Archive 1997-2016
The Canadian Museum of Nature is winding up celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Canada’s first fossil gallery, offering visitors the rare opportunity to view historical photos of its earliest fossil displays, talk to the experts and see paleontology in action.
The days are shorter, the air is frostier. Kids are making their lists and checking them twice, chock full of the hardest-to-find trendy toys. Between work shifts, drop-offs, and classes, on weekday evenings and weekend mornings that are anything but relaxing, holiday tunes blare loudly and sale signs beckon at every turn.
In 1974 a woman stood alone on the corner of a busy street, and for one moment everything disappeared as a photograph was taken. It was a moment – and an image – to bank a life on.
An Ottawa policeman directs traffic in the middle of a downtown street, accompanied by a large, tame bear named Rosie.
Dave Yin, Centretown NewsDanielle Strethsa is helping to scan and digitize 10,000 negatives from the Ottawa City Archives.