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Loch March Golf Course: Inspiring Publinks in Ottawa
2010-07-15 16:30:00 Public golf courses that are both challenging and inspirational are a thorny issue. You want to invite your friends to play but, in the same vein, you hope word doesn't spread so that you are always assured a tee time! Such is the state of affairs at Loch March Golf & Country Club in Kanata, Ontario. Considered "impressive" by players who have made this their "slice of golf paradise" could become a double-edged sword as Loch March considers itself "exclusively public" with no memberships nor initiation fees, fully accessible to the masses. Carved from three-hundred acres of unspoiled forest, Loch March is ranked as one of the twelve best public golf courses in Ontario. The Course stretches to just under 7,000 yards with four sets of tees to choose from. A "risk/reward" test of skills for all abilities, Loch March allows you to play with different levels of golfer, from beginner to advanced, and impels you to use all of the clubs in your bag. Download the course onto SkyC...
settling back down in #ottawa?.
2009-09-07 16:52:00 settling back down in #ottawa. sorry I haven’t been so vocal/visible lately, busy getting crushed by horrible jetlag ;___; share this page! »
jiangliqin wrote a new blog post: COAT article in the Ottawa Citizen
2009-07-23 13:35:00 jiangliqin wrote a new blog post: COAT article in the Ottawa Citizen The belief that Canada is a major force for global peace forms the basis of a powerful myth that is integral to our culture. This myth shapes the image that we have constructed of ourselves and moulds the way that others see us. Like all myths, it has very little basis in reality. The symbolic ...
CANALE RIDEAU - OTTAWA
2009-07-13 05:00:00 Oggi č l?8 luglio 2009. Come d?abitudine, ho fatto una corsa in bicicletta e mi sono fermato per osservare dall?alto il Canale Rideau e, per quante volte l' abbia visto, non smette mai di affascinarmi!Mentre guardavo, fantasticavo su questa opera meravigliosa e pensavo che il Canale Rideau fa parte del Patrimonio Universale dell' UNESCO, con i suoi 202 Km di canali e laghi, collega Ottawa, sul fiume Ottawa a Kingston sul fiume S. Lorenzo, il canale ha un dislivello di 80 metri, e'composto di 45 chiuse operate a mano eccetto due, e di tanto in tanto ci sono delle fortificazioni molto interessanti da vedere e visitare.Si dice che il colonnello By, del Corpo degli Ingegneri di S.M. la Regina Victoria, abbia seguito le pista utilizzata dagli indiani che popolavano la regione da piů' di 8.000 anni.Mentre fantasticavo, pensavo ai turisti, come quelli nella foto che, con le loro imbarcazioni, hanno la fortuna di navigare sul canale tra laghi foreste, villaggi: un viaggio da sogno!Ripre...
Everybody Loves Ottawa
2009-02-26 15:51:00 I started a trend. It happens quite often but I didn?t expect this trend to occur north of the border. As part of last month?s hockey road trip, we visited Ottawa to see the Senators-Canadiens game and also toured the Parliament building. Nearly one month later, it appears that Ottawa is the place to be. Last week, Barack Obama made his first international trip as President to visit Canada?s capital and meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Here?s a picture if you don?t believe me:Now two international superstars (me and President Obama, of course) visiting Ottawa does not make a trend. That?s where the Ottawa Senators come in. I already shared the eight-second video of Carrie Underwood attending a Sens game to watch her boyfriend Mike Fisher. Then last Friday, Ottawa acquired Mike Comrie in a trade with the New York Islanders. You may know Mike Comrie as the boyfriend of one Hilary Duff.It seems to me that Ottawa is now THE place to be seen. Now we?ll just have to see ...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Ottawa Boy's Invisible Invention Warns Birds About Deadly Windows
2009-01-22 16:32:00 From CBC | Technology & Science News: Eighth grader Charlie Sobcov wants to stop birds from dying in collisions with windows, but he doesn't want to ruin anybody's view. For his latest school science fair project he has invented painted, plastic decals that can be placed — d
CAYAD Objectives and Ottawa Charter
2009-01-16 05:05:00 CAYAD Objectives to develop innovative grassroots action, including creative forums for expression that contribute to youth development with special focus on resiliency and community connectedness to work towards holistic development and strengthening of families as central for building social capital and addressing drug and drug related harm issues to raise community awareness on drug and drug related harm and increase their capability for responding to the issue to promote an intersectoral and collaborative response that facilitates better cooperation at local level and contributes to linking the local, regional and national level strategies and action to facilitate the development of policy, guidelines and commitment towards innovative initiatives that promote safe and healthy environments for young people. Sounds all a bit "MildGreen" to me.... but I hasten to add "Imagine all the treatment 'folk' who, in a post CLASS D world would loose the grift, ye...
Canadian Road Trip
2009-01-09 15:39:00 Let?s say that you are taking a road trip to Canada with stops in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. Where would you go in each of these cities? The reason for this post is because I am taking a road trip to Canada with stops in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. What a coincidence! I attended a wedding in Montreal almost 10 years ago, but don?t remember much about the city besides taking a river cruise and visiting the William Shatner Center at McGill University. I?ve never been to Ottawa, and figure that since I?m there, maybe I can be Prime Minister for the day. Toronto is one of my favorite places, and I plan on visiting the Hockey Hall of Fame on this trip since I?ve never been there before. I?m heading to these cities as part of my third annual hockey road trip and will be attending NHL games in each place. Besides the hockey games, I?m looking for suggestions of things to do. Therefore, please feel free to add any suggestions about things to do and see in the comments section be...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Ottawa Sands API Equiv.
2008-12-13 06:32:00 Is there an API spec equal to Ottawa Sand ? Where can I find it ?
Message to Ottawa
2008-12-03 15:01:00 Dear People of Ottawa:I?m going to make a broad generalization that you all love hockey. Everyone in Canada loves hockey, so this should especially be true in the nation?s capital. Therefore, I have a deal for you. How would you like attend an Ottawa Senators game on Monday, December 8? Don?t answer yet as it gets better. How would you like to see the Senators play its arch rival the, um, Florida Panthers? Before you reply, I?m sure that I don?t need to tell you this, but I know you want to see Florida?s superstars such as Noah Welch, Rostislav Olesz, and Kamil Kreps live. But wait, there?s more! You can also have the experience of sitting in the Coca-Cola family zone where no alcohol is permitted. This opportunity to see Ottawa-Florida without beer may be worth thousands of dollars. However, for one day only, you can purchase two tickets in Section 314, Row N for only $30 including shipping. Plus, you can say that you bought Ottawa tickets directly from a blogger who liv...
By: Sean's Ramblings
Ottawa Rapidz Fold
2008-10-01 20:44:00 Ottawa Rapidz Fold After one year in the Indy Can-Am League Ottawa is left without professional baseball.
By: Mop Up Duty
ottawa project on baha?i blog
2008-07-29 07:08:00 Baha’i Blog seems to be back after a long hiatus, and as a first offering after so long, what better way to get us back in the groove than with an account of Ottawa’s intensive program of growth? Looks like I got scooped (hopefully I can make up for that this week)…
Ottawa tightens mortgage rules. Maximum amortization period for loans backe
2008-07-10 23:47:00 Concerned about the "risk of a U.S.-style housing bubble developing in Canada," the federal government has tightened rules on government-backed mortgages including limiting the use of popular, but controversial forty-year amortizations. Longer-term rates of up to 35 years will still be allowed under new rules which are seen as a pre-emptive move to quell the kind of housing implosion in the United States not seen since the Great Depression."They are obviously quite concerned about what is happening in the United States, and the spillover into Canada," said Jim Murphy, CEO of the Canadian Association of Accredited Mortgage Professionals. "The government is looking at their risk tolerance and the impact on Canadians."Murphy said 37 per cent of all new Canadian mortgages taken from the one-year period ending in the fall of 2007 were longer than the standard 25-year amortization period. "Longer-term mortgages have been extremely popular with Canadians," he said.The new rules, which take...
Apparent Murder-Suicide of Couple from Calgary Found in Ottawa
2008-06-02 16:57:00 Alicia Bateman, 28 and Ryan Sawchuk, 28 were found dead in her Ottawa home Saturday due to a possible murder-suicide. She was found in a jeep in her garage and he was found with a noose around his neck inside the house. Both were from Calgary. The couple had moved from Calgary to Ottawa a few ...
Let It Be, Songs of Lennon and McCartney in Ottawa - pre-sale password
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Ottawa Taxi Drivers Given Until Jul. 2 To Install In-Cab Cameras
2008-05-17 13:48:00 Ottawa, Canada (AHN) - The City of Ottawa approved a law Thursday that required all taxis to install a security camera. (...)
By: Taxi Blog
Torn between work and home - Ottawa Citizen
2008-05-13 00:00:00 Torn between work and homeOttawa Citizen, Canada -May 10, 2008Then one day last February I went in for my allergy shot, which was three months overdue because of an extraordinarily busy and difficult stretch at work. … More: continued here If you like this blog/post, you can support it with a $3.00 contribution.
Ottawa Businesses - Printable Coupons - Free Consultation for Ottawa Mortga
2008-05-06 23:36:00 Local Client of the Day - The Mortgage Centre - Joe Walsh You deserve to own the home of your dreams. Don’t let a mortgage stand in your way. Get an Ottawa best rate mortgage from Joe Walsh and start living your dream. Joe Walsh is one of the experienced Ottawa mortgage brokers of The Mortgage Centre. He works ...
By: Fabu Daily
The Police Tour 2008 Setlist and Reviews Scotiabank Place Ottawa ON May 1,
2008-05-01 21:57:00 _______________________________-_____Find Tickets The Police with Elvis Costello ... North America 2008Find Tickets for Police Tour 2008 Shows ... Europe and U.K.Setlist:Bring On The NightDemolition ManWalking On The MoonSynchronicity IIVoices Inside My HeadWhen The World Is Running DownDon't Stand So Close To MeDriven To TearsHole In My LifeEvery Little Thing She Does Is MagicWrapped Around Your FingerDe Do Do Do, De Da Da DaInvisible SunMessage In A BottleCan't Stand Losing YouRoxanneKing Of PainSo LonelyEvery Breath You TakeNext To YouReview: Ottawa Sunby Aedan HelmerArresting Performance - Police and Elvis Costello deliver stellar performances before packed house at The BankThe Police sure know how to make up for lost time.After skipping over Ottawa - twice - on their 2007 30th anniversary reunion tour, Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers made amends by launching their latest, and supposedly last ever tour, in the nation's capital last night.In what could be labelled the ...
Canada's Pink Floyd Show PreSale Password: Ottawa - Get your Comfortably Nu
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LUCIANO PRADAL E LE TOPOLINO DI OTTAWA
2008-04-22 00:01:00 Gli italiani sono sparsi per tutto il Canada. Anche se i visitatori occasionali qualche volta li snobbano, vale la pena approfondire la loro conoscenza in quanto può aprire strade diverse e facilmente comprensibili. Tra costoro emerge Luciano Pradal, che vive ad Ottawa dove lo si può facilmente incontrare durante le varie escursioni organizzate da Hotelplan. Luciano conosce tutti gli angoli della città , soprattutto quelli che sono riservati ai curiosi dopo il giro turistico d’obbligo. Quelli che considerano Ottawa una città di rispetto e non soltanto la capitale di comodo del Canada. E se qualcuno desideroso di sposarsi ad Ottawa o semplicemente di stupire la compagna di viaggio si trovasse in difficoltà Luciano diventerebbe allora l’uomo del momento. Come? Nel lontano 1942 il primo Ambasciatore d’Italia in Canada, il conte Feccia di Cossato era talmente amico dell’allora presidente della FIAT, Valletta da farsi mandare una Topolino modello 42, che circola tuttora...
Oportunidad de trabajo en Ottawa
2008-04-16 19:40:00 Para quien le interese, les dejo una oportunidad de trabajo que me acaba de llegar… We are currently on the lookout for three new hires in our office. We have currently opened up a managed services helpdesk and due to the popularity with our client?s we need new team members. If you know anyone looking for a technical ...
Daily Travel Photo - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2008-04-14 20:55:00 The Parliment Building in Ottawa, Ontario. This was during the same trip which took me to Iceland in 2000. Please vote for Everything Everywhere Travel Blog at the Bloggers Choice Awards! ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Daily Travel Photo - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada", url: "http://everything-everywhere.c-om/2008/04/14/daily-travel-phot-o-ottawa-ontario-canada/" });
Activists and artists including Sarah Polley in Ottawa today to oppose Bill
2008-04-11 01:31:00 Activists and actors were in Ottawa today to protest the proposed Bill C-10, which would give the government powers to censor films (by killing their tax credits) it deemed "offensive." So far Harper's Conservatives have found the following things offensive and have summarily cut their funding: + Adult literature program for First Nations + Women shelters across the country + First Nations Declaration of Rights at the UN (not only opposed, but tried to influence other states into not signing this historical document that recognizes indigenous peoples' rights across the globe) + Medicinal marajuana + Assistance funding envelopes for museums + Pensions + Arts OK, for more on what the Tories find offensive you can read an earlier post from my blog. From the intervention in Ottawa today, the CBC reported yesterday: Canadian filmmaker Sarah Polley, actress Wendy Crewson and Brian Anthony, CEO of the Directors Guild of Canada, will be among those appearing before the Senate committee on...
Hello from Ottawa: The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
2008-04-07 18:30:00 SeeTheGlobe.com Travel Article :: My schedule in Ottawa this past weekend was extremely compressed, but there was one place I wasn't going to miss: the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. As a person with no formal background, yet a keen interest in the visual arts and photography, I have been wanting to visit this museum for a long time. And my Internet research revealed that the Museum is featuring a very special exhibition right now: two photographic series by Sunil Gupta, an Indian-born Canadian citizen, exploring issues of identity, culture and the immigrant experience. Let me start first with the Museum itself, a rather unique venue in Ottawa with a long history. The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography began its life all the way back in World War II as the Still Photography Museum of the National Film Board. Its activities include collecting, publishing and organizing traveling exhibitions and educational programs to foster the efforts and development of Can...
By: SeeTheGlobe.com
Ottawa Senators choke job would go down in history
2008-04-04 14:55:00 See, all it took was two and a half hours of slapping around the incompetent Toronto Maple Leafs to, perhaps, salvage a year.Ottawa isn't Nottawa after all. It shall remain a place that steals your money, can't support a football team and still looks to be home to a playoff-bound hockey squad.A much-needed win in Toronto last night called off the vultures, historians and possibly even a priest for the Ottawa Senators but life can't be all that comfortable these days. Not with that collar tightening.Now, far be it for me to call these past few months a choke job, but let's just say the Heimlich maneuver may be a required part of the rigorous two a days when training camp opens this coming fall.Surely this isn't something that will be embraced in Bytown, but if the Sens inexplicitly miss the playoffs, this one may go down as the biggest choke job - ever - in pro sports. Period.Hyperbole, you think? Well, ask Jean Van de Velde, Bill Buckner or Greg Norman if these littl...
By: Hockey.com
Hydro Ottawa Limited Wins Award for Performance Excellence
2008-04-01 15:40:00 Hydro Ottawa Limited Wins Award for Performance Excellence: "OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 1, 2008) - Hydro Ottawa Limited has been recognized by its peers as one of the best-run utilities in the province, winning the Electricity Distributors Association's prestigious Local Distribution Company (LDC) Performance Excellence Award, sponsored by Ontario Power Generation.Created in 2006, the Ontario Power Generation (OPG) LDC Performance Excellence Award is presented to a member of the Electricity Distributors Association (EDA) that has distinguished itself among its fellow members for performance excellence in five categories - Occupational Health and Safety, Operational Excellence, Financial Operations, Retail Strategies for Conservation and Demand Management, and Contribution to the Community. The EDA is the voice of Ontario's local electricity distribution companies.Hydro Ottawa was presented with the award at the Association's annual general meeting, which took place in T...
Alice Cooper Presale Code: Ottawa
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I?m Keeping an Eye on Ottawa
2008-03-30 13:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - I’m going to ask a question to which I know not the answer, but the question may be rhetorical in its preposterous premise: has an NHL team ever started a season 15-2 and failed to make the playoffs? (Of course not) (I’m thinking) The Ottawa Senators, who started the 2007-08 season ...
By: On Frozen Blog
Habs Need 3 Wins, Or, 2 Wins And An Ottawa Loss!!!
2008-03-28 06:01:00 The Montreal Canadiens need to win three more games, or win two more coupled with an Ottawa Senators loss to win the Northeast division.
By: Rumor Me This
$50.00 Snow Levy in Ottawa
2008-03-19 20:01:00 OK now the City of Ottawa wants to tax us more. Talk about pissing on the good folks of Ottawa.$50.00 is a bit much. All those poor property owners. And all those poort property owners who have had a crappy job done on their street. why why the last snow removal effort only half my street was done, and these guys get paid no matter what. And half the time their not removing the stuff. You don't know how often I've seen these contractors going up and down my street dooing nothing. AND WE STILL HAVE SNOW ON THE STREET A GOOD TWO FEET. Like I said they only did half.So is it fair to apply a snow levy to property owners! NO IT ISN'T! GIVE YOUR BALD HEAD A SHAKE! We are not the only people driving vehicles aroung this city. There's business! There's all those thousands of people who rent apartments and drive! drive! drive! OK So the owner of the building will try and find some way to pass it on. Crap that's a headache. And what about those people who own a hosue and still don't h...
By: The Goblin's Den
[Interesting] Ottawa parking garage collapses like the Senators in the play
2008-03-15 07:36:00 Canada.com
Yashin still feeling the love for Ottawa?
2008-03-15 02:47:00 Mark Gandler, the agent for forward Alexei Yashin, tells Hugh Adami of The Ottawa Citizen his client wanted to return to the Ottawa Senators after the New York Islanders bough him out last summer.
By: Rumor Me This
’08 Ottawa Citizen Championship Lineup Announced
2008-03-10 19:15:00 The good people over at Flagstick.com have announced the dates and locations for the 2008 Ottawa Citizen Amateur Championship. The final for both men and women will take place this year at The Marshes GC in Kanata on July 31.The semi-finals will be played out the day before (July 30) at Eagle Creek GC in Dunrobin. First round action for men will take place on July 9th at Talon at Greyhawk in Cumberland while their second round will be hosted by Loch March G&CC on July 14th. The ladies will take to the course at Greensmere G&CC on July 3rd for round one followed by second round play at Carleton G&YC in Manotick on July 15th.Tags: 2008 Ottawa Citizen Amateur Championship
By: Ottawa Golf Blog
Upcoming Golf Show - Ottawa Gatineau Golf Expo
2008-03-10 16:42:00 Although we're all this digging out from a couple of feet of snow there's a golf show coming up you'll have to put on your calendar.The 2008 Ottawa Gatineau Golf Expo formerly know as the Ottawa Golf & Travel Show is coming up on Saturday March 29th, 2008 : 9:00 am – 6:00 pm and Sunday March 30th, 2008 : 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Adults are $10.00 Children 14 years and Under are free so take your kids. I know my daughter got a free club one year.What to see and do at the show: Receive a Show Gift Pack with FREE Green Fees and other great discounts Test Drive the latest equipment in the Manufacturers Demo Range Receive FREE golf instruction from local CPGA pros Attend FREE golf seminars Explore the Play Golf Ontario Pavilion showcasing many incredible golf courses throughout the province Discover the wonderful courses in Quebec Receive a $15 Discount on your purchase of the 2008 Golfer's Red Book � the essential piece of golf equipment for the upcoming season Have you...
By: Ottawa Golf Blog
Jack Layton and the NDP weigh in on Bill C-10
2008-03-05 14:46:00 Apologies to all our readers in the US who may not be as interested in this issue, but up here in Canuckland, Bill C-10 and its implications are big news and Art Threat is committed to providing steady updates as they come in. Now a word from the NDP's Jack Layton: Thank you for contacting me about Bill C-10 and the Harper government's plans to censor film in Canada that it finds "offensive". I agree that expanding the criteria used for denying tax credits to artists amounts to censorship and will have devastating consequences for the film and television industry. New Democrats are standing up in Parliament to protect freedom of artistic expression in Canada. NDP House Leader Libby Davies was the first to raise the issue in Question Period and NDP Industry Critic Peggy Nash has made a formal statement in the House of Commons. NDP Culture and Heritage Critic Bill Siksay pushed this matter at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and in related media interviews. I invite you t...
Jack Layton and the NDP weigh in on Bill C-10
2008-03-05 14:46:00 Apologies to all our readers in the US who may not be as interested in this issue, but up here in Canuckland, Bill C-10 and its implications are big news and Art Threat is committed to providing steady updates as they come in. Now a word from the NDP's Jack Layton: Thank you for contacting me about Bill C-10 and the Harper government's plans to censor film in Canada that it finds "offensive". I agree that expanding the criteria used for denying tax credits to artists amounts to censorship and will have devastating consequences for the film and television industry. New Democrats are standing up in Parliament to protect freedom of artistic expression in Canada. NDP House Leader Libby Davies was the first to raise the issue in Question Period and NDP Industry Critic Peggy Nash has made a formal statement in the House of Commons. NDP Culture and Heritage Critic Bill Siksay pushed this matter at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage and in related media interviews. I invite you t...
An open letter to Prime Minister Harper and Minister Verner
2008-03-04 06:34:00 An open letter from educator and former Film Studies Association of Canada president Michael Zyrd, regarding Ottawa's proposed censorship bill: Dear Honourable Prime Minister Harper, and Honourable Minister Verner, I write with extreme concern about the proposed Bill C-10, and the ways that it would enable de facto government censorship of film and television. According to a story in the Globe and Mail: ?Bill C-10, currently at third reading in the Senate, contains an amendment to the Income Tax Act which would allow the Minister of Canadian Heritage to deny eligibility to tax credits of productions determined to be contrary to public policy,? Charles Drouin, spokesman for Canadian Heritage said in a statement. ?... Upon royal assent of C-10, the Department of Canadian Heritage plans to update the eligibility requirements for the [Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit] program.? As an educator and researcher of artists film and video, I know that artistic freedom and the fre...
An open letter to Prime Minister Harper and Minister Verner
2008-03-04 06:34:00 An open letter from educator and former Film Studies Association of Canada president Michael Zyrd, regarding Ottawa's proposed censorship bill: Dear Honourable Prime Minister Harper, and Honourable Minister Verner, I write with extreme concern about the proposed Bill C-10, and the ways that it would enable de facto government censorship of film and television. According to a story in the Globe and Mail: ?Bill C-10, currently at third reading in the Senate, contains an amendment to the Income Tax Act which would allow the Minister of Canadian Heritage to deny eligibility to tax credits of productions determined to be contrary to public policy,? Charles Drouin, spokesman for Canadian Heritage said in a statement. ?... Upon royal assent of C-10, the Department of Canadian Heritage plans to update the eligibility requirements for the [Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit] program.? As an educator and researcher of artists film and video, I know that artistic freedom and the fre...
Proposed censorship bill threatens to pull crucial funding from "offensive"
2008-03-03 16:01:00 For our readers working in the industry this is probably by now old news, but for the rest of us, we may be surprised at just how much mileage Young People Fucking is getting as a catalyst for culture-clampdown. The Canadian feature that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival is repeatedly cited by right wing reactionaries such as Charles McVety and his group Canada Family Action Coalition as the arbiter of all that is unholy in the Canadian culturescape. McVety and his gang are disgusted that their taxes go into funding productions like YPF, a soft-core romantic comedy about, you guessed it, horses skydiving. Lucky for McVety and the Victorian moral police, they have a fearless leader who has responded with action. Stephen Harper and his gang of moralizing crusaders, the Conservative party, have a bill before the Canadian Senate called C-10 that would give Heritage Canada power to deny tax credits to film and TV works they decided were too offensive, essentially putt...
Proposed censorship bill threatens to pull crucial funding from "offensive"
2008-03-03 16:01:00 For our readers working in the industry this is probably by now old news, but for the rest of us, we may be surprised at just how much mileage Young People Fucking is getting as a catalyst for culture-clampdown. The Canadian feature that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival is repeatedly cited by right wing reactionaries such as Charles McVety and his group Canada Family Action Coalition as the arbiter of all that is unholy in the Canadian culturescape. McVety and his gang are disgusted that their taxes go into funding productions like YPF, a soft-core romantic comedy about, you guessed it, horses skydiving. Lucky for McVety and the Victorian moral police, they have a fearless leader who has responded with action. Stephen Harper and his gang of moralizing crusaders, the Conservative party, have a bill before the Canadian Senate called C-10 that would give Heritage Canada power to deny tax credits to film and TV works they decided were too offensive, essentially putt...
Ottawa Sens Fan Wins Trip to Barbados in a Canadian Bank Draw - Loyal Sens
2008-03-01 19:34:00 When Sandy Declare of Greely, Ontario accepted an invitation from MBNA Canada Bank to attend an exclusive SENS Rewards customer loyalty event, she didn't know that she would walk away as the grand prize winner of an all expense paid trip for two to sunny Barbados. Her name was drawn from among the names of the SENS Rewards customers who attended the catered event at Club Red with their guests last Saturday to watch their favourite Ottawa Senators team play against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a televised game. "We held this unique event as an opportunity to say thank you to some of our SENS Rewards MasterCard customers in the Ottawa area for their loyalty," said Chris Reid, Marketing Executive, MBNA Canada Bank. "Several guests won great prizes like Sens game tickets, Sens jerseys and we gave away 22,500 SENS Rewards Points which can be redeemed for unique experiential SENS Rewards. Congratulations to Sandy, we wish her a wonderful trip." Sandy Declare will travel to Barbados...
By: Bajan Reporter
Ottawa picks up Lapointe
2008-02-26 18:39:00 TSN is reporting that the Ottawa Senators have picked up Martin Lapointe from the Chicago Blackhawks.
By: Rumor Me This
The Ottawa Dilemma
2008-02-22 19:00:00 The Ottawa Senators came out of the offseason looking like an unstoppable juggernaut, running out in front of the pack with a 16-2 start to the season. Then, something happened...
By: Rumor Me This
Gas at $1.11/liter in Ottawa
2008-02-21 14:08:00 I guess the good news is that Gas is back to being more expensive than bottled water (but still much less expensive than Coffee at Starbucks). I had to double take when I saw that my fill up price per liter yesterday was $1.11 per liter, so the $20 I put in my car wasn’t ...
Baseball Back In Ottawa
2008-02-19 20:14:00 Baseball Back In Ottawa A while ago we wrote about the end of professional baseball in Ottawa. It is now back for the 2008 season in the form of the Can-Am league’s newest team, The Ottawa Rapides.
By: Mop Up Duty
Ottawa Senators trade puts Eastern teams on notice
2008-02-12 19:29:00 Call it the Ottawa Senators firing a distinct warning shot across the bow of any Eastern conference ship that plans on getting in their way this spring.Oh, and while we're at it, Hurricanes' GM Jim Rutherford may want to check his back pocket. Odds are Bryan Murray made out with his wallet as well.Cory Stillman and Mike Commodore for Joe Corvo and Patrick Eaves? OK, I'm waiting for the other player or picks going to Carolina.Someone. Anyone. There has to be something else.A signed poster of Shania Twain? Ten cents off the Canadian dollar? The banning of all Celine Dion CDs? Now, to be fair to Rutherford, both Stillman and Commodore are unrestricted free agents at the end of the year, so maybe Rutherford felt he had better get something in return. And who knows, both may re-sign back in Carolina this summer. That, coupled with the fact that Corvo apparently had asked for a trade to an American team, makes the deal a little easier to comprehend.But if the Senators were...
By: Hockey.com
Superstar Steve and the Ottawa Harperettes
2008-02-11 12:47:00 Has power gone to Stephen Harper's head - or perhaps "hairdo" might be the better term? Pictures in the papers lately make the PM appear kind of smug. At times he appears to be gloating. The nearest analogy might be the Cheshire cat.His look never changes. The squarehead hairdo is still his defining feature. You wonder if maybe his stylist has been trying for a sort of neo-Prussian look. With the addition of a little hard gel, I've no doubt the Harper 'helmet' could have deflected WW1 machine gun fire.The Toronto Star had an interesting article on Saturday of this week titled "The Cult of Harper" by Susan Delacourt. It's well worth the read. Ms Delacourt writes that Harper is known to be "scripted, aloof and unknowable". This sounds almost guru-like, and indeed Harper seems to be affecting strange airs that suggest he has acquired a wire about himself. Perhaps this is what gives the impression of self-inflation. I think "puffed up" is the colloquial term - or "full of it" as my...
By: Aidan Maconachy
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