Unveiling the Best of Ottawa’s Festivals and Events throughout the Year

 Ottawa was once nicknamed "The City That Fun Forgot." The mean nickname was coined in the 1960s by the satirist Allan Fotheringham. Canada's capital is a place of countless bureaucratic buildings and offices but historically underwhelming nightlife. Public workers and government officials make up a huge part of the population.

The #MyOttawa Pass and three of its most intriguing offers

 ICYMI, this week we officially launched the #MyOttawa Pass! ???? This savings passport features discounts at 60+ local businesses in the Ottawa Region including hotels, attractions, restos and more! Rediscover Ottawa and help support local! Sign up here ???? https://t.co/fNXXl7fdz7 pic.twitter.com/uscaw31rPu — Ottawa Tourism (@Ottawa_Tourism) June 28, 2020 Ottawa’s status

Annual Ottawa Tourism Meeting Focuses on Millennial Marketing Trends

 Photo credit: Joanne Clifford via Flickr On Tuesday June 4th, Ottawa Tourism’s Annual General Meeting concluded with a new Board of Directors as well as newfound ideas regarding marketing to the city’s millennial population. The meeting’s main concerns were the 2019-20 Board of Directors and discussion surrounding modernized marketing tactics. In

Explore the Best of Ottawa’s Outdoors this Summer

 Explore the best of Ottawa this summer by cycling through the Gatineau Hills to hiking up the Eardley Escarpment. Ottawa is not only a government city but, one full of nature and hidden gems. Celebrate the best of Ottawa, this summer, through exploring the city by bike, to hiking through

Ottawa Tourism, Invest Ottawa and Shaw Centre team up to launch #ThinkOttawa

 Ottawa is about to make a name for itself on the global map with the launch of ThinkOttawa! Three of the city’s biggest economic development organizations, Ottawa Tourism, Invest Ottawa and Shaw Centre, have just announced the initiative which strives to attract major global and regional conventions and conferences to

Parliament Tours Resume with New Locations as Centre Block Closes for Renovation

 Photo credit: Kat Walcott With the Parliament of Canada’s Centre Block about to undergo approximately 10 years of much-needed restoration and renovations, both the House of Commons and Senate of Canada have been moved to new, temporary locations. Missed the chance to tour these gorgeous spaces while they were in

Tourism Economic Impact Study shines light on breadth of visitor economy’s impact

 Photo credit: Siolocke via Wikipedia Commons Tourism is a major economic driver for any city. Whether you're in the mood to eat, drink or explore, our nation's capital is a tourist hotspot with a plethora of things to see and do including Canadian heritage sites, culinary experiences, festival, museums and more! Ottawa

Science Museum Ready to Illuminate Again

 Photos courtesy Canada Science and Technology Museum After three years of reconstruction the new Canada Science and Technology Museum is being unveiled. On November 17, the long awaited $80 million-dollar museum will open its doors, and the public will not be disappointed. Visitors enter the museum through an immersive LED

Baconpalooza Filled the Achin’ for Bacon

 Ottawa Life’s Festival City Series is back! We'll provide a unique look at some of your favourite events. We’ll go beyond the music with artist interviews, volunteer profiles, concert reviews and spotlights on the tastes, sights and sounds of the festival season.  Your city! Your festivals! Like a good sunscreen, Ottawa Life

About Art – Bank Street Blue

 Photos by Stuart Adam Shein A group immersed in conversation sits next to a wall at Bridgehead Coffee on Bank and Gilmour. This seems like an ordinary image of no special importance but the exposed bricks of that particular wall and the industrial design of the interior invites imagination. The

Ottawa Honours Its Own

 Photos by Andre Gagne As many gathered in front of televisions, inside local pubs and at a sold out Canadian Tire Centre across town as the Sens readied for round two of the playoffs, the setting sun cast amber hues over the Capital’s most iconic landmark. A few blocks away

Ottawa Welcomes the Colourful Alt Hotel to the Nation’s Capital

 You would never guess that the Alt Hotel in Ottawa was having their grand opening Tuesday; dozens of guests were already staying at the hotel and enjoying some of the amenities offered in the café and lounge. In fact, the Alt Hotel Ottawa has been accepting guest for the past

Great Communicators: Great Leaders

 What makes a great communicator? Is it situational and contextual awareness? Or does it simply come down to learning how to adapt your messaging to your environment? There is an art to telling great business stories and it is the marketing and communications professionals in the business community that are

#OLMExplores – Wellington West

 What would you do if you were a tourist in Ottawa? As part of our #OLMExplores series, Ottawa Life Magazine writers have spent a day in the ByWard Market, on Parliament Hill and along Bank Street to see what makes each area tick. Now, with the help of Ottawa’s second-largest

Ottawa Reclaims a Guinness World Record

 All photos courtesy of Sofie Sharom What’s more Canadian than building a snowman? Answer: building 2069 of them in less than an hour! This past Sunday over 1500 eager Ottawa area residents came out to help the city proudly reclaim the Guinness World Record for the most snowman made in

Co-Op Students Explore Ottawa Part Three – Valerie Visits the Glebe

 All photos courtesy of Samantha Lapierre. What would you do if you were a tourist in Ottawa? Ottawa Life Magazine asked our co-op students this question and put them to the test. Each student was asked to pick an area of the city that they wanted to explore for an

Co-Op Students Explore Ottawa Part Two – Justine on Parliament Hill

 All photos courtesy of Alissa Dicaire What would you do if you were a tourist in Ottawa? Ottawa Life Magazine asked our co-op students this question and put them to the test. Each student was asked to pick an area of the city that they wanted to explore for an

Co-Op Students Explore Ottawa Part One – Ashley in the ByWard Market

 Photo courtesy of Samantha Lapierre What would you do if you were a tourist in Ottawa? Ottawa Life Magazine asked our co-op students this question and put them to the test. Each student was asked to pick an area of Ottawa that they wanted to explore for an afternoon. Grade