Two iconic features of the Rideau Hall estate are getting refurbished for Canada’s 150th anniversary.
Rideau Hall skating rink gets facelift
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Older rinks on thin ice
Skaters enjoy a glide on the ice at McNabb Arena during a public skating session in early December. Some hockey officials think an older rink may be shut down when a new downtown Sensplex is built. Kristine Lee, Centretown NewsA new multi-pad Sensplex arena at LeBreton Flats — part of the plans to redevelop the sprawling Centretown property west of Parliament Hill — could lead to the closure of McNabb Arena or other central-area rinks, observers say.
Museum critter count tops 14M
Invertebrates curator Dr. Jean-Marc Gagnon and assistant collections manager Judith Price (now retired), with a multitude of marine specimens at the natural history preservation site. Martin Lipman, Canadian Museum of NatureCurators at the Canadian Museum of Nature have always known that only a fraction of their vast collection of specimens — preserved animals and plants, fossils and many other items gathered during more than a century of research across the country — is on public display.
Indigenous works grab spotlight in NAC series
The National Arts Centre says Indigenous stories will take centre-stage at its Canada Scene Festival this summer.