Festive Family Fundraising Shines Bright For the McGregors

 Welcome to Day 11 of our 25 Day Ottawa Life Christmas Calendar.  We’ll be updating with a new treat daily so be sure to keep checking under the OLM Tree to see what’s new. And don’t forget our big Light Up Your Ottawa Life Contest! Every holiday season the little town of

Gift of Lights

 Welcome to Day 10 of our 25 Day Ottawa Life Christmas Calendar.  We’ll be updating with a new treat daily so be sure to keep checking under the OLM Tree to see what’s new. And don’t forget our big Light Up Your Ottawa Life Contest! It's a brand new holiday attraction here in

Ho-Ho-HO-town!

 All photos by Andre Gagne. The first holiday party of the season rolled through downtown Ottawa today with thousands lining up to see that jolly old man in the big, red suit. The help Santa Toy Parade, now in it's 47th year,has been the annual kickstart to the holidays ever since

Lake Placid & Mirror Lake Inn Stretch the Holiday Season

 The following narrative sums up the extended holiday season in Lake Placid and the Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa.  _____________________________________ It’s just after Thanksgiving and the 300,000 lights sprawling across the seven acres comprising the AAA Four Diamond Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa help create a one- month

RURAL RANT: Christmas in the Country

 Have you ever looked at Christmas with a cynical eye? The commercialism, the overpackaging, the strident commercials and ads demanding that you can only make people happy by spending ridiculous amounts of money on stuff they don’t even really need? Annette Moeller and granddaughter Julia Dube sell Annette’s crafts at