This month’s release of the country’s new state-of-the-art, polymer $20 bank note – including a unique see-through element – is reflected in a recently revamped “In the Money” exhibition at the Canadian Currency Museum, a Centretown tourist stop that traces the evolution of the country’s coinage and paper money.
Amanda Stephen, Centretown NewsTourists Jonathan Bailey (L) and Paul Kennington check out the Canadian Currency Museum in front of an oversized digital display of the new Canadian $20 polymer bill.
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Viewpoint:Time for Harper to rein in mining giants in the Philippines
Environmental activists gathered recently outside the Canadian embassy in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, to protest the exploits of Canadian mining companies ahead of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s official visit to the southeast Asian country.
New hotel planned for Slater St.
The planned construction of a 148-room, “no-frills” hotel in downtown Ottawa represents a “very positive initiative” for Centretown businesses, says the head of the Bank Street Promenade merchants’ association.
Courtesy Groupe GermaineAn artist's representation of the ALT Hotel on Slater Street.
Revenues down but downtown tech firm optimistic for local tech firm
Revenues are down at Espial Inc., the small Centretown tech firm that designs software for cable companies and television manufacturers, but the company says the business is on its way up.