SENATORS: A Week in Review – December 5-11, 2016

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images from NHL.com. Well, this has zero danger of being inducted into the 'too-dull' hall of fame. It was an interesting week for the Ottawa Senators - one that

SENATORS: A Week in Review – November 21-27, 2016

 SENATORS: A Week in Review is a weekly column looking back at the week in Ottawa Senators hockey written by #OLMSports Dave Gross. Images from NHL.com. Not a shocker - Craig Anderson named on Monday as the NHL's first star of the week. What is a shocker? The idea that Anderson is

Health Reform in Ontario Must Include Oral Health

 A healthy mouth is part of a healthy life. The Ontario government’s proposed reform of the provincial health care system is going forward with a glaring omission: primary mouth care. To make this reform truly "Patients First," Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long Term Care, must include primary

OLM’s Favourite Toboggan Hills for 2016

 All photos by Sofie Sharom.  Nothing says winter like snow spray in your face, wet socks in your boots and a big smile from ear to ear. Whether you use a snow tube, crazy carpet, GT, old fashioned wooden toboggan or even a cafeteria tray, it’s official - sledding season has arrived.

Speaking the Language with Julie Corrigan

 Photo courtesy of Jen Squires Born and raised in Shawville, Quebec, to a family of musicians, it’s no surprise that Julie Corrigan took easily to strumming the guitar. With a fiddle-playing grandfather, a guitarist for a father and a mother who’s a natural on the piano and mandolin, music is in Julie’s

Ottawa Life Guide to the Sens

 Photo courtesy of Wikimedia commons. Whether you are new to town or have just decided that this year you are going to join the slew of hockey fans inhabiting Ottawa’s pubs, bars or other fine drinking establishments, there are a few things you should know about the capital’s NHL team. The modern

Chatting with the NAC’s Jillian Keiley

 Photo credit: David Leclerc If the federal election already has you wanting to look elsewhere for theatrics, cast your eye to the National Arts Centre. Have you wondered how the plays at the NAC are chosen? I have so I jumped at the chance to ask the NAC’s English Theatre