Archive 1997-2016
By Kate MacLean
Jean Pigott knows that patience is a virtue.
She’s needed it in her five-year fight to restore the American embassy at 100 Wellington St. Her goal is to have it transformed from an office building into a museum of Canadian heritage after the new embassy on Sussex is opened for use.
By Jared Adams
With a provincial election on the horizon, the race in Ottawa Centre remains uncertain.
The Liberals will rely on incumbent MPP Richard Patten to carry their banner, while the NDP recently chose Somerset City Coun. Elisabeth Arnold to advance their colours.
By Jane Gates
Car sharing — it’s a simple, environmentally friendly idea, but so far Ottawa drivers don’t seem to be catching on.
That’s something Chris Bradshaw would like to see changed. Bradshaw, a retired regional government employee, has been promoting the concept of car sharing in the capital for a number of years.
By Lily Nguyen
The 11 students in this cooking class are already seasoned cooks but they still crowd tightly around the teacher as she describes the basic ingredients they will work with that day.
Speaking in fluent Chinese, instructor Fae Chen holds aloft a bag of oats to explain what it is, what it is used for, and where it can be bought. English words like “Quaker,” “rolled oats” and “no-name” pepper her speech.