Archive 1997-2016
By Deneka Michaud
No hockey allowed! A strict rule on the Rideau Canal.
This Winterlude, however, the National Capital Commission is bending the rules a little bit.
“We’ll have 110 rinks created on the canal, going along the whole length,” says Nicole Beauchamp, an NCC spokesperson.
To discourage homeless people from camping out with the ATM machines for warmth, the Royal Bank on the corner of Bank and Somerset streets has moved its indoor ATMs outdoors and into the cold, a Royal Bank employee says.
Somerset Ward’s newest Ottawa Youth Cabinet member wants to bring her personal touch to the committee — a focus on marginalized youth.
Fami Savasta has been repairing cars on Gladstone Avenue for 23 years and says she’s not about to let a new next-door neighbour scare her away.