Month: January 1999

By Tom McLean

Welcome to the Andes – Ottawa style.

La Nina promises cold weather and ample snow for Winterlude 1999, but the international component of the festival will feature a virtually snow-free country.

Chile runs half the length of the South American Pacific coast, from Peru to the lower tip of the continent. It has a thin profile thanks to the Andes Mountains, which hug almost the entire length of the country’s right flank, but you might have to climb the peaks to catch a snowflake on your tongue. read more

By Denise Fung

Ottawa Centre Conservatives will reveal the identity of their “high-profile” mystery candidate for the next provincial election by the end of the month.

In December, Barbara Corkum, president of the Ottawa Centre tory riding association, said a “high-profile” candidate would be revealed that month. But the announcement was never made and Corkum now says a candidate will be announced at the end of January. read more

By Keith Kalawsky

For Ruth Cooper and many other parents, the fight to keep special classes for gifted students in Ottawa is far from over.

A parent of two sons in the gifted program at McNabb Park School, Cooper will try to push the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board for more room in classes designed for gifted children. read more