Ottawa Event Calendar
26JAN
Taste of Winterlude
Jan 26 - Feb 19. Unique culinary events that feature chefs, sommeliers and Canadian products.
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Winter Features
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Winterlude 2012!
Feb 3 - Feb 20, 2012
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Discover Ottawa
The Capital App!
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The JUNO Awards
March 26 – April 1, 2012
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March Break 2012
Bring the family!
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Casino du Lac Leamy
Come visit and play for FREE
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Winterlude, the Capital's winter celebration, February 3-20, 2012
Come celebrate winter in the Capital during three fun-filled weekends in February. Grab your skates or rent some here and glide along the Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest naturally frozen ice skating rink.
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Discover Ottawa for iPhone, BB & Android
Flight times, customizable postcards, event and attraction listings, and a whole lot more. Discover Ottawa for iPhone, Blackberry and Android is everywhere you want to be.
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JUNO Week events and festivities,
March 26 – April 1, 2012
Last hosted in Ottawa in 2003, The JUNO Awards return to Canada’s Capital Region in 2012.
Photo courtesy of CARAS/iPhoto Inc.
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March Break 2012
When March Break in Ottawa rolls around from the 10th through the 18th, families can make some great travel plans and keep the kids entertained with some of the city's best holiday activities.
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Visit the Casino du Lac Leamy
Book an Ottawa Tourism package and receive $15 in FREE slot machine promotional credits.
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See the charming Cat Sanctuary by Ottawa's Parliament Hill
Ottawa Travel Guide | Friday, 30 September 2011 17:15
Travellers looking for a unique attraction to explore in Ottawa can check out the area in the back of Parliament Hill. Nestled amongst the trees is a small spot reserved for the residential feral cat population, provided by the local government to ensure the animals' security and well-being within city limits.
Known as the Cat Sanctuary, this complex provides neat rows of tiny houses to the feral cats that roam the city streets, reports Lonely Planet. These animals are usually friendly and unobtrusive, so the government has provided a place for them to take shelter and receive food and water.
According to Parliament Hill's official website, the cat reserve was created in the 1970s and has remained a favourite place for visitors to see the docile creatures. Every day, volunteers offer basic needs to the cats, and the furry friends have diligently returned to this area for generations to the delight of cat lovers in the region.
If visitors taking tours of Ottawa can spare an hour or two, they should take a look at the Cat Sanctuary for an interesting perspective of the caring nature found throughout Canada's capital city.
