Ottawa’s Capital Slam team won Saturday night’s championship at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, one of two local teams that competed.
Team wins spoken word championship at home
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Month: October 2010
Federal government to move offices from Centretown
The federal government will leave one million square-feet of office space in Centretown, and could be moving to the former Nortel campus, according to an Ottawa Citizen article, Friday.
‘Superheroes’ rappel for youngsters with disabilities
At Ottawa’s first Drop Zone event organized by Easter Seals Ontario, participants were given the opportunity to be a “superhero for children with disabilities.” 
Courtesy Morguard InvestmentsFrank Buwalda and Terry Young pretend to be human flies as they rappel down the side of the 18-storey north tower of the Delta Hotel.
City rec fees may leave players out in cold
Low-income residents won’t find it any easier to get active if the three mayoral frontrunners follow through on their promise to freeze the fees required to play sports, recreation organizers in the city say.
Evgeniya Kulgina, Centretown NewsProposed cuts to recreation fees could take money away from programs that aim to improve access to athletic facilities.