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A Mother’s Day monkey
“Well you know, a spider monkey can be a great pet and companion,” says Ottawa media-clan matriarch Shirley Van Dusen, Centretown resident and newly published author of the autobiographical book The Mother’s Day Monkey.
Anita Li, Centretown NewsShirley Van Dusen shows off her new book of reminiscences about life in the Ottawa Valley.
Musician’s creativity banks on enthusiasm
Regardless of whether Mehdi Hamdad takes the stage for music, theatre or spoken word, his approach is always the same.
Julielee Stitt, Centretown NewsMedhi Hamdad and his band perform at Elmdale House Tavern. The Ottawa-based musician recently released his debut album Luminata.
Literature lovers battle censorship
Aside from sharing the label “literary classics,” books such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the Harry Potter series, and To Kill A Mockingbird have something else in common. They all have been targeted for censorship.
Julielee Stitt, Centretown NewsBob LeDrew is an organizer of "Censored Out Loud," a campaign that is part of Freedom to Read Week.