Archive 1997-2016
Hon. Sheila Copps
Minister of Heritage
Ottawa, Ont.
Dear Sheila,
Well, you’ve really done it this time. I know that you’ve run into a fair amount of controversy in the past, but I must say I’ll be very impressed if you can extricate yourself from the mess of trouble you wandered into this time.
By Daniel Kitts
“It’s the most harrowing thing in the world trying to concentrate for 55 minutes,” Michael Healey says.
Healey is talking about total, constant concentration — uninterrupted even for a second. It’s the type of concentration needed to perform a one-person play.
By Thomasina Larkin
A new type of exercise is kicking up a storm in Centretown.
Since tae bo arrived on Ottawa’s fitness scene about two months ago, hundreds have been kicking and punching their way to trimmer bodies.
World karate champion Billy Blanks created and patented tae bo, which is a mix of tae kwon do, karate, boxing and dance. The real tae bo is currently only offered on Blanks’ home video tapes and at a couple of fitness clubs in Ottawa and Toronto.
By Ariel Teplitsky
Beginning March 15, thousands of Ottawa elementary and high school students will have no classes for an entire week. They call this phenomenon “March Break.” During this forced vacation, many may find they have nothing better to do than, say, watch tv, play video games, or hang out at the mall.