Kait Labbate, Centretown News
Jim Potter volunteers as a tool doctor at the Ottawa Tool Library. Bettina Vollmerhausen’s toolbox holds well over 500 gizmos and gadgets – from hammers to hacksaws. And she’s happy to share them with fellow do-it-yourselfers.
Month: November 2015
Memorial fountain dedicated to victims of impaired driving
Jane Hobson, Centretown News
Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney and Mothers Against Drunk Driving have succeeded in dedicating a fountain outside of city hall to the victims of impaired driving.Ottawa city council voted unanimously on Oct. 28 to dedicate a fountain outside of city hall to victims of impaired driving and provide their loved ones with a place to reflect and remember.
Orchestra fosters access to classical music
As part of an initiative aimed at growing the passion for classical music in the region, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra will be putting on a free concert at the National Arts Centre on Sunday.
Restored artifact recalls war years
William Kent, Canadian War Museum
The Canadian War Museum has painstakingly restored a 95-year-old curtain that once graced the stage of an Alberta town's performance hall. After 55 years of storage, a historically significant and newly restored theatre curtain has returned to its home of Penhold, Alta., thanks to the efforts of a citizen from the prairie and the Canadian War Museum.