Olympic torch within grasp of local aboriginal youth
Courtesy Ryan Holland
Members of SOGO Active launch the program in Ottawa.Archive 1997-2016
For many aboriginal youth, it might seem like a far-off dream: running through crowds of cheering people, raising a piece of history high for Canada and the world to see. Courtesy Ryan HollandMembers of SOGO Active launch the program in Ottawa.
The historic Ottawa River, a key part of the capital’s natural habitat and the main source of the city’s drinking water, could soon be joining a select group of Canadian waterways designated as national heritage rivers.
The “atheist bus” campaign was momentarily bound for Ottawa, but OC Transpo has ruled out allowing provocative advertisements bearing a no-god message.
Bowing to local pressure, Ottawa’s newest radio station has decided to pull its controversial “lock-up-your-daughters” advertising campaign from buses, billboard and bus stops.Sigrid Forberg, Centretown NewsAds such as this have been scrapped by Virgin Radio.