Tag Archives: kanata ontario

Canada Day in Kanata (2013) – Fireworks and Stage Show

Canada Day in Kanata (2013)  – Fireworks and Stage Show My original plan was to head downtown to the Parliament Buildings for the daytime activities and then return to Kanata for the night time fireworks and stage show. That plan … Continue reading

Posted in Home and About | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Planning for Canada Day 2013

Planning for Canada Day 2013 I haven’t decided what I will be trying to photograph this weekend yet. I guess, it depends a lot on the weather forecast for the Ottawa area, which at the moment, looks like hot and … Continue reading

Posted in Home and About | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kanata Weather – December 8th, 2012

Kanata Weather – December 8th, 2012 I moved one step closer to going full frame in the Nikon world when, yesterday, I traded my DX model 17-55mm f2.8 lens and came home with a Nikkor 24 -70mm f2.8 lens.  Both … Continue reading

Posted in Home and About | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Canada Day 2012 – Kanata Fireworks and Stage Show

Canada Day 2012 – Kanata Fireworks and Stage Show Update: June 30, 2013 Click here for information about Kanata 2013 Canada Day Activities. ***** I can remember a time when getting a spot to sit on the toboggan hill to … Continue reading

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Day 1

Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Day 1 June 9, 2012 – This is our third year of conducting breeding bird surveys in the region of Highway #1o1 north of Sudbury, Ontario. In order to get to our campsite before dark, … Continue reading

Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

2012 Kanata Badminton Club Annual General Meeting

2012 Kanata Badminton Club Annual General Meeting It is almost the end of another successful season for the members and executive of the Kanata Badminton Club and that means that it is time for another annual general meeting. The KBC … Continue reading

Posted in Home and About | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Spring storm hits Ontario

April 23, 2012 – Woke up this morning to heavily overcast skies, took a look out the window, and, like the weather forecasting groundhog, decided that it might be better to get back under the covers. 

Posted in Home and About | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Kanata Parkland

Kanata Parkland Over the past number of years, the residents, and councillors representing them, have had a number of discussions and disagreements with builders over what should or should not be done with some of Kanata’s natural spaces.

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ottawa | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Little Outing – Shirley’s Bay, Dick Bell Park, Andrew Hadyn Park, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail

Shirley’s Bay, Dick Bell Park, Andrew Hadyn Park, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail March 25, 2002 – The weather wasn’t as nice and warm as it had been in recent weeks but I decided that I needed some fresh air … Continue reading

Posted in Canada Explorer, Mud Lake, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Kanata, Ontario heat wave – +27C – March 20th, 2012

Kanata, Ontario heat wave – +27C – March 20th, 2012 Not sure what the official high temperature for the day might have been but at one point the thermometer in my car indicated that the outside temperature was +27C. In … Continue reading

Posted in Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments