Caribbean Union fights civic underrepresentation
By Pricilla Khan The Caribbean Union of Canada is advocating for increased political engagement and community involvement among black citizens. The group held an event at City Hall on Nov….
Divisive Langevin Block renamed Office of the Prime Minister
By Joanna Sivasankaran Langevin Block, at 80 Wellington St., has officially been renamed “the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council,” as of Nov. 29. The change was announced…
Street art to revive city’s history
By Amanda Marsh At seven street corners throughout downtown Ottawa, typical grey traffic control boxes have a new, brighter look. As a part of project by the Centretown-based Worker’s History…
Nature Museum named dozens of new species in 2017
By Meredith Lauzon From a beast 4.5 metres long to the most microscopic form of life, every organism needs a name. Judith the dinosaur — a recently identified, SUV-sized creature…
Adult High School celebrates diversity with Global Village festival
By Brianne Godsman Kevin Bush, principal of the Adult High School on Rochester Street, says it’s important to celebrate the many cultures present in the Centretown school. The school held…
Labyrinth trend has parishioners on new path to prayer
By Kiera Kowalski Parish members at Centretown churches are incorporating a creative form of prayer into their services. St. Luke’s Anglican Church and Christ Church Cathedral are using labyrinths, a…
Riverkeeper seeks instant sewer overflow alerts
By Taylor Retter An Ottawa Riverkeeper letter writing campaign for a cleaner, safer Ottawa River has drawn support frommore 3,000 concerned citizens. The goal of the environmental group’s #WeWantToKnow campaign…
Repair Café brings tools back to life
By Mike Barry The Ottawa Tool Library hosted its second Repair Café on Dec. 9, bringing volunteers and residents together in Centretown to fix broken household items. At the event,…
VIEWPOINT: Rink announcement better late than never
By Max Nease, News Editor Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly announced on Nov. 23 that the Parliament Hill skating rink would be staying open until the end of February, two…
City refines policy on electric cars
By Alexander Behne The City of Ottawa is refining its policy on electric vehicle chargers in anticipation of increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The Corporate Electric Vehicle Charging Station…