Ethnic diversity has never been a major attraction for hockey fans.
Viewpoint: Ethnic diversity slow to catch on in professional hockey
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Author: Centretown Staff
Local groups organize first winter hockey classic
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.
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.