12 Things to Do When Visiting Ottawa

 (Web editor's note: just because the summer is winding down doesn't mean Ottawa becomes less of a travel destination! Also, this week, new faces join our city in the form of students. Even if you live here now's the perfect time to get take become a tourist in your own city.

Operation Lifesaver – Stop, Look, Listen and Live

 Every year in Canada approximately 300 collisions and trespassing incidents occur at highway/railway crossings and along railway tracks resulting in the death or serious injury of nearly 130 people. Virtually all of these incidents could be avoided. The members of Operation Lifesaver- self-proclaimed “dedicated railroaders and citizens” aim to save lives

Ottawa-Based Artist Lesia Maruschak Exhibits New Photographic Series “BELONGING: Somewhere/Nowhere” In Ukraine

 A photo from the "BELONGING: somewhere / nowhere" exhibit. All photos by Lesia Maruschak. It’s not very common for a Canadian artist to present their work at the Art-Zavod Platforma in Kiev. In fact, when Lesia Maruschak’s new exhibit “BELONGING: somewhere / nowhere" opens there on July 15, it will