Archive 1997-2016
By Pamela Stephens
When Paul Métivier was 16-years-old he and his best friend lied to get into the Canadian army so he could go to war and “ride horses.”
It was a romantic notion that soon turned sour amid the carnage of the battlefields of the First World War.
By Laura Moses
A pedometer lending program now available in all city libraries is just one step in a 10,000-step program to get Ottawa residents more physically active.
“Now you can go to the library and you can take out a pedometer just the way you can take out a book to see what kind of walking you’re doing,” said Dr. Robert Cushman, Ottawa’s chief medical officer, during the Active Ottawa campaign launch on Oct. 29.
The Women’s Network Breakfast (WNB) holds sessions at the National Press Club the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7:15 to 8:45 a.m. No membership fee and the events are open to all women. The WNB is made up of members in the private and public sector. Cost is $18 per person, includes breakfast. Contact Ann Gregory at 594-8700 x 103 or agregory@bizservices.net.
Billings Estate Museum, 2100 Cabot St., will feature ghosts from the past on Oct. 29 and 30. Historical characters re-tell their favourite stories from 7 to 9 p.m. Cost is $12 per person . Call 247-4830 to register.
Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St., will be holding their free Yuletide Fair on Oct. 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. A luncheon will be available for $5/adults, $2/children, with sittings at 11 a.m., 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. The church is wheelchair accessible.