Archive 1997-2016
By Cara Filby
With Winterlude, winning hockey franchises and the recent Canadian Championships in figure skating, the city has caught skating fever.
For those aspiring to one day join those world-class skaters, there are various options. CitySkate is one of them.
The issue: Learning how to skate in Centretown.
What’s new: Ottawa created CitySkate because the city could no longer afford affiliate member status with the Canadian Figure Skating Association.
What is next: See if the community and participants actually like the new program.
Even if the Ottawa 67’s lose, the Memorial Cup will be a win-win situation.
The crown jewel of the junior hockey world, set for May 15-23 at the Ottawa Civic Centre, is what every young hockey player dreams of winning aside from their NHL aspirations.
By Melanie McNaught
Ottawa fitness fanatics are taking winter in their stride.
Runners are using the Rideau Canal’s ice to their advantage by running on — and not just beside — the frozen waterway.
For Centretown runner Cheryl Gladu, being “among the people, where the excitement is” is more fun than running along the canal’s banks.