Archive 1997-2016
Dilapidated, rundown, an eyesore. They aren’t the words usually associated with a centre for learning and education, but for years Ottawa’s main library branch on Metcalfe Street has been viewed as a dysfunctional space and at least two trustees from the Ottawa Public Library Board have decided it’s time for the embarrassment to end.
The Canadian Museum of Nature is experimenting with a lecture series called NatureTalks as a way to show off the museum’s research and engage adults in scientific discussion.
Scientists now know more about the early evolutionary history of seals, sea lions and walruses thanks to a researcher’s discovery at the Canadian Museum of Nature. 
Courtesy Canadian Museum of NatureThomas Cullen and Dr. Natalia Rybczynski examine fossils at the Canadian Museum of Nature's collection facility in Gatineau.
Provincial wildlife officials are expected to finalize plans next month for the recovery of disappearing American Eel populations in the Ottawa River.