Archive 1997-2016
A film festival organized by the environment group Ottawa Riverkeeper is set to raise funds for a project that will help local residents monitor water quality in the river themselves rather than wait for information from city authorities.
The labour dispute between Ontario teachers’ unions and the provincial government has put Lisgar Collegiate’s prestigious Spacesim program – the Ottawa-Carleton Educational Space Simulation – on indefinite hold.
Students of St. Anthony Catholic School on Booth Street are working to get their EcoSchool certification as part of an Ontario-wide program to encourage environmentally friendly activities among young people. 
Courtesy St. Anthony Catholic SchoolA St. Anthony student makes a compost liner out of newspapers.
In an effort to better assess what the community wants Sparks Street to be, the Sparks Street BIA recently undertook an online survey asking for input on how the historic downtown street could be improved.