Across Centretown, school-aged children are tuning donated cellos, clarinets and violins in an innovative after-school program designed to empower kids and build communities through music.
Pedro Rocha Cabral de Vasconcellos, Centretown NewsChildren in the Orkidstra quintet rehearse Bach at the Bronson Centre. The group will perform a series of concerts throughout Ottawa during the summer.
Category: Arts
Bytown looks back 100 years
Visitors to the Bytown Museum will soon be able to get a glimpse into the lives of everyday residents in Ottawa during the First World War. 
Courtesy Bytown MuseumInspection of the 77th Battalion by the Governor-General of Canada in 1916 at the site of the current Cartier Square Drill Hall.
Museum updates war exhibits
The Canadian War Museum is revamping its Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times exhibit once more as it prepares for the 100th anniversary of the First World War.
Viewpoint: Ottawa should have the potential to be an animation hub
When Disney Pixar unexpectedly closed down its Vancouver studio in October, it was a major blow to animation in the city, as well as the country.