City libraries plan steps to acknowledge presence on unceded Indigenous land
By Joshua Weinberger The Ottawa Public Library is exploring a plan to do more to acknowledge the presence of libraries on Indigenous land through signage and by publicly thanking the…
Authors set to launch book on Indigenous feminism amid swirling controversy over MMIWG inquiry
By Farah Ibrahim Indigenous feminism is a hot topic in Ottawa amid rising dissatisfaction with the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. The issue will be front and…
Registry project aims to identify more of Centretown’s heritage gems
By Victoria Brown The pedestrian bridge over the Rideau Canal was also a bridge into the past for Avery Marshall, the built heritage researcher for the Heritage Inventory Project currently…
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…
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…
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…