Archive 1997-2016
What would readers do if they went to the library to check out a book, only to find it wasn’t there? Not because it was already checked out, but because someone disagreed with its content and had it removed from the shelves.
Kristine Walkden, Centretown News
Trina Cooper-Bolam wrote her MA thesis on how the Monuments Board of Canada isn't doing a proper job of commemorating indigenous people.With plans underway for monuments to commemorate the Holocaust and victims of communism in Ottawa, is it time the capital had a monument to remember the tragic legacy of residential schools?
A new spotlight will shine down on Ottawa’s film community this year as another film festival hits the city’s small but vibrant red carpet.
Christopher Dick, Centretown News
A man takes a selfie with artist Magida El-Kassis, who is reflected in a mirror, at the Selfie exhibit. Three local photographers are embracing the power of the selfie in their collaborative exhibition at the Karsh-Masson Gallery at city hall. The exhibit, aptly named Selfie, features the self-reflective photographic and multi-media works of Magida El-Kassis, Jennifer Stewart and Olivia Johnston, with each artist setting out to explore the inner workings of the modern self-portrait.