New funding for Centretown seniors
By Yana Fedyanova Four Centretown-based community organizations are launching new initiatives to target social isolation among senior citizens, with federal funding provided through the New Horizons for Seniors Program. The…
New Parliamentary laureate to promote poetry
By Natalie Pressman Georgette LeBlanc says she wishes more Canadians knew that “they actually live in poetry.” As the newly appointed Parliamentary Poet Laureate, LeBlanc will spend the next two…
Black Panther sensation inspires fundraisers
By Chelsea Emode The applause just got louder and louder as the movie went on. And after the screening of the highly-anticipated Black Panther film at the Lansdowne Cineplex Cinema,…
Tributes pour in as Famous Five chair steps down
By Micaal Ahmed After 20 years as the chair of Famous Five Ottawa, pursuing a mission to empower women and celebrate their successes, local lobbyist Isabel Metcalfe has stepped back…
Plan aims to brand Ottawa ‘music city’
By Meaghan Richens A plan to “brand” Ottawa as a music city — think Nashville or Austin, Texas — was outlined Feb. 10 as the highly anticipated Ottawa Music Strategy…
Viewpoint: We need to know how LRT timeline was derailed
By Karen-Luz Sison In news that’s no surprise to anyone, LRT trains will be pulling into stations later than expected. It’ll now be nine months until the projected completion of…
LRT delay will cause bus fallout: Hubley
By Sarah Tsounis Now that the completion of Ottawa’s light-rail transit (LRT) line is delayed nearly six months to the end of November, Kanata South Coun. Allan Hubley said he’s…
Rail line setback rankles critics
By Mac White Ottawa residents will have to wait even longer to ride their new light rail transit system after the city pushed back the expected completion date of the…
Birds, bees, bones: ‘Mating Game’ fun at nature museum
By Madeline Lines It may or may not surprise you that this month’s edition of Nature Nocturne — the after-hours event at the Canadian Museum of Nature planned for Feb….
Public support strong for library services in downtown core: survey
By Kira Locken A new survey shows that many people still want library services in the downtown core after the Main branch of the Ottawa Public Library is closed and…