Olympic Torch Relay

Olympic Torch Relay The Olympic Torch Relay for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver passed within 100 metres of our house and unknown to us beforehand it was a transition point for passing the flame from one participant to the next. This is at the intersection of Richmond Road and Fraser Avenue. Hello Westboro - Official website of th ...

Updated: Dec 13, 2009 1:46am PST

2009 Remembrance Day in Ottawa

2009 Remembrance Day, Ottawa, Ontario I couldn't get anywhere near the official ceremonies at the cenotaph. There was a very large crowd. I was fortunate to have the drum and pipe band stop in front of me for a few minutes.

Updated: Nov 13, 2009 11:38am PST

2009 Canadian Rivers Day

2009 Canadian Rivers Day – June 14, 2009 For the fifth consecutive year, Ottawa Riverkeeper celebrates Canadian Rivers Day with a guided paddle on the Ottawa River (from Victoria Island to Petrie Island) as a way of bringing people and the river together. I attended the event as an Ottawa Riverkeeper volunteer photographer, making avai ...

Updated: Jul 15, 2009 8:54am PST

2009 Ottawa Riverkeeper Triathlon

2009 Ottawa Riverkeeper Triathlon - June 13, 2009 This is the fifth year that Ottawa Riverkeeper has hosted a number of individual and team events at Britannia Beach in Ottawa at the beginning of each summer. Somersault Promotions are the official organizers of the Ottawa Riverkeeper Triathlon, generously naming Ottawa Riverkeeper as the ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2009 8:28am PST

Westfest Tam Tam

Westfest Tam Tam with Dr. Lee - June12, 2009 Westfest is an annual celebration in the community of Westboro in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For the past several years a group of drummers has occupied the Friday, late afternoon, time-slot with both experienced and inexperienced drummers joining in on the Westfest Tam Tam. There's some instruc ...

Updated: Jun 18, 2009 2:23pm PST