Archive 1997-2016
By Adam Hickman
Memories of Gordie Howe, Marilyn Bell, Steve Podborksi, Northern Dancer and 400 other Canadian sports heroes may be coming to Ottawa.
Canadian Sports Hall of Fame officials say the hall will move to Ottawa if they can take up residence in the government-owned Conference Centre.
By Jen Ross
New members on the Sparks Street Mall merchants’ management board are vowing to put the spark back into the popular pedestrian mall.
“We have a new vision and we’re going to start a fresh new campaign,” says Albert Gabbay, owner of Albert Opticians and one of seven new members on the 16-member board elected in late November. “We’ve got new people and new ideas and I think you’re going to see a spicier, more active board than ever.”
By Matt Charbonneau
Carleton University athletics officials and players are trying to figure out how to clean up the school’s varsity reputation.
Carleton’s director of athletics, Drew Love, says while three teams have recently qualified for the playoffs and skill levels have increased, more improvement is needed.
By Travis Brine
The juice is loose on the football fields of Ottawa. No, O.J. Simpson hasn’t been spotted dodging tackles at Frank Clair Stadium, but steroid-enhanced university athletes have been.
This fall, an increasing number of Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union athletes have tested positive for steroids, including two from the University of Ottawa.