A dimly lit room is filled with artwork — paper plates painted blue and green with yellow crepe paper carefully glued in bunches and large life-size cut-outs with children’s faces painted by small hands dot the walls. 
Sarah Everest, Centretown NewsChildren play in the courtyard during recess at a local Ottawa school. Local daycares are losing enrolment to kindergartens.
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A local man had his prayers answered and his faith in people reaffirmed after a recent search for his beloved cat came to a happy ending.
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City approves creation of aboriginal subcommittee
Local aboriginal art work may soon be featured more prominently throughout the city, now that the artists have an official voice within the City of Ottawa. 
Lasia Kretzel, Centretown NewsMallory Whiteduck, Aboriginal cultural liaison officer for Carleton University's Equity Services, presents a traditional native drum created by artist Jaime Koebel. Her championing of aboriginal art helped to drum up support for the new subcommittee.