By Charlie Senack Westboro students are hoping to be the next big Canadian musical act. The members of the School of Rock program at Churchill Alternative School recorded and submitted a video of the song Human by Inuit duo Twin Flames for the CBC Music Class challenge. Teacher […]
“I was born in San Diego, California, and I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I started playing music at five years old with the Suzuki method of teaching. In Grade 2, I moved with my family to Canada and to Ottawa. It was colder here in Canada […]
Story and photo by Ellen Bond The group of youth settles down, instruments at the ready. Together, they begin practising pieces from A Charlie Brown Christmas. It sounds almost like an orchestra. In a way, that’s the whole point behind OrKidstra, a social development program that helps empower […]
Written by Taylorrose Walsh Chloe Lapenat’s New York City success story as an up-and-coming actor, writer, and producer began in her hometown of Ottawa. Before writing and starring in her own original mini-series, Lapenat’s passion for acting and burgeoning talent was fostered at the Ottawa School of Speech […]
By Judith van Berkom – Nancy Garrard’s inspiration comes from her immediate surroundings. An avid walker, she can be seen, camera in hand, walking the streets of Westboro. “My real passion is bark. I go around the neighbourhood and take pictures of bark. I went to Africa, travelled […]
By Ted Simpson – Cube Gallery is showing the latest work from one of Ottawa’s most veteran, and surely one of the most talented artists, Russell Yuristy. At the age of 79, Yuristy still works diligently from his home on Island Park Drive. His latest exhibit, a solo […]
Q: The West End Studio Tour is coming up and although it sounds cool, I think it might feel weird to tromp around an artist’s home. How can I make this less awkward for myself and the artists? – T.I.A A: First, I totally get where you’re coming […]
KT: First, we need to hear some of your backstory. Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Gordon Coulthart: I grew up on a dairy farm near Morewood Ontario in a family of nine kids. You can see from my art that growing up on the […]
Local artists will have a chance to leave their mark on Hintonburg’s Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) this summer. Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) is one of a network of community health centres that provide community-based health and social services across Ontario. SWCHC is expanding its […]
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