Although the number of people in Centretown getting their annual flu shot is increasing, residents still have the misconception that the shot gives you the flu, a public health nurse says.
Month: October 2008
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Slashed arts funding affects children of war
Thirty children huddle together around beads, pom-poms and ribbon that litter the floor of the Centretown Community Health Centre. They’re making leaves to show the emotions they are feeling.
Book fair helps showcase local independent authors
To local writers, the bi-annual Ottawa Small Press Book fair is an important staple in the literary community. To everyone else in the city – well, you’d be hard pressed to find people who have even heard of it.
Play uses comedy to protest arts cuts and provoke thought
As the election campaign progressed, dominated by worries about the economy, the environment and arts funding, a local theatre group poked fun at both Left and Right with its production of Conservatives in Love.