The pandemic hasn’t stopped the spring bloom at the Canadian Tulip Festival’s usual sites, but for a while there Ottawans were being warned by the National Capital Commission against stopping to admire or even taking pictures of the flowers — a rule Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he personally disagreed with. By: Taylor Blewett Photo:...Read More

The National Capital Commission (NCC) is telling Ottawa tulip admirers not to stop and take photos of flowers this year over fears it could cause crowds to form and put people at risk of spreading COVID-19. No stopping and no photography signs have sprouted up at the NCC’s flower beds, just in time for the start of the...Read More

The latest Heritage Minute from Historica Canada commemorates Canada’s contribution to the liberation of the Netherlands 75 years later. On May 5, 1945, Canadian troops were among several Allied nations who helped to liberate the Netherlands from Nazi occupation following six months of fighting in the region. May 5 is a national holiday in the...Read More

The COVID-19 pandemic will cost Ottawa’s tourism sector an estimated $1 billion, but Ottawa Tourism is confident the tourists will return to the capital when the travel restrictions are lifted. “The good news is that throughout history, people do want to travel,” said Michael Crockatt, President and CEO of Ottawa Tourism, adding Ottawa attracts a...Read More

Jan de Boer has run out of options and is destroying his flowers. With florists closed, and most celebrations cancelled in cities across the globe because of COVID-19, the demand for flowers has seen a drastic downturn. Now tulip growers like de Boer in the Netherlands say they have had to destroy millions of their flowers....Read More

The Canadian Tulip Festival is urging flower-lovers not to tiptoe through Commissioners Park next month — but instead enjoy a virtual version of the annual floral showcase. Some 300,000 tulips will still bloom in the park near Dow’s Lake, but programming during the May 8-18 festival will instead take place online, the festival said in a Friday statement....Read More

Sofie Sharom, a wildlife photographer based in Ottawa, is bringing Canada together — through the mail. In 2017, Sharom started Project Local Love as a non-profit initiative for Canada 150. Using her bright photos of scenery and landmarks in Ottawa, she created postcards and distributed them with the help of local businesses. She saw them...Read More

Belleville Transit received some great news this week from Minister of Transportation Caroline Mulroney regarding two applications for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The city will be receiving nearly $5 million in funding from the provincial and federal governments for the purchase of four new buses and transit shelter upgrades. By: Postmedia Staff Source:...Read More

A decision on whether to extend Ottawa’s ban on public gatherings past June 30 — a move that would snuff out any remaining hope for Bluesfest and Canada Day celebrations — is expected in the next few weeks, city staff said Thursday. By: Craig Lord Photo: Jump 106.9 Source: Global News Lisez l’article complet  Read More

Last fall, the Belleville’s Parks and Open Spaces department planted Legacy tulips, one for each name on the monuments at the Belleville Cenotaph, to acknowledge the unique relationship between Canada and Holland as part of Liberation 75 celebrations. By: John Spitters Photo: Risa Edelstein Source: Quinte News Lisez l’article completRead More