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Graphic: Newest LRT look
Graphic shows how the city proposes to satisfy homeowners south of the new LRT who want to be able to safely walk to the river and not have to see the LRT. To view other graphics visit our Graphics Blog.
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Ottawa artist Dorward on shortlist for $25,000 RBC painting prize
Ottawa artist Colin Muir Dorward has been shortlisted again for the RBC Canadian Painting Competition, which is one of the most prestigious art prizes in the country. Dorward’s painting...
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Graphic: Kettle Island Bridge and the Montfort Hospital
Map shows the preferred routes for the Kettle Island bridge and the location of the Montfort Hospital. To view other graphics visit our Graphics Blog. …
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Graphic: Jazzfest venues
Map shows Ottawa Jazz Festival 2013 activity sites. To view other graphics visit our Graphics Blog. …
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Graphic: Proposed Sussex roundabout
Map shows approximate location for a roundabout near Sussex Drive for Gatineau buses. To view other graphics visit our Graphics Blog. …
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Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival fun for whole family
Although the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival has been around for 20 years this was the first time I had the opportunity to attend and I’ve been asking myself how I managed to overlook this event for so...
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Graphic: Ottawa pipeline
Map shows route of proposed crude oil pipeline through western Ottawa. To view other graphics visit our Graphics Blog. …
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Ottawa’s new fire stations get outdoor sculptures made of found art
Michael Kinghorn’s sculptures are what public art should be — coherent, relevant and broadly accessible. The blacksmith artist from Wakefield, Quebec has installed two, city-commissioned works at new...
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Zac Brown Band channels Metallica, Led Zeppelin and some Charlie Daniels Band...
The day was hot and then came the rain (which only made it hotter) and by the time Flogging Molly got to the stage the crowd was in full party mode. Without the O-Train this year my usual method of...
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FUN WOW
Another amazing, likely record breaking day at Ottawa Bluesfest Sunday. Tonnes of amazing talent even an honorable mention to mother nature for letting the rain stop in time for the headliners....
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Graphic: A festival of funding
As festival season kicks into high gear, The Citizen’s Matthew Pearson investigated the provincial government’s Celebrate Ontario fund, which has pumped millions of dollars into music festivals and...
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Bluesfest 2012 captured on new concert DVD
Ever wanted to see or hear yourself in a live recording, like the woman who’s heard yelling, “Paint it Black, you devils” at the beginning of the live version of the Rolling Stones’ song Midnight...
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Heavy metal by Eric Walker, at Cube Gallery
Eric Walker calls his works of art “painted construction works,” though they could also be considered to be mosaics in metal. The Ottawa artist turns many small bits of metal into ships, trains, or...
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Ottawa Hells Angels president wants to quit
I don’t know if Paul (Sasquatch) Porter has actually told the gang, but he did reveal his plan for the parole board. They didn’t let him out. He’s been a model inmate, has a plan, support and a job,...
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VIDEO: Tornado touches down in Ottawa, Canada, July 29, 2013
The action kicks in just after 2:28 min into the video. Oh, and the swears are in English, followed by a boatload of OMGs.
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Ottawa killer in Hells Angels contract killing gets date for new trial
I’m told Steven Gareau’s new murder trial is scheduled for Sept. 3 in friendly Halifax, where he was convicted in the 2000 Hells Angels contract killing of Steve Simmons. Anyway, Gareau, now 57, won a...
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Ottawa Mayor Watson’s letter to council on rejection of two casinos
Early this morning, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa wrote to Mayor Jim Watson, rejecting the Ottawa mayor’s request for two gambling sites in the Ottawa area. Watson quickly turned around this...
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Foreign aid hackathon
My colleague Drake Fenton wrote recently about Ottawa developers making Canadian foreign-aid data more accessible: For example, one group was working on a project that involved “geotagging” data on aid...
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100 years later, an aboriginal scout gets a name
What: Scout 007 When & where: to Sept. 1 at Blink Gallery in Major’s Hill Park. *** The Citizen published a report in 1999 declaring that the “long-running feud” over the statue of Samuel de...
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