Ottawa’s Urban Legends is a spoken word group that seeks to create a safe space for budding poets. On October 18th, the Urban Legends team travelled to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to compete in Canada’s premiere national spoken word competition.
Month: November 2015
McKenna is new environment minister
Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre, Catherine McKenna, has been sworn-in as Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
If a tree falls
Many trees in the nation’s capital are over a century old, some even pre-date confederation. But what if you woke up one morning and a beloved tree was gone? It’s a reality Daniel Buckles has lived, and he’s since made it his mission to protect the oaks in his neighbourhood. Now, the city is building a plan to protect Ottawa’s urban canopy to help residents like Buckles keep development out of their trees.