Archive 1997-2016
By Chad Paulin
There will be an election in Somerset ward after all.
Kris Schimmel tossed his hat into the ring at the last minute to oppose city Coun. Elisabeth Arnold in the Nov. 10 vote.
“I feel that the way the city’s been run is silly and anti-business,”says Schimmel, 23, a second-year Carleton University psychology student. “It should be concentrating on getting out of debt . . . instead of dealing with issues like bare breasts.”
By Lisa Marchitto
When NHL star Sheldon Kennedy announced that he had been sexually abused for nine years by his coach, parents across Canada worried about something like this happening to their child.
“We were fielding 30 to 50 (telephone) calls a day,” says Paddy Bowen, executive director of the Canadian Association of Volunteer Bureaux and Centres (CAVBC), “from concerned parents, the media, people in hockey associations. . .”
By Vicki Newton
Tight brown ringlets adorn the smiling face of Cora Guenette who gazes up at Bethany Bryson knowing this is their day to spend together.
“This is so you don’t get cold,” says nine-year-old Cora, gently slipping a towel over the shoulders of 26-year-old Bethany.
By Meranda Waters
There are people in this world who leave a lasting impression on their community.
Sybil Cooke, 69, was one of those people.
A dedicated volunteer at the Ottawa Little Theatre since 1954, Cooke lost a battle with cancer this September.