Monthly Archives: June 2016

Ottawa – Joseph Eugène Bruno Guigues

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Katherine

Joseph Eugène Bruno Guigues was ordained as an Oblate priest in 1828. Appointed to the position of provincial superior of his community, he arrived in Canada in 1844. He was chosen to be the first bishop of Bytown (Ottawa) in … Continue reading →

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Olives

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Katherine

A wall of olives in a delicatessen in Byward Market – Ottawa

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Something fishy

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Katherine

Fresh fish in a fish store in Byward Market – Ottawa

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Ottawa – Dancing Bear

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Katherine

Dancing Bear by Pauta Saila Dancing Bear is the first public art to be displayed in Ottawa from a Nunavut-based artist. The sculpture is located in the ByWard Market’s Jeanne d’Arc courtyard, located off George Street, near Sussex Drive.

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Ottawa – Parliament Buildings

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Katherine

Night time at the East Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa

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The barns of Ontario

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Katherine

One of the barns of Ontario This one caught my attention for the colourful equipment and the assortment of mailboxes

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Puntledge River diversion dam

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Katherine

The diversion dam on the Puntledge River Located downstream from the Comox Lake impoundment dam, the diversion dam diverts a portion of the water in the Puntledge River into into BC Hydro’s penstock system. Water in the penstock flows to … Continue reading →

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Sea gulls – Air Force Beach

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Katherine

Sea gulls at Air Force Beach on Kye Bay – Georgia Strait The image above links to a Flickr photo album

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Sea gulls – Air Force Beach

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Katherine

  Sea gulls at Air Force Beach on Kye Bay

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Comox Harbour

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Katherine

Comox Marina viewed from the grounds of Filberg Park HMCS Quadra viewed from the grounds of Filberg Park

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