My dad, Howard, joined the navy and was a musician gunner on the HMCS Ontario. He volunteered Pacific and spent much time in the area of Hong Kong and Ceylon, Hawaii and Malacca,to name a few. His older brother Fred left London Ontario where they were growing up and joined the RCAF. He was a...Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic will cost Ottawa’s tourism sector an estimated $1 billion, but Ottawa Tourism is confident the tourists will return to the capital when the travel restrictions are lifted. “The good news is that throughout history, people do want to travel,” said Michael Crockatt, President and CEO of Ottawa Tourism, adding Ottawa attracts a...Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic will cost Ottawa’s tourism sector an estimated $1 billion, but Ottawa Tourism is confident the tourists will return to the capital when the travel restrictions are lifted. “The good news is that throughout history, people do want to travel,” said Michael Crockatt, President and CEO of Ottawa Tourism, adding Ottawa attracts a...Read More

Jan de Boer has run out of options and is destroying his flowers. With florists closed, and most celebrations cancelled in cities across the globe because of COVID-19, the demand for flowers has seen a drastic downturn. Now tulip growers like de Boer in the Netherlands say they have had to destroy millions of their flowers....Read More

Jan de Boer has run out of options and is destroying his flowers. With florists closed, and most celebrations cancelled in cities across the globe because of COVID-19, the demand for flowers has seen a drastic downturn. Now tulip growers like de Boer in the Netherlands say they have had to destroy millions of their flowers....Read More

The Canadian Tulip Festival is urging flower-lovers not to tiptoe through Commissioners Park next month — but instead enjoy a virtual version of the annual floral showcase. Some 300,000 tulips will still bloom in the park near Dow’s Lake, but programming during the May 8-18 festival will instead take place online, the festival said in a Friday statement....Read More

The Canadian Tulip Festival is urging flower-lovers not to tiptoe through Commissioners Park next month — but instead enjoy a virtual version of the annual floral showcase. Some 300,000 tulips will still bloom in the park near Dow’s Lake, but programming during the May 8-18 festival will instead take place online, the festival said in a Friday statement....Read More

A decision on whether to extend Ottawa’s ban on public gatherings past June 30 — a move that would snuff out any remaining hope for Bluesfest and Canada Day celebrations — is expected in the next few weeks, city staff said Thursday. By: Craig Lord Photo: Jump 106.9 Source: Global News Read Full ArticleRead More

Sofie Sharom, a wildlife photographer based in Ottawa, is bringing Canada together — through the mail. In 2017, Sharom started Project Local Love as a non-profit initiative for Canada 150. Using her bright photos of scenery and landmarks in Ottawa, she created postcards and distributed them with the help of local businesses. She saw them...Read More

Sofie Sharom, a wildlife photographer based in Ottawa, is bringing Canada together — through the mail. In 2017, Sharom started Project Local Love as a non-profit initiative for Canada 150. Using her bright photos of scenery and landmarks in Ottawa, she created postcards and distributed them with the help of local businesses. She saw them...Read More