Trans Library nourishes community spirit with soup, snacks and socializing
The Ottawa Trans Library recently brought together dozens of members of Ottawa’s queer community to share a meal and the love of soup — all part of the Hintonburg book hub’s mission to serve as a safe and welcoming social space. OTL hosts numerous events aimed at the city’s transgender population, including poetry night and music jams. There’s a board...
Famed fossil marking ocean-land shift grabs spotlight in new Museum of Nature exhibit
More than 20 years after its discovery, a 375-million-year-old fossil creature called “tiktaalik” has crawled into public view at the Canadian Museum of Nature in downtown Ottawa. Tiktaalik roseae is a well-preserved fossil discovered in 2004 by a team of American paleontologists on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut and is a highlight in the McLeod Street museum’s new exhibit “Life Onto...