Hill’s flag man flies high in 2017
By Anna Sophia Vollmerhausen When Robert Labonté was a kid growing up in New Liskeard, he painted a large Canadian flag on his closet door. Now, the 34-year-old federal public…
LRT plan goes forward
By Mamta Manhas The $3.6 billion second stage of Ottawa’s light rail transit plan — newly approved by city council after a meeting in early March — will include a…
Five finalists for memorial
By Dustin Cook Five proposed designs for the controversial Memorial to the Victims of Communism were revealed to the public in March. The memorial, titled Canada, a Land of Refuge,…
Bird deaths flying under the radar
By Micaela Wylie-Arbic Safe Wings Ottawa, a bird safety advocacy group dedicated to reducing avian mortality, hosted its annual dead-bird display at City Hall last month, exhibiting the corpses of…
Accountants offer help to citizens filing taxes
By Darnell Dobson Professional accountants are once again volunteering their services this tax season to those in Centretown who need it most. Tax clinics are being hosted by community organizations…
Music label turns to fans for support
By Meaghan Richens A new Ottawa-based music label, Euforio, is using a crowdfunding business model to engage fans in the dream of stardom while allowing artists to focus on their…
Sanctuary city debate reignited
By Kaitlin Fisher A call to action to make Ottawa a sanctuary city was one of the focal points of a kickoff event for International Women’s Day. The sanctuary city…
Co-workers head to cocktail competition
By Valerie Molino Two bartenders from Fauna, a popular Centretown restaurant, will be among the 16 finalists in a citywide cocktail competition on March 20. Eric Romolock and Julian Bernard…
Proposed bill to protect fans from scalper bots
By Natalie Rocha Ottawa-Centre MPP and provincial Attorney General Yasir Naqvi wants to crack down on scalper bots that scoop up tickets for concerts and other events, and then resell…
Students, parents schooled on drugs
By Rachel Dale Local school boards have been holding meetings with worried Ottawa parents to discuss ongoing efforts to warn students about drug dangers in the wake of two Kanata…