Ottawa Life Magazine
  • Home
  • About
  • Advertise with Us
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login
  • SignUp
  • Top Stories
  • Arts & Events
    • Capital Comedy Review
  • Good Reads
    • My Ottawa
    • Ottawa Law Portal
    • Patrolling Police Misconduct
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Fashion & Beauty
  • Business
  • Food & Wine
    • Vegans of Ottawa
  • Travel
  • Politics
    • Misogyny Matters
    • Correct Me If I’m Wrong
    • Kazakhstan / Canada
    • Election Outlook 2019
    • Canada’s Energy Economy
  • Reviews
    • Music
    • Book
    • Film
    • Auto
    • Restaurant
    • Theatre
  • Best Picks
    • Best of Ottawa

Blog page

Let us reclaim the flag from those in the Convoy that have soiled it

Photo by Jean-Marc Carisse Nearly sixty years ago the red and white Maple Leaf was raised for the first time on Parliament Hill. Tuesday’s National Flag of Canada Day, commemorating that date in 1965 would ordinarily see a clutch of politicians and perhaps some school children gather in front of

Reflect and give thanks: memorials and sites to visit on Remembrance Day

The Cartier Square Drill Hall adjacent to City Hall was humming with activity last Saturday morning as army cadets resplendent in their dark green uniforms and polished boots came and went with their boxes of poppies, and a children’s choir practiced their performance for a Remembrance Day service. In a

Discovery and escape: five days in a canoe on the Rideau Canal

Above: On day three of their adventure, Dan and his friend Bill approach Opinicon Lake. (RIGHT) Opinicon Lake looking to the N.W." by Thomas Burrowes, 1840, www.archives.gov.on.ca. (BACKGROUND IMAGE) Mr. Samuel Clowes, "Map of the proposed Canal for uniting Lake Ontario with the River Ottawa by way of the Rivers Catarcquay, Gananoque and

The Government is running out of runway to ensure the survival of the aviation sector

ABOVE: YVR in Richmond, BC sits completely empty due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (PHOTO: iSTOCK) By Greg MacDougall and Dan McCarthy Flying into Ottawa International Airport (YOW) the evening of September 11th, 2001 was an eerie experience. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, North American airspaces were being closed, and

Virus forces new role on the Bank of Canada

— with great responsibility comes greater accountability By Greg MacDougall and Dan McCarthy While pop culture ascribes articulating the linkage between great power and responsibility to Peter Parker’s Uncle Ben, the quote “They must consider that great responsibility follows inseparably from great power” actually originates in the French Revolution. The third

It’s time to shorten the Cabinet bench

The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs are scheduled to start in two weeks, and we’ll soon hear sportscasters expounding on players’ performances: plumbers – not the best players but those that will go into the corners and do the dirty work; floaters – often the most talented players but not the

Holding government to account in times of pandemic

Op-ed I want to begin with a caveat: I'm not a big fan of Andrew Coyne's, personally or often his perspective, especially during his attack dog days in the early years of the National Post. I've met him on occasion, and found him neither friendly or welcoming. Or perhaps I
Ottawa Life Magazine

Advertise with us!

Want to get your business seen by thousands of readers a month? Advertise with us today! Email info@ottawalife.com with any questions.

View our online and print packages

Contact Us!

301 Metcalfe - Lower Level
Ottawa, ON K2P 1R9
  • Tel:613-688-5433
  • Fax:613.688.1994
  • Email:info@ottawalife.com

Website by Marketing Blendz

© 2023 Ottawa Life Magazine. All rights reserved

Fall 2022

Cover Gallery

Tweets by ottawalifers

Website by Marketing Blendz

Non-GamStop casino

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy