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Black History Month

Crépu celebrates the creativity of Black hair in Ottawa

From a young age, Charifa Labarang had a fascination with hair. Long before she mastered her craft, the Gatineau-based hairstylist and designer spent hours experimenting, using her hair as a canvas for creativity and self-expression. As she taught herself to cornrow, braid, and twist, she discovered that hair could be more than just a style—it was a medium for innovation...
Watch This Space

Beacon Hill-Cyrville community wheelie excited about skatepark makeover

Exciting plans on the redevelopment of Gailea Momolu Skateboard Park are finally expected to be unveiled this year, five years after LRT construction equipment took over the space. The park, renamed for local skating hero Gailea Momolu, was approved in 2022. Raised in Ottawa, Momolu grew up using the east-end park. He rose to prominence and moved to the U.S....
Arts & Culture

Family of renowned muralist petitions Ottawa library to save two public artworks

In 2015, Denise Trottier emailed the Ottawa Public Library’s main branch expressing concern over the protection of two mosaic murals designed by her late father, the renowned artist Gerald Trottier. Ten years later, Trottier still hasn’t received a definite answer from the library and she is still advocating for the preservation of her father’s art. She said public art plays...
National Capital Commission

NCC approves site for new paramedic  monument in Commissioners Park 

The National Capital Commission has approved a site near Dow’s Lake for a new national monument to commemorate fallen Canadian paramedics and celebrate the dedicated first responders who risk their lives serving Canadians every day.   The monument will rise in Commissioners Park along Queen Elizabeth Driveway.  “Based on a review of the site selection for the Canadian Paramedic Monument,...
2SLGBTQIA+

Carleton’s gender support hub expects backlash after Trump’s ‘two sexes’ edict

Advocates and members of Carleton University’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community say they’re bracing for the possibility of “more abuse” and discrimination in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proclamation that the American government will only recognize “two sexes, male and female.” Following Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, he swiftly rescinded 78 of former Democratic president Joe Biden’s executive orders and began...