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Summer seemed to officially hit the capital on Saturday, and there was no shortage of things, large and small, to see and do in the surprisingly pleasant weather.
Environment Canada missed its forecast for most of the day, having called for a high probability of showers.
Instead it was almost exclusively sunny through most of the day, and not too hot, luring funseekers out to sample some of the festivities.
And it wasn’t just the highly hyped events, such as the madness at Lansdowne where fans flocked to see either the Fury soccer team or attend the Escapade EDM show (at Lansdowne for the first time).
Predictably, those events threw traffic into a tizzy along Bank Street and the Queen Elizabeth Driveway, despite weeks of warnings by officials to leave the cars at home and take public transport or bike to the venues.
Police reported traffic was “superslow” in those areas, but no accidents to speak of. And, apart from the Bank Street quagmire, police said there were few traffic issues through the day.
Traffic was ‘superslow’ along Bank Street headed towards Lansdowne on Saturday. Reader photo
In some of the highlights across the region, thousands were at Mooney’s Bay for the third day of the four-day Tim Hortons Dragon Boat festival.
In addition to the main attraction, boisterous boatloads of paddlers, there was food, free entertainment and kiddie sectors.
Click here for a gallery of photos.
Bobblake.ca team in boat No. 1 in an early race Saturday at the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival took place over the weekend at Mooney’s Bay.
It all repeats on Sunday with a slate of events that starts when gates open at 7 a.m. One popular event will be the dragon boat tug-of-war.
There are awards ceremonies at 12:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Over at Rideau Hall, it was the annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic, where Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario surgeons were at the popular B*A*S*H Tent — Bear Ambulatory Surgical Hospital — to take care of minor repairs and dental exams for stuffed animals feeling under the weather.
While no official attendance figures were given out, the event is always hugely popular, with entertainment, celebrity pancake breakfast and lots of kids activities.
Rideau Hall gets busy again on Sunday with a couple of traditional events: The annual inspection of the Ceremonial Guard at 10 and then the launch of “Storytime” at 10:30 a.m.
The Governor General, along with a special guest from the Ceremonial Guard and volunteers from Frontier College, will read children’s stories written by Order of Canada honorees such as astronaut Chris Hadfield and novelist Dominique Demers. There will be snacks!
Every Friday and Saturday until Aug. 26, families are invited to plunk down in the Reading Tent, near the Visitor Centre, for books and other literacy fun.
Down by the Rideau River, the royal swans flew their winter coop and were released for another season, the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s original gift to the city. They’re still wintering in Quebec but there’s hope they can return to a more permanent winter home in the capital.
Mayor Jim Watson, frees one pair of the The Royal Swans, two mute white, back into the Rideau River during a family event at Brantwood Park Saturday June 24, 2017.
Vincent Massey Park was the site of a Summer Solstice Indigenous celebration, with hundreds celebrating First Nations arts and culture with exhibitions, food and entertainment.
Did we mention that all four municipal beaches were open for the first time?
Petrie Island beaches, particularly hard hit in the spring flood, were finally in good enough shape to welcome swimmers and join the other sandy facilities at Westboro, Britannia and Mooney’s Bay.
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Environment Canada missed its forecast for most of the day, having called for a high probability of showers.
Instead it was almost exclusively sunny through most of the day, and not too hot, luring funseekers out to sample some of the festivities.
And it wasn’t just the highly hyped events, such as the madness at Lansdowne where fans flocked to see either the Fury soccer team or attend the Escapade EDM show (at Lansdowne for the first time).
Predictably, those events threw traffic into a tizzy along Bank Street and the Queen Elizabeth Driveway, despite weeks of warnings by officials to leave the cars at home and take public transport or bike to the venues.
Police reported traffic was “superslow” in those areas, but no accidents to speak of. And, apart from the Bank Street quagmire, police said there were few traffic issues through the day.
Traffic was ‘superslow’ along Bank Street headed towards Lansdowne on Saturday. Reader photo
In some of the highlights across the region, thousands were at Mooney’s Bay for the third day of the four-day Tim Hortons Dragon Boat festival.
In addition to the main attraction, boisterous boatloads of paddlers, there was food, free entertainment and kiddie sectors.
Click here for a gallery of photos.
Bobblake.ca team in boat No. 1 in an early race Saturday at the Tim Hortons Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival took place over the weekend at Mooney’s Bay.
It all repeats on Sunday with a slate of events that starts when gates open at 7 a.m. One popular event will be the dragon boat tug-of-war.
There are awards ceremonies at 12:45 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Over at Rideau Hall, it was the annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic, where Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario surgeons were at the popular B*A*S*H Tent — Bear Ambulatory Surgical Hospital — to take care of minor repairs and dental exams for stuffed animals feeling under the weather.
While no official attendance figures were given out, the event is always hugely popular, with entertainment, celebrity pancake breakfast and lots of kids activities.
Rideau Hall gets busy again on Sunday with a couple of traditional events: The annual inspection of the Ceremonial Guard at 10 and then the launch of “Storytime” at 10:30 a.m.
The Governor General, along with a special guest from the Ceremonial Guard and volunteers from Frontier College, will read children’s stories written by Order of Canada honorees such as astronaut Chris Hadfield and novelist Dominique Demers. There will be snacks!
Every Friday and Saturday until Aug. 26, families are invited to plunk down in the Reading Tent, near the Visitor Centre, for books and other literacy fun.
Down by the Rideau River, the royal swans flew their winter coop and were released for another season, the 50th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s original gift to the city. They’re still wintering in Quebec but there’s hope they can return to a more permanent winter home in the capital.
Mayor Jim Watson, frees one pair of the The Royal Swans, two mute white, back into the Rideau River during a family event at Brantwood Park Saturday June 24, 2017.
Vincent Massey Park was the site of a Summer Solstice Indigenous celebration, with hundreds celebrating First Nations arts and culture with exhibitions, food and entertainment.
Did we mention that all four municipal beaches were open for the first time?
Petrie Island beaches, particularly hard hit in the spring flood, were finally in good enough shape to welcome swimmers and join the other sandy facilities at Westboro, Britannia and Mooney’s Bay.
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