Meagan Simpson, Centretown News
Ottawa city councillors Catherine McKenney and Jeff Leiper drop the ceremonial puck at Plouffe Park marking the beginning of the first annual Winter Classic hockey tournament to celebrate Hockey Day in Canada.In celebration of Hockey Day in Canada, and their love of the sport, two Ottawa communities volunteered together to create a hockey tournament of their own.
Month: February 2015
Landlords sign up for eco-district development
Some of Ottawa’s biggest names in land ownership are offering their help to create a greener future for the city’s core.
Viewpoint: Wynne’s hint of green makes others see red for wrong reasons
Kathleen Wynne recently roused a mob of her critics when she suggested her government might tax carbon, a greenhouse gas produced by the burning of fossil fuels. Since fossil fuels are so ubiquitous that a carbon tax would pick everybody’s pockets, Wynne’s critics took up torches and pitchforks before the protests got going.
Academics aren’t everything
Ask most high school teachers what the goal of their job is and you’re likely to get a similar answer: they prepare students for life after graduation. Or at least that’s the hope.