Archive 1997-2016
Kudos to Kris Schimmel. If not for him, yet another position in Ottawa’s upcoming elections would have gone uncontested.
Thanks to Schimmel’s last-minute entry into the race to oppose incumbent Elisabeth Arnold, the citizens of Somerset ward will have a chance to actually elect their city councillor on Nov. 10.
By Spencer Ferron-Tripp
Popular culture is getting old.
Television reruns, movie re-makes and “ageless” wonders such as the Rolling Stones suggest a startling trend to revisit what was once popular. In fact, the popular culture of today is in many ways yesterday’s culture.
By Sonia Toews
Understanding the contrasting demands of workers and bosses within a stressed economy can be like trying to get your balance on a seesaw. Brothers of the Brush attempts to do just that — and succeeds.
The New Theatre of Ottawa performs this black comic drama using a four-man cast, and paints an honest, balanced picture of the turbulent world of Irish labor disputes.
By Travis Brine
The juice is loose on the football fields of Ottawa. No, O.J. Simpson hasn’t been spotted dodging tackles at Frank Clair Stadium, but steroid-enhanced university athletes have been.
This fall, an increasing number of Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union athletes have tested positive for steroids, including two from the University of Ottawa.