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The Canada Aviation and Space Museum is launching a new interactive audio guide, while the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum has a spring exhibition about farmers' use of satellite data and a summer show about canola. The Canadian War Museum's major show is Vimy – Battle, Memorial, Icon (April 6, 2017, to January 7, 2018). Not built by the museum, but located nearby, the new National Holocaust Monument is scheduled to be unveiled late in the year. Also in late 2017, the Canada Science and Technology Museum plans to reopen after an $80.5-million renovation. Ottawa's quirkiest museum may be the Diefenbunker—once an unused Cold War-era underground hideout for politi- cians. Filled with 1960s furniture and technology, it offers intriguing activities, such as Halloween zombie adventures and a huge "escape room" where teams of up to 12 have an hour to foil some "spies" and work their way out of the facility. FINE FOOD Opportunities to dine well abound in Ottawa. Neighbourhoods such as the Byward Market, West Wellington, Westboro, Little Italy and the Glebe are home to a wide range of restaurants, while the number of destination bistros in areas such as New Edinburgh and Hintonburg continues to grow. In Chinatown, the Yangtze Dining Hall has been renowned for its dim sum for more than three decades. In Sandy Hill, Signatures—a Le Cordon Bleu restaurant housed in an elegant Victorian mansion—serves classic French cuisine prepared by chefs training at the presti- gious school. BE A SPORT In 2016, the Ottawa REDBLACKS were the first Ottawa team in four decades to bring home the Canadian Football League's Grey Cup, and this year the city will host the next championship. Sports fans can also cheer on the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators, the Ottawa Fury of the North American Soccer League, and several other sports teams. Clearly, this year, Ottawa will have enough happening to amuse just about every visitor. To find out more, see the Ottawa Tourism website at www.ottawa tourism.ca . Boulangerie Diplôme de Cuisine Diplôme de Pâtisserie Grand Diplôme® Short Courses WHERE PASSION BEGINS. THE WORLD'S LEADING CULINARY INSTITUTE. cordonbleu.edu/ottawa LCBOttawa @cordonbleuott lecordonbleuottawa COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT OTTAWA EAST Offering our guests the following features: • Complimentary underground parking • Complimentary hi-speed internet • 395 spacious guest rooms • Access to 43,000 sq.ft. of event space • 37 meeting rooms • 2 ballrooms with unobstructed views • Just off of Highway 417 & minutes from downtown Ottawa • The Bistro, where you can find a delicious meal and refreshing beverage • Proudly serving Starbucks coffee Courtyard by Marriott Ottawa East 200 Coventry Rd, Ottawa, ON K1K 4S3 Direct: (613) 741-9862 Toll Free: (855) 333-6896 CourtyardOttawaEast.com 23