The Great Debate: Does Canadian Culture Still Need Protecting?

April 30, 2013 11:36 amComments Off
The Great Debate: Does Canadian Culture Still Need Protecting?

On Tuesday, May 7, The Walrus Magazine will host its Fourth Annual National Gallery Debate. The event will be a “lively public debate about culture, patriotism, and Canada’s place in the world,” according to The Walrus. The debate will focus on whether Canadian culture needs to be protected and preserved or whether it [...]

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Sing the Blues at the NAC with Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton

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Sing the Blues at the NAC with Big Mama Willie Mae Thornton

Elvis Presley, eat your heart out.  He may have exposed the masses to his version of the blues but there is nothing like hearing the blues as they were truly meant to be sung. If hitting Beale Street in Memphis isn’t in your near future, head to the National Arts [...]

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Light Rail Transit Western Extension: Either Build It Right or Don’t Build It at all

April 27, 2013 5:13 pmComments Off
Light Rail Transit Western Extension: Either Build It Right or Don’t Build It at all

When one thinks of all the money spent on foolishness by the City of Ottawa, their efforts to keep a lid on LRT costs are baffling. To reduce costs, the City wants to build the western extension of the LRT through an area west of Tunney’s Pasture where few people [...]

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SKIP-AID 2013: Skip a Stone to Success!

April 3, 2013 11:58 amComments Off
SKIP-AID 2013: Skip a Stone to Success!

SKIP-AID is a new event that will be held on Saturday, August 24, at Mooney’s Bay Beach in Ottawa. SKIP-AID is an all-day, alcohol-free family festival with music, rides, food, crafts, games and sports. SKIP-AID is free and open to the public, so be sure to come out and show [...]

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RBC Bluesfest Adds to Already Exceptional Line-up

March 22, 2013 2:31 pmComments Off
RBC Bluesfest Adds to Already Exceptional Line-up

Ottawa, March 23, 2013 – RBC Bluesfest organizers today announced several major additions to what has been cited by Billboard Magazine as one of North America’s top-ten music festivals. Particularly noteworthy are Jimmy Eat World; while remaining a league above the generation of emo-core torch-bearers they helped spawn, Jimmy Eat World continues to appeal [...]

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The Foyer Gallery Presents Conversations, featuring four women artists

March 18, 2013 11:44 amComments Off
The Foyer Gallery Presents Conversations, featuring four women artists

 Foyer Gallery and Presents CONVERSATIONS, in language of colour, texture, line and form, between four women artists. The event will feature Elisabeth Arbuckle, Margaret Chwialkowska, Jennifer Foster, and Katrin Smith. Elisabeth Arbuckle explores the beauty of pattern and line, creating images that reflect our connection to nature, lives, and circumstances; [...]

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Ottawa Life Magazine Posts Petition to Convince the CBC to Make The Hockey Song the Official Theme of Hockey Night in Canada

March 14, 2013 11:20 amComments Off
Ottawa Life Magazine Posts Petition to Convince the CBC to Make The Hockey Song the Official Theme of Hockey Night in Canada

Ottawa Life Magazine (OLM),  the National Capital Region’s largest, longest-running (est. 1996) and most popular general interest and lifestyles magazine, is asking Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast to visit its website and post their names on a petition requesting that the CBC make Stompin’ Tom Connors’ The Good Old Hockey Game the [...]

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