Archive 1997-2016
Like many children celebrating their 10th birthdays, the Welton Beauchamp curling championship has experienced a growth spurt.
The Ottawa-based bon- spiel marks its 10th anniversary this year, and what started as a small stop on the curling circuit has turned into a prominent and highly-touted event.
They may be the Ottawa Senators, but many of the hockey team’s players choose to call Kanata home.
When the Senators moved from the Ottawa Civic Centre to the Corel Centre in early 1996, many of the players moved with the team.
Today only a handful of players still live in central Ottawa.
Local high school students itching to escape the pressures of the classroom since work-to-rule began in September are heading back to the basketball courts and volleyball nets.
A Nov. 4 vote ratified the collective agreement between teachers and the Ottawa-Carleton Public School Board.
With Carleton University’s fall varsity season now over, athletics director Drew Love must make tough decisions in evaluating some teams’ accomplishments.
Topping his list should be the university’s most prominent team — football.
After watching Carleton falter from a 5-3 record and a playoff spot in 1996 to consecutive 1-7 last-place finishes, Love must choose to keep the football program or sack it.