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Ottawa Indigenous Culture Ottawa Indigenous Culture is alive and well. Ottawa has been a place where people have lived for a long time. Excavations show that human habitat goes back as far as 8000 years and Indigenous knowledge keepers speak of being on this land since time immemorial. This is not surprising as it is […]
Doors Open Ottawa lets you discover the many important buildings in the Nation’s Capital by bike During the first weekend in June selective Ottawa buildings open their doors to the public. What a great way to peek inside places you otherwise don’t get to see! Doors Open is originally a French initiative; the concept behind […]
When our guides cycle up the driveway of Rideau Hall in Ottawa, some of us like to quip: “Welcome to the White House of Canada”. It baffles out of towners that you can just cycle up to the front door of the Governor General, the official representative of the Queen of England, and ring the […]
Each year the Ottawa Tulip Festival celebrates a gift from Holland to Canada. Here’s what it’s all about: On January 19, 1943 a princess was born at the Civic Hospital in Ottawa. To celebrate the new princess, the Canadian government flew the Dutch flag on Parliament, the only time ever in the history of Canada […]