Category: Local News

Italian Internment Memorial Launch

On Sunday, October 23, 2011 the Ottawa Italian Community Centre held an Unveiling of their Memorial Wall to honour Italian Canadians who were interned during the Second World War and Ottawa Italian Canadian Soldiers who died in the line of…

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Peter Scott

“Il sacrestano” of St. Anthony’s Church by Zeljka Gaspar If there is a place that is the heart and soul of the Italian- Canadian community of Ottawa, then it is the Church of St. Anthony. And if there is a…

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MANGIA! MANGIA!

The best of Italian food in Ottawa by GENEVIEVE FORTE Without a doubt, Italian culture has made its biggest impact upon Canadian culture in the domain of cuisine. Luckily for us, this means that Ottawa boasts a number of fine…

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La Festa di San Rocco

Un teatro all’aperto’ di ZELJKA GASPAR Le notizie della vita di San Rocco sono poche e incerte. Si crede che fosse nato a Montpellier in Francia nel XIII secolo. Si racconta che andò pellegrino a Roma dopo aver distribuito i…

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Garden Party 2000

Concerto di beneficenza per Villa Marconi di ZELJKA GASPAR Mormorio di voci, canto di uccelli, suono di violino. Poi, palpintanti ombre di foglie verdi verdi, vino rosso, gialle e rosse ombre che giocano sui muri color caffè latte. In questo…

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“A Capital Experience” at the Bytown Museum

The Bytown Museum is located at the mouth of the Rideau Canal, just below the Parliament buildings, in the rustic, pine-scented Commissariat of Lt. Col. John By, Royal Engineers. Built in 1827, the commissariat is Ottawa’s oldest stone building. It…

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Silvio Tiezzi Memorial Trophy restored

by ANGELO FILOSO In October, staff and students at St. Patrick’s High School, located at Alta Vista and Heron Road in Ottawa, will open a newly refurbished conference room that will house memorabilia of the past. The Eastern Ontario Italian…

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Restaurant Review: Caprese Ristorante Italiano

Article / Photos GioVanni On a lovely Thursday evening a friend of mine and I decided to venture out and try a restaurant which we had been hearing great reviews. Being on a strict gluten free diet, it was only…

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