Neither wind nor snow nor cold can keep these (winter) runners at bay
Pia Webster, Centretown News
Member of the Ottawa Frontrunners limber up before their twice-weekly run.Archive 1997-2016
They meet in the dark, in the numbing winds and in the blowing snow. Pia Webster, Centretown NewsMember of the Ottawa Frontrunners limber up before their twice-weekly run.
Head shots are the most popular fodder for hockey panels these days, but there is another serious – and preventable – injury that is much more common: skate lacerations.
Part music class, part history lesson and rich with Afro-Brazilian culture, capoeira was prohibited in times of slavery and disguised as a dance. Five hundred years later, it’s practiced right here in Ottawa by children as young as two.Julia Eskins, Centretown NewsCapoeira combines elements of martial arts, dance and acrobatics.
Walking through Beau’s Brewery is like walking through a Beauchesne family album. Justin St-Denis, Centretown NewsServer Kristy Sefton pours a pint of Beau's at Connor's Gaelic Pub on Bank Street.