High Achievers By Martin Cleary Holloway remembers her introduction to snow, cold, and skis, as if it were yesterday. Simply, she detested it. For her parents, Maurice and Thea, alpine skiing seemed to be the most logical way to enjoy … Continue reading
It’s not all about the hockey It was Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson who said: “This fastest of all games [hockey] has become almost as much of a national symbol as the maple leaf.” There is no question hockey is … Continue reading
Wayne Rostad back on the local roads again. By Pam Dillon, Photos by John Major | September 2019 With a lilt in his voice and a smile in his eyes, Canada’s favourite storyteller, Wayne Rostad, is living it up in our backyard … Continue reading
As the outpouring of grief on social media attests, Laurel Anderson brightened people’s lives. She shone from the inside. Continue reading
Twelve-year-old Colin Gillespie has an army of supporters cheering him on as he lives large, battles cancer and sets an example for all ages by Pam Dillon Have you heard of Colin’s Army? On Facebook, it’s a public … Continue reading
by Lynn Rees Lambert It began, fittingly, over dinner. An effort to impress and a love of food have blended into not only a marriage, but a wildly successful food blog served up by an Ottawa couple who write about … Continue reading
Getting your jazz on this weekend? There are tons of great shows in the lineup for the Ottawa Jazz Festival. Today’s lineup (Friday, June 26) includes The Jivewires on the Laurier Avenue Music Stage in Marion Dewar Plaza at noon, … Continue reading
Recently, Ottawa teen Kelly Ouderkirk had some folks for dinner. Actually, she says, “We ended up hosting around 80 to 85 people. There was a DJ, dancing, a photo booth with silly props and a silent auction.” Wow. Kelly is … Continue reading
Sheela Chandrashekar has spent over three decades nurturing Indian classical dance | by Bhavana Gopinath Continue reading
Canadian Museum of Nature scientist joining two-week Mars simulation Paul Sokoloff, a botanist with the Canadian Museum of Nature, has always been fascinated by space. Now, he gets a chance to further this interest the last two weeks of November … Continue reading