At the top of a creaking set of wooden stairs in the Bytown Museum, one finds the usual assortment of artifacts depicting the history of Ottawa.
Bytown MuseumA photo on display at the Bytown Museum shows seniors at a free fitness class at the Sandy Hill Community Centre.
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NCC mulls rock climbing ban in Gatineau Park
A Centretowm climbing-gym owner is anxiously awaiting the fate of 20 years’ worth of work. 
Karli McKinnon, Centretown NewsPeter Slivka, owner of the Vertical Reality climbing gym, is awaiting an NCC decision about rock climbing in Gatineau Park.
February a boon for independent movie houses
Bruce White can peg the demographic that typically frequents his business. As owner and programming director of the Bytowne Cinema on Rideau Street, which screens everything from art house to independent to foreign films, White knows the theatre attracts a different sort of crowd than Ottawa’s multiplexes.
U-pass a no-pass at some schools
While Carleton University and University of Ottawa students may start using a new universal bus pass in September, several other Ottawa schools are noticeably absent from the pilot project, dubbed the “U-pass.”
Karli McKinnon, Centretown NewsThese Carleton University students, along with their colleagues at the University of Ottawa, will be required to buy a U-pass in September.