45pm. ...

I’ve always thought it would be fun to take over control of the bells in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill, and break out a little Smoke on the Water or Thunderstruck or even Sweet Child O' Mine. Well, this may be the next best thing. ...

Were you one of the few hundred people who stood around on Parliament Hill waiting for fireworks on New Year’s Eve , only to head home disappointed? Well there’s hope for next time, maybe. From an article in today’s Ottawa Citizen : ...

Here are some great pics from local photographer Wagboy (Steve) on Flickr, taken last Friday night while the sun set on Parliament Hill. He writes: _ They were all taken with my iPhone 3GS, using an app called Pro HDR. ...

Today’s guest blog comes from Rachelle Todd . Rachelle’s a public servant, actor, does stand-up comedy, and also entertainment event planning. She enjoys taking pictures whenever and wherever the inspiration hits, and lives in Centretown. [ ! ...

I never thought that any event would top the awesome factor of weekly yoga sessions on the front lawn of our national legislature, but this could be it: [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/152932283-2fb71b13c649a438368c8f6631e0aa0b.4c795cb0-full.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/152923929-ecf3d2945bc48b30d817942a59f96dc0.4c795cb0-scaled.jpg) Photos by [ @ottguy ](http://twitter.com/ottguy) , taken yesterday afternoon. ...

The great David Reevely tweeted about this piece of art by Steve McGhee , called “Earth Falls Away” . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/earth.jpg) McGhee is a London, Ontario native now based in Woodstock. He writes : ** " ** And I still can’t believe I didn’t recognize Ottawa and the parliament buildings. ...

Here’s another video preview of Mosiaka, the new sound and light show on Parliament Hill. It’s a multmedia show with video projection on the Peace Tower and Parliament Buildings – looks very cool. ** Related: ** Ottawa Tourism Guide