VIEWPOINT: Supporting local arts should be a top priority
By Yana Fedyanova Ottawa is in the throes of a transformation to become a world-class arts and culture hub. Two major initiatives — one to bolster the city’s overall cultural…
VIEWPOINT: Sens fans are right, Melnyk needs to go
By Mackenzie White For two weeks in late March and early April, four billboards around Ottawa — including one near the southern gateway to Little Italy — showcased a common…
VIEWPOINT: Ottawa needs stricter waste diversion rules — now
By Cassandra Plourde Do you use your green bin? If not, what’s holding you back? On March 28, city council voted 19-3 to allow plastic bags and dog waste in…
VIEWPOINT: Bill C-65 is a step in the right direction, but not the end of the road
By Sidney Weiss It wasn’t a surprise when the #MeToo movement finally made its way into Centre Block on Parliament Hill. Former Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown, former Nova Scotia…
Editorial: City must listen to what citizens want for future of bridge
By Anita Brown, Editor-in-Chief The future of the Prince of Wales Bridge has been a question mark for years, but pressure is being put on the city to come up…
VIEWPOINT: Prince of Wales Bridge holds great value for city
By Micaal Ahmed First, it was a key asset for a Quebec-based rail empire. Then it was a link in the Canadian Pacific Railway’s transcontinental line — part of the…
VIEWPOINT: Ottawa’s LGBTQ communities cannot be complacent about safety
By Isaac Würmann Like queer people across the country, I have been closely following the investigations into the deaths and disappearances of people in Toronto’s gay village. I have felt…
VIEWPOINT: Canadian Paralympic athletes deserve more recognition
By Mackenzie White Despite what most Canadians may believe, many of this country’s premier amateur athletes have only just left Pyeongchang, South Korea. Two weeks after their compatriots flew back…
VIEWPOINT: Libraries equip with naloxone kits could save lives
By Matt Yuyitung It’s an initiative being taken across the country: giving employees at public libraries naloxone kits and training to prevent overdose deaths among patrons. In Alberta’s public library…
VIEWPOINT: Ottawa temperatures expected to exceed two-degree increase by 2020s
By: Sidney Weiss The first day of spring has passed, but below-zero temperatures continued to hog the forecast well into the third week of March. Ottawa has been taken…