Month: February 2003

Hurry! Hurry hard! Hurry! That sound is not just a skip trying to coax his stone closer to the button. It’s actually curling fans across the country calling for the World Curling Players Association (WCPA) and the Canadian Curling Association (CCA) to finalize an agreement in a fight that is bad for business and, more importantly, fans.

While rapidly escalating player salaries and a weak Canadian dollar have led to financial difficulty for the Ottawa Senators, the Ottawa-based National Hockey League Fan Association (NHLFA) wants to ensure the team’s fans still have something to cheer about.

Interest in minor lacrosse in Ottawa has expanded dramatically in the past three years, but the Ottawa Rebel aren’t capitalizing on the boom, youth organizers say.

Part of community for more than 150 years. Danna Farhang reports.