A Centretown-run amateur soccer club is making a significant impact on Canada’s national women’s soccer team.
Fury producing top national players
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Month: January 2012
Viewpoint: NHL ignores fans at its peril
More than a hundred people made their way to city hall in early January to rally for an unusual cause. The passionate crowd frantically waved homemade signs and chanted at the top of their lungs. Mayor Jim Watson even made an appearance to address the group.
Rink of Dreams comes true for All-Star game
A thick layer of snow blankets Marion Dewar Plaza in front of Ottawa City Hall, where the Rink of Dreams has been under construction since the beginning of October – and is finally scheduled to open after a 40-day delay.
Victor Ryan, Centretown News The Rink of Dreams was scheduled to be complete in December but has faced major delays.
Conservatives tighten security belt on Parliament Hill
Two years after the Hill’s last major security breach, when 20 protesters scaled the Parliament Buildings and hung banners without impediment from security officers, the Conservative government is planning to spend almost $9 million to enhance security at the entrance gates and better manage vehicle access to the Hill.
Portia Baladad, Centretown NewsRobert Dekker, vice-president of the Centretown Citizens Community Association, says he supports the proposed security changes to the Parliament Hill precinct.