Semantics have become an issue for a monument, approved by the National Capital Commission, to be built in the Garden of the Provinces across from the National Archives of Canada.
Communist memorial should be more inclusive
Continue reading
Category: Centretown News
Select a news topic from the list below, then select a news article to read.
Beautiful destruction disturbs and enchants
Imagine a world of swirling technicolour among unearthly vistas of an unfathomable scale, without any obvious signs of flora or fauna.
Louis HelbigBitumen slick on the surface of Suncor's newest tar pond. The brown water and sludge are saturated with carcinogens. After 40 years, there is still no process to deal with the tar sands affluent
Canadian heores deserve commemoration too: stick with Pretoria
Questions are being raised about the merits of Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar’s proposal to rename the Pretoria Bridge in honour of Nelson Mandela.
Wikipedia CommonsThe current Pretoria Bridge was built in 1915 to replace a wooden swing bridge of the same name.
Gay street party cancelled
A plan to return Ottawa gay pride festivities to Bank Street was canned late in July after a group representing businesses on the street pulled out of a partnership with the gay community to link a party to celebrate the street’s renovations and the opening of Pride Week.