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A familiar Nepean landmark before it was replaced by the current building.

Xinjiang with its caravan of traders appears in the bottom right corner, while the Pacific coast runs along the top-left corner. Kublai Khan is seen enthroned. A flag with three red crescent moons appears on all the territory.

Photo by William James Topley, Library and Archives Canada / PA-008486

🌈 Attention, Stittsville and west-end neighbours: clear your Saturday...the Grand Fabulous Army is going to the park, and we have permits.

West Side Pride: Out in the Park takes over Alexander Grove Park on Saturday, July 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with live entertainment, local vendors, delicious food, family-friendly fun and enough queer joy to power Kanata.

I’ll be there in full Pride regalia representing Fair Vote Canada...because democracy deserves better math and much better outfits.

Come say hi, chat about electoral reform, or collect a free Democracy Daddy big bear hug: strictly opt-in, generously proportional and considerably more satisfying than weak first-past-the-post handshakes.

Bring your friends, your family and your most constitutionally fabulous self. Everyone is welcome. 🏳️‍🌈🗳️✨

https://www.westsidepride.ca

Leading the lineup is an Orion I, operating the 174 to Carlingwood, followed by a GM "New Look", then an Ikarus/Orion III articulated. Typical bus fleet scene during the 80s.

I used to work there

Consisted of 3 Governorates: Kiev, Podolia, and Volhynia

It included six Governorates: Vilna, Kovno, Grodno, Minsk, Mogilev, and Vitebsk

Exploring a hidden gem in our hometown.

Had a great time touring the gorgeous building of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada during the Doors Open Ottawa event this weekend.

A fascinating look inside one of the many historic and architectural treasures that help tell our beautiful city's story.

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The Royal College’s coat of arms, granted in 1962, uses traditional heraldic symbols to represent its mission and heritage: 

The shield/escutcheon: 
Divided vertically, the right half is purple (symbolizing the physician) and the left half is red (symbolizing the surgeon). This reflects the traditional colours of university and college gowns worn within the two divisions.

The emblem: 
Superimposed on the shield is the Rod of Asclepius - a traditional serpent-entwined staff representing healing and medicine. Named after the ancient Greek god of those domains.

The coronet: 
Surmounting the rod is a coronet composed entirely of maple leaves. This uniquely Canadian emblem highlights the college’s royal charter and national identity.

The crest: 
Perched on the helm is an eagle holding a mace. This crest was intentionally designed to resemble the emblem of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, acknowledging both their historical close ties and the gift of their mace.

This version displayed here in the main foyer is inlaid with twelve types of stone from around the world, symbolizing the College’s global reach and international contributions to medical education.

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Cornerstone of the previous Royal College headquarters at
74 Stanley Avenue - relocated to the atrium of the new/current building in August 1992.

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Large carved wooden medallion featuring the original version of the College's heraldic shield, with an inscription featuring the College's full name and motto in Latin:

REGIUM COLLEGIUM MEDICORUM ET CHIRURGORUM CANADENSE

MENTE PERSPICUA MANUQUE APTA
("With a keen mind and skillful hand”)

Made and donated by Québec artist Edwin Tappan Adney in 1930.

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Another carving of the Royal College coat of arms -- this version displayed here was carved and presented in September 2001 by Dr. Bernard J.F. Perey, FRCSC

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“The Vigil — Eagles and Thunderbirds” 

Sculpture made by David M. General, an artist from the Oneida of the Thames / Six Nations community.

Recognizes the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin people upon which the College sits.

Eagles and thunderbirds are honoured for their connection to healing. They symbolize cleansing disease and restoring wellness.

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The Great Hall / Atrium

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Gold ceremonial mace of the Royal College

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Ceremonial bell

Presented to the RCPSC in 2010 by G. William N. Fitzgerald, CM, MD, FRCSC -- 40th president of the College (2008-2010) --and his wife Trudy.

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The Great Hall / Atrium

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Special private library/archives heritage collection

I guess they picked green as the mascot’s colour quite on purpose…;)

Location:
Canada Aviation and Space Museum
Ottawa, Ontario, CA

A modern reimagining of 1950s Canadian Civil Defence / Cold War propaganda aesthetics, reflecting on the Canadian government and military’s anti-LGBT “purge” during the early Cold War period.

From the 1950s through the 1990s, thousands of LGBTQ Canadians were investigated, surveilled, interrogated, fired, or forced out of the Canadian Armed Forces, RCMP, and federal public service over claims they posed security risks vulnerable to Soviet blackmail. The Canadian government formally apologized for this injustice in 2017.

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