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The days are shorter, the air is frostier. Kids are making their lists and checking them twice, chock full of the hardest-to-find trendy toys. Between work shifts, drop-offs, and classes, on weekday evenings and weekend mornings that are anything but relaxing, holiday tunes blare loudly and sale signs beckon at every turn.
Museum directors are worried about the future of the arts in Canada after the Conservative government signaled that it will be redirecting youth employment funding and bringing change to pornography laws.
Jaime Myslik, Centretown NewsFiona Wright, education and community outreach manager for the Carleton University Art Gallery, was a participant in Young Canada Works.
The next generation of video game consoles has arrived and parents are grumbling as the newest time-wasting games fill their kids’ Christmas wish lists.
It started in the guest bedroom of an apartment – an exhibit of nine local visual artists selling prints and original works.
Dave Yin, Centretown NewsBarbara Ochman (left) and Hannah Terry display their own art pieces. They are organizers of an "Art Party" at the Daily Grind café, which will feature 13 Ottawa Artists.