Section: Ottawa Citizen (Canada)
@Kady’s Watchlist for June 20 – Senators still on the job after MPs head home for the summer
The House of Commons may have shut down for the summer, but the Senate is still up and running, at least for the moment, although the Chamber itself isn’t scheduled to open for parliamentary business until this evening. When it does, senators will likely take up the government’s bid to extend collective bargaining rights to RCMP...
Ottawa Festivals: A few of our favourite boasts
Here are a few of our favourite boasts made by Ottawa festivals, culled from their own websites and publicity material: “The second largest jazz festival (in Canada) based on 2015 ticket sales.” “The second-oldest jazz festival in the country.” — Ottawa Jazz Festival “Premium beer from the oldest still-functioning brewery in Eastern Europe.” —...
Concerts this week: Festival season enters like a ferocious, indie band
Outdoor, music festival season begins in earnest this week, with four options, beginning with the Glow Fair, a free, ten-block party on Bank Street from Slater to James streets. Make a point of not missing the opening acts at the two, free, ’80s-inspired, day-glo dance shows, even if it means taking disco nap on site (there’s a...
Diplomatica: Moldova forges closer ties with Canada
One of the Moldovan ambassador’s main tasks is to familiarize Canadians with her small Eastern European country. And now Ala Beleavschi has a new tool in her arsenal: the Canada-Moldova Parliamentary Friendship Group. There was a more informal group, headed by the country’s then-honorary consul in Toronto, but now it’s a...
Gardening calendar: Trees to dirt tips to plant sales for long weekend gardening
Annual Plant Sale at the Rothwell United Church, perennials, herbs, annuals, houseplants and more, May 21, 8 to 11 a.m., 42 Sumac Rd., Gloucester. www.rothwellunited.com All the Dirt container gardening, tips on creating dazzling containers, best plants and soil information, with Catherine Disley Engler, May 17 from 7 to 9 p.m., Bldg. 72 CEF...
A tale of tulips, from ancient beginnings to contemporary spectacle
The other day I heard a radio contest in which the caller was asked to identify the country that embraced the tulip as its national flower: the Ukraine, Turkey or Holland. Naturally the caller guessed Holland and even the hosts seemed shocked when they revealed that the tulip is actually the national flower of Turkey. In fact, today 14 species of...
Concerts: Want to dance? Our 13 picks of the week
A great deal and a great show are good ways to start the weekend, and it’s only $5 to see L.A. post-punk band Corners play House of Targ on Thursday. The morose pop band is obviously, and literally, influenced by the seminal Joy Division, but Corners songs vary, made intriguing by lighter and heavier touches of incongruous surf rock sounds...
Gardening events this week: Wild edibles, plant guilds and shrubberies
Wild Garden plant walk, discover edible and healing plants growing wild in Ottawa, April 30, 1 to 3 p.m., 2389 Pepin Crt. Cost: $20, with sliding scale. www.thewildgarden.ca Trees and Shrubs in the Urban Garden with master gardener Lee Boltwood, May 3, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., hosted by the Kanata-March Horticultural Society, Old Town Hall, 821 March...
Governor General to present medals to Canadian military personnel – here is the full list
Governor General David Johnston will present Meritorious Service Decorations (Military Division) and Bravery Decorations to members of the Canadian Forces and allied forces at a ceremony at Rideau Hall, on Friday morning. Johnston will present 5 Meritorious Service Crosses (Military Division) and 18 Meritorious Service Medals (Military Division)...
Ottawa’s Beechwood more than just a cemetery
It’s Canada’s national burial ground but beyond that people typically know little about Beechwood Cemetery. Located in Ottawa’s east end, its first burial took place in August 1873. John Alexander Craig was just three years old when he died, likely from one of the many diseases that threatened the populace of the day and pushed...
