Month: April 2009
Gilda Furgiuele, a photographer from Ottawa, has been working along with her colleague Sean Rioux to create an umbrella organization for artists in Ottawa.
Local man rewarded for heritage work
For most kids, the Ottawa Public Library and National Gallery are far from enchanting. But for a curious kid like David Jeanes, they represented a world of discovery of Ottawa’s architectural history.
Pedestrian plan aims to make crossing street safer for elderly
Some Centretown intersections, such as Booth and Somerset Streets, have been identified as difficult crossings for many elderly pedestrians, due to high volumes of traffic and short crossing allowance times, according to a University of Ottawa study on senior walkability in Ottawa.
New Canadians take to the ice
There’s no better way to ease a transition to Canada than learning the game of hockey, and a new program at the Catholic Immigration Centre is taking Burmese youth to the ice.