summer

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrimages/7949875004/) End of summer in Carleton Place. Photo by [ Marcel Regimbald ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrimages/) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart/pool/with/7949875004/) . Hurry! Act now! Time is running out! ...

These gorgeous sunset photos are by Luciana Nechita . They were taken on Friday night at Britannia Park in the west end of Ottawa. You can click on any photo for a full size image, or visit the OttawaStart Flickr Group to see more from the series. ...

Batman at yesterday’s Sears Great Canadian Chill (New Year’s Day Polar Bear Dip) at Britannia Beach in Ottawa. Photographer Mr. Casual says: “Fingers were frozen just taking the photo”. (Does anyone know the identity of this masked ice crusader? ...

The 2019 edition of this list is available here!

[  ](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--jgno-ni_PI/UAASUN6SxyI/AAAAAAAANHo/P4UJkiuw2JA/s1600/Axn3rEaCQAAutFp.jpg-large) Sun kissed day near the Chateau Laurier. Photo by [ Kevin Hua ](http://twitter.com/khuaplox) . * Environment Canada is forecasting some very hot weather over the next few days. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/71_candidate_gary-beamish.jpg) _ Ottawa _ The recent heatwave staggering the regions of Eastern Canada have brought temperatures into the mid-30s, but with a “humidex"factor of reaching into the 40s. The increasing humidex factor has many people wondering how the humidex is calculated, as most times it is simply stated as “Feels like 43 with the humidex” during weather updates. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/snotoastmobile.jpg) The SnoToastmobile Two local entrepreneurs have announced a new frozen treat concept that they're calling "SnoToast". (Other names considered included "PolarLoaf" and "Toasticle".) The concept is simple: it’s a piece of bread, carefully frozen and then served up fresh from a bicycle freezer cart called a “SnoToastMobile”. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/westborobeach.jpg) _ Westboro _ Westboro Beach sunbathers will be treated to a special sand between their toes after Kitchissippi Ward Councillor Katherine Hobbs approved the use of specially imported fair trade organic sand trucked in from Kenyan and Ethiopian sand fields. ...

Received this note recently fromVanessa Green, a story producer on HGTV’s Urban Suburban : "We are currently casting families for Season Two in Ottawa ... In case you aren't familiar with the show - in a different Canadian city each week, brother and sister real estate agents, Phil DuMoulin and Sarah Daniels compete to find one family their dream home. ...

Hint: don’t use your appliances between 11am and 5pm on weekdays. Here’s a handy chart from Hydro Ottawa . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hydro-rates.jpg) You might also be interested in a blog post we did last summer about tracking your hydro usage online in almost-real time . ...