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Dozens of little bright lights twinkled on the city hall Rink of Dreams during the NHL All-Star Game weekend, as young skaters took part in the first Energizer Night Skate.

Visitors to the Canadian War Museum and the Ottawa Public Library will have a chance next week to “borrow” living books – about 60 individuals ranging from a stripper and a prostitute to a judge – and have one-on-one conversations with them about their life stories.

Ottawa resident John Kruspe remembers the bi-weekly trips to Montreal. He recalls the monotony of preparation, ultimately filing into the car with the rest of his family. Visits to the care facility left Kruspe troubled and depressed. Over the course of four grueling years, he witnessed the deterioration of his mother-in-law.

Centretown residents are concerned a controversial screen to be installed on the Ottawa Convention Centre will have a negative impact on the visual experience along the Rideau Canal, says Rob Dekker, vice-president of the Centretown Citizens Community Association.