Thrifting in Ottawa: Our Best Kept Secrets

 Whether it’s for the lunchtime throngs of government employees downtown, or an evening out at a new restaurant on Elgin, it’s evident that fashion is important to Ottawa. Perhaps it is because we only have a few months between parkas and icy sidewalks, but we Ottawans pride ourselves on having

ACO and the Legacy Project

 The ACO's new address on 19 Main Street. The AIDS Committee of Ottawa (also known as ACO) is a community-based, non-profit, social justice organization that provides free, confidential services for people living with, affected by and at risk of HIV/AIDS in Ottawa. ACO started as a small group of gay men

A Long Journey to a Cold Country

 Winter certainly  made its presence known in the NCR when it officially arrived last Saturday (December 21). Looking out the window, I felt like I was living in one of those “snow globes” circa 1973. Fifty-five years ago, it was the same kind of day when my father left his