Thomas Mackay: The Most Famous Ottawan no one Knows About

 Thomas Mackay: The Laird of Rideau Hall and the Founding of Ottawa Author: Alastair Sweeny Publisher: University of Ottawa Press Paper ISBN: 9780776636788 In 1792, John Graves Simcoe, the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, extended an invitation to American Loyalists to move north and accelerate colonization. Thomas Mackay: The Laird of

Ottawa arts groups unite to call for an end to “Freedom Convoy”

 Statement from the Board of Directors and Staff of the Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa School of Art, Bytown Museum, SAW, Digital Arts Resource Centre, Ottawa Dance Directive, Independent Filmmakers Co-operative of Ottawa Inc., Artengine, Canadian Film Institute (CFI), Ottawa Fringe Festival Ottawa/February 14, 2022 We the undersigned believe that arts

Fun summer history activities for kids

 Installment number two of MOM I’M BORED is all about history.  We are so lucky to live in Ottawa and have access to some of the best museums, such as the Canadian War Museum and the Canadian Museum of History. But there is also the Bytown Museum that offers fantastic

Best of Ottawa 2019: Museums & Galleries

 ?After over 20-years writing about life in Ottawa, we think we have a pretty good idea of the best of what this city has to offer. In this weekly series, we share our picks with you — our top hotels, live music venues, local brews, bands and more. Check, share and discuss

Haunted Ottawa

 As all types of spooks and specters ready themselves to take to the Ottawa streets, it’s the perfect day to take a look at the National Capital Region’s haunted past. As is said in John Carpenter’s Halloween, everybody is entitled to a good scare today but which one of you

The Building Blocks of a Capital

 It may be hard to believe now, but rail tracks once crisscrossed the National Capital Region like lifelines on a palm, foretelling the life of a growing nation. In fact, the birth, expansion and perhaps the key to the Ottawa-Gatineau area clinching the capital title is largely due to the

The Haunted history of Ottawa is just a walk away

 Photos supplied by the Ottawa Haunted Walk. There’s something scary on the streets of Ottawa this Haunting Season and it has nothing to do with construction. In fact, no car is needed to be spooked out of your walking shoes. Phantom steps behind you on the staircase in the ByTown

Native History with Pulse: Inspiring Journey of Thousand Years

 Global Savages represent the members of the Anishnaabeg family: Debajehmud, Chibiabos, mother Sky Woman and Mudjeekwis (left to right). Photo courtesy of Ron Berti. Have you heard the rowing of canoes? Public participates in the smudging ceremony Because Global Savages were here to tell their 18,000 year-old story as a

Bucket List: Ice Skating on the Rideau Canal

 As I have lived in Ottawa for 20 years, the Rideau Canal is no mystery to me. At least once a year, I strap on my skates and enjoy the world’s longest skating rink. With the temperature this past weekend at a high of only -3° C, my boyfriend and