Mayor Jim Watson says the city of Ottawa and Ottawa police were better prepared and had more resources to police the capital for the Canada Day long weekend, as a sense of normalcy returned to downtown Ottawa and the Parliamentary Precinct after Canada s 155th birthday.
Peter Davies's "Hear ye" cry was a staple at Canada Days, Christmases, farmers' markets and events in the Annapolis Valley that needed a little colour and history. He announced his retirement in the fall after a diagnosis with terminal cancer.