Archive 1997-2016
The city of Ottawa could become a major hub for new immigrants as a result of the federal government’s plans to foster economic growth through immigration, but only if it markets itself more intensively as a centre of opportunity.
Julian Amour has spent five years trying to make the concert hall at 150 Elgin St. a reality, but if government funding doesn’t come soon, he says he is giving up.
The Canadian Fallen Firefighters Foundation plans to build a national monument in LeBreton Flats to honour more than 800 firefighters across the country who have sacrificed their lives to save others, in what firefighters call long overdue recognition.
Centretown churches are thinking twice before distributing parish lists, taking photo directories or mentioning members by name during service following the introduction of new federal and provincial privacy legislation.