Archive 1997-2016
By Melanie McNaught
So, who do you believe? Did Alexei Yashin’s agent phone the NAC asking them to make a phony invoice for services (never) rendered?
Yashin and his agent Mark Gandler say the phone call was about why the NAC wasn’t bringing in Russian performers.
By Krysta Krupica
If local outdoor rinks are in worse shape than usual this year, blame the weather not the city.
“I know for a fact there has been no discussion about reduction in grants for 1999 in the budget,” said Linda Pajot, who formerly worked for Parks and Recreation and is now facility manager for Jack Purcell Community Centre.
By Michael Bassett
Globalization is one of those words that Parliamentarians toss around, business owners laud and some social groups deplore, but many people are still unsure what it is, and more importantly what it means.
A recent panel discussion organized by the Interfaith Committee on Social Values and our Economy attempted to define what globalization means for the average Canadian. The panel consisted of prominent economists from both the free market and market control perspectives.
By Craig Babstock
When the Mayflower first opened, a cup of coffee cost a quarter and a pint of beer was under a buck.
Times have changed, but the bar hasn’t, according to co-owner Walter Krepski. He and Alfred Friedman opened the Mayflower 20 years ago this January. It was the first pub on Elgin Street and the first British-style bar in Ottawa.