Gatineau students scheduled to march today :: Blog Post by Ben K. Myers The Ottawa Sun is reporting that Gatineau students will march today at 3:30 p.m. starting at de la Savane Rd. and Greber Blvd — about 15 minutes’ drive from downtown Ottawa.…Sun, 20 May 2012, 09:44 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Gatineau students scheduled to march today Your pictures from Ottawa's first great summer-like weekend of 2012 :: [View the story Victoria Day weekend in Ottawa on Storify] Victoria Day weekend in Ottawa Some of the best pictures from Twitter so far this weekend. Storified by OpenFile Ottawa · Sat, May 19 2012 14…Sat, 19 May 2012, 03:03 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Your pictures from Ottawa's first great summer-like weekend of 2012 Ottawa splash pads, bike days open this weekend :: Blog Post by Ben K. Myers Families throughout Ottawa should get their swimming trunks and bike shorts ready because this weekend serves notice that you should really be outside for the rest of the sum…Sat, 19 May 2012, 02:33 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Ottawa splash pads, bike days open this weekend Ottawa digital billboard comments closing in June :: Blog Post by Ben K. Myers Could Ottawa have its own Times Square? The City of Ottawa’s planning department will stop taking comments regarding its study on digital billboards in a little over a month.…Sat, 19 May 2012, 01:24 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Ottawa digital billboard comments closing in June Saturday Reads: Let’s move the capital, Lansdowne: a lament, MPs recall blue-collar youths :: Blog Post by Ben K. Myers Since we’ve all got Queen Victoria on our minds this long weekend, Kelly Parland of the National Post decided to question one of her former highness’ most important Canadian…Sat, 19 May 2012, 12:48 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Saturday Reads: Let’s move the capital, Lansdowne: a lament, MPs recall blue-collar youths What people are saying about the sexhibit :: It's pretty common knowledge that the Canada Museum of Science and Technology's newest exhibit, SEX: A Tell-all Exhibition, has stirred all kinds of controversy in Ottawa—the sort not experienced in R…Sat, 19 May 2012, 11:58 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">What people are saying about the sexhibit MorningFile: Royal flyover, punk market, hoedown misses deadline :: Blog Post by Ben K. Myers What a beautiful weekend it’s going to be in our fair city for the next few days. The Weather Network reports that Ottawa will have a high of 27 degrees today and Sunday coul…Sat, 19 May 2012, 10:10 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">MorningFile: Royal flyover, punk market, hoedown misses deadline Controversial sexhibit barely made waves in Montreal :: Apparently what's good for the goose isn't always so great for the gander. Critics have labelled the Canada Science and Technology Museum's latest exhibit soft pornography, leading the centre to impos…Fri, 18 May 2012, 05:50 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Controversial sexhibit barely made waves in Montreal The week in music: Summer albums, lion photos, and Jim Bryson's "awesome" project :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard CBC Radio personality Grant Lawrence has compiled a list of the albums by Canadian musicians being released this summer. It includes new music from Ottawa folk-rockers Or…Fri, 18 May 2012, 05:42 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">The week in music: Summer albums, lion photos, and Jim Bryson's "awesome" project Why isn't Ottawa buried under a heap of dead pigeons? :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard What happens to pigeons when they die? No, this isn't Introduction to Avian Metaphsyics 101; it's actually a serious query posed by John Metcalfe of the Atlantic Cities b…Fri, 18 May 2012, 04:20 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Why isn't Ottawa buried under a heap of dead pigeons?
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Ooh, a shiny new timewaster for Ottawa transit lovers :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard One hundred gold stars to Ottawa Citizen city hall reporter David Reevely: on his Greater Ottawa Blog, Reevely passes along news of Mapnificent, a fantastic new toy that…Fri, 18 May 2012, 03:18 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Ooh, a shiny new timewaster for Ottawa transit lovers PhotoFile: Welcome to construction season :: Blog Post by Sarah Millar It's said that Canada has two seasons: Winter and construction season. Now that the fluffy white stuff is behind us for good (did it ever really arrive)? We're eagerly awaiti…Fri, 18 May 2012, 02:54 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">PhotoFile: Welcome to construction season Sexhibit embraced by Montreal and Regina—why not Ottawa? :: The museum tucked away in the old bread factory never expected an exhibit meant to educate teenagers about sex would cause a stir. But that's exactly what happened, even before the Canada Museum of Sc…Fri, 18 May 2012, 11:47 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Sexhibit embraced by Montreal and Regina—why not Ottawa? And now, a nude painting of Stephen Harper :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard Today in things you can't unsee: a nude painting of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is raising eyebrows—and hopefully nothing else—in an eastern Ontario city. The oil-on-ca…Fri, 18 May 2012, 11:26 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">And now, a nude painting of Stephen Harper To follow Jim Flaherty's job edict is "to betray our own calling," writes laid-off Postmedia editor :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard Earlier this month, Postmedia announced that it would be eliminating its wire service and rejoining The Canadian Press, laying off 25 employees in the process. One of the…Fri, 18 May 2012, 09:53 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">To follow Jim Flaherty's job edict is "to betray our own calling," writes laid-off Postmedia editor TELL US: Which burgers are Ottawa's best? :: Photo by Matt MacGillivray via Flickr. It's getting warm outside, and more patios are open every weekend. Is there a better time to talk about which of our city's burgers are most delicious? We think…Fri, 18 May 2012, 09:28 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">TELL US: Which burgers are Ottawa's best? Where can you score freebies on your birthday? :: Your birthday. It comes but once a year, and in our opinion, gives you licence to fete up the sheer fact that you made it around the sun yet another time. And since your birthday is effectively Intern…Fri, 18 May 2012, 08:47 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Where can you score freebies on your birthday? MorningFile: Senator supports sexuality exhibit, C. difficile outbreak, archaeological dig near LRT site :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard The controversial exhibit on sexuality at the Canada Science and Technology Museum may have drawn attacks from Heritage Minister James Moore, but a fellow Conservative se…Fri, 18 May 2012, 08:04 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">MorningFile: Senator supports sexuality exhibit, C. difficile outbreak, archaeological dig near LRT site Unconfirmed emails suggest it could be "hours" before human sexuality exhibit closes—for good :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard Click here for updates to this story. According to two unconfirmed emails published to Ottawa's Reddit community, the Canada Museum of Science and Technology is under pre…Thu, 17 May 2012, 04:38 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Unconfirmed emails suggest it could be "hours" before human sexuality exhibit closes—for good The latest hot media trend: hating young journalists :: Blog Post by John Michael McGrath Whether it's Margaret Wente in the Globe and Mail, Bert Archer in the Toronto Standard, Tim Knight at the Huffington Post or the deluge of abuse hurled Daniel Dale's…Thu, 17 May 2012, 04:36 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">The latest hot media trend: hating young journalists Ottawa names "Honourary Keeper of the Royal Swans," swans honk in approval :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard The City of Ottawa has bestowed a great honour upon municipal employee Christine Hartig, naming her the official Honourary Keeper of the Royal Swans in recognition of her…Thu, 17 May 2012, 03:18 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Ottawa names "Honourary Keeper of the Royal Swans," swans honk in approval Photo of the day: a "dinosaur mailbox" in Westboro :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard For a second, I thought Kitchissippi councillor Katherine Hobbs was being unexpectedly mean towards some of the elder statesmen and stateswomen of Westboro. But no: it se…Thu, 17 May 2012, 02:22 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Photo of the day: a "dinosaur mailbox" in Westboro Jim Watson would like to see Ottawa's science sex den at LeBreton Flats :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard Mayor Jim Watson isn't a prude when it comes to sex! In fact, if he had his way, the Canada Science and Technology Museum—currently corrupting the morals of countless Ott…Thu, 17 May 2012, 01:09 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">Jim Watson would like to see Ottawa's science sex den at LeBreton Flats James Moore has averted his eyes from a sex-themed Ottawa exhibition before :: Blog Post by Trevor Pritchard It seems like everyone has something to say about the furor, manufactured or organic, over the sex-themed exhibition opening today at the Canada Museum of Science and Tec…Thu, 17 May 2012, 12:29 PM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">James Moore has averted his eyes from a sex-themed Ottawa exhibition before NCC-Ottawa relationship questioned in report on Canada's downtowns :: After four decades falling into varying degrees of disrepair, Canada’s downtown cores are experiencing a renaissance of population growth, new development and improved liveability, says a study releas…Thu, 17 May 2012, 11:45 AM // ottawa.openfile.ca ">NCC-Ottawa relationship questioned in report on Canada's downtowns
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