Centretown News

February 7, 2015 Carol Boeira

Childcare workers’ salary increase seen as step in right direction

Childcare workers in Centretown are encouraged by Ontario’s planned dollar-an-hour increase in wages for employees across the province, but they say they’ll also be closely tracking the impact and sustainability of the income boost.

February 7, 2015 Micaela Krawczuk

Capturing the history of a now-vacant paper mill

The clock is ticking on the Centretown-based Workers History Museum's project to photographically document every inch of the now-vacant E.B. Eddy paper mill on Chaudière Islands.

February 7, 2015 Kristie Jones

Ottawa poet launches new collection

Ottawa poet Sylvie Hill will be launching her new collection, Russell Square Station: mine the trash, at Centretown's Venus Envy bookstore on Feb. 13. Paired with art by Juan Carlos Noria, also known as dixon, Hill's poems tell the true story of a one-night stand, heartbreak and resolution – the ideal read on the eve of Valentine's Day.

February 7, 2015 Kelly O’Brien

Band performs commentary with satirical edge

Members of the Ottawa-based band The PepTides are revamping their stage show, LOVE+HATE, for the upcoming undercurrents festival this month. The performances will display the “end of civilization” through music, theatrical sequences, and visuals.