Trudeau and pandemic rage

 To have an event cancelled for safety reasons, based on crowds that looked troubling in advance of the cancellation, is not a good look for the protesters in question. Unfortunately, that's just what happened at Justin Trudeau's Bolton election event this week, where around 200 protesters were counted in attendance.

Ottawa’s Neighbourhoods: Gatineau

 One thing you notice in Ottawa is that you can often get by without speaking French. When I moved here for university, to a city on the border with Quebec, I thought that I’d encounter French-speakers on a weekly basis, and that my language skills would improve. (Certainly, that would

NASA Perseveres on Mars

 The Mars Perseverance rover has finally landed on Mars, after years of planning and months of travel, laying the groundwork for years of scientific discoveries and future missions. The rover, which will attempt to study Mars to find the chemicals that provide evidence that life once lived there, is a

MusiCounts’ harmonious fall helping Canadian schools and communities

 The fall season has been a difficult time for music education, like all sorts of education. But the non-profit organization MusiCounts and the teachers it supports have changed and refined their approach. “Heading back to school looked very different in 2020,” writes Kate Bangay, Communications Manager at MusiCounts. “Teachers, parents,

Ottawa’s Community Organizations Present an Alternative Budget

 As Canadians deal with the financial crunch of COVID-19, and reliance on government services is increasing, several of Ottawa’s prominent community organizations have come together to present their ideas for how our City should spend on its services. Describing itself as “a broad coalition of organizations from across the City

Artists in a Pandemic: Studio Space Ottawa brings “fun” to fundraising

 Above: Fenced, 36" x 24", Acrylics on canvas byJadzia Romaniec Located off that stretch of road north of Ottawa South but below Billings Bridge, in one of the more industrial buildings near the Canadian Tire, you’ll find Studio Space Ottawa (SSO). Providing “stable, affordable, open, healthy and safe working spaces

Service dog charity for veterans speaks out

 Above: Jillian McLellan, co-founder of Watch My 6 Service Dogs, and her trained dog Max In 2014 a series of unfortunate events lead Jill McLellan to reach out for help with her mental health. She had experienced multiple sexual traumas in the military, and then the death of her younger

Ottawa’s Neighbourhoods: Downtown Ottawa

 From the Parliament buildings south to the 417, we are looking at downtown Ottawa. This is the part of the city that makes Ottawa really feel like a major capital, from the centres of industry tucked into skyscrapers, to the most iconic historic halls of politics in the city, especially Parliament

SpaceX and the future of human spaceflight at NASA

 Above: The reusable Crew Dragon docking with the Internation Space Station, May 31, 2020. Credit: NASA via YouTube NASA's human spaceflight program is being widely praised this week, and deservedly so: a reusable spacecraft called Crew Dragon has launched humans to space, the first new rocket to do so since the Space