"I don’t like wearing a helmet in warm up. As a kid, I liked watching guys in warm ups without a helmet ... it was just something I always wanted to do when I got to this level. You might get hurt, but it’s a chance you take,” Jason Spezza told a media scrum before he hit the ice in a recent game against the Los Angeles Kings.
Month: February 2012
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Local curlers set to rock junior nationals
After winning the Pepsi Ontario Provincial Junior Women’s curling championship in early January, Ottawa Curling Club members Jamie Sinclair and Casandra Raganold are set to represent their province in the 2012 M&M Meat Shops Canadian junior championship from Feb. 4 to 12 in Napanee, Ont.
Museum vows more green space along with parking
The Canadian Museum of Nature is going even greener to make up for the construction of a permanent parking lot on its west lawn, says CEO Meg Beckel.
Winter cyclists demand snow-free lanes
Local cycling advocates are pushing for clearer, safer bike routes throughout Ottawa’s winter months and took their message and bicycles to downtown streets recently in the city’s first “winter bike parade.”