For the past year, eight local artists painted Ottawa’s back alleys. The dumpsters and blue bins, the telephone poles and wires, the children slipping through back streets to get home from school and the frequent dog walkers who use these gloomy spaces – they’ve painted it all.
Gabriel DeSantis, Centretown News Jay Anderson is one of eight local artists who spent the last year painting and sculpting the back alleys of the city.
Month: April 2011
Viewpoint: A country at war needs a leader not a politician
Libya is not Iraq but Canada’s leaders need to explain why not.
Lost without God
When going on a road trip, you wouldn’t leave without a map or GPS. In life, you also need navigation tools. For years, that was the purpose of organized religion, with its set of teachings and support systems. Now, this form of guidance is being thrown out the window. 
Illustration by Talbert Johnson
Coalition blather obscures real issues
Any Canadian who doesn’t habitually follow political news might be forgiven for thinking that the only problem Canada faces is a nuance of parliamentary procedure. After all, that seemed to be the message of the first few days of this federal election campaign.