The championship figure skater once dubbed “Canada’s Sweetheart” will soon have her own room at city hall.
Skater’s memorabilia coming to city hall
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Cathedral Hill project won’t affect columbarium
Some local residents might have been spooked recently when they walked by a large sign in front of Christ Church Cathedral, informing them that part of a cemetery was being closed down as part of the major redevelopment set to begin around the Centretown site.
Adam Kveton, Centretown NewsThe Christ Church columbarium contains the ashes of 125 people.
Swedish teacher only woman in ice-carving contest
Amid the glassy goddesses and howling wolves depicted at Winterlude’s annual international ice-sculpting competition, Swede Nancy Bastille stood alone as the only woman not carved from ice.
Adam Kveton, Centretown NewsNancy Bastille applies heat to her team's ice sculpture during the international ice-carving competition.
Centretown praised as example of ‘new urbanism’
Centretown residents hoping to maintain the traditional character of their streets have attracted some high-profile support after Peter Katz, a leading American urban planner, extolled the merits of the “new urbanism” movement in a recent Ottawa lecture.
Lauren Mitsuki, Centretown NewsThe Corktown Footbridge in Centretown has been praised as a leading example of new urbanism.