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Centretowners get a taste of Broadway glamour

Canadian Broadway star Terra MacLeod returns to the National Arts Centre this June as Velma Kelly in the award winning musical, Chicago. Full story...

CENTRETOWN COOKS

This is a great salad for a crowd because it makes a large quantity and it can be made a little in advance. It is fairly substantial without being heavy, so it goes well with everything from barbeque to sandwiches. Full story...

Fun night at Cambridge Public School

Cambridge Public School parents and teachers held a superbly successful community outreach event on June 10, 2009. Full story...

Backing up digital data important

While shoeboxes and big photo albums seem to last forever, you have about five years of life on a hard drive until your children’s first steps and birthdays are lost forever. So how do you make sure your pictures are protected? Full story...

CCCA celebrates 40 years

The busy volunteers on the Centretown Citizens' Community Association (CCCA) team continue to pursue and expand on activities and initiatives designed to benefit Centretown citizens. Full story...

City Hall comes through with good news

First the good news: by a narrow 12-11 vote (question: how would Larry O’Brien, who was otherwise occupied nearby in court, have voted?), city council has rejected most of the growth in Ottawa’s urban areas proposed by the city’s planners. Full story...

The Dalhousie Report

The first regular monthly meeting of the new Board of Directors for the Dalhousie Community Association (DCA) was held June 3, 2009 at the Dalhousie Community Centre Full story...

Seniors are essential for safe, thriving communities

The Seniors Committee of the Centretown Citizens’ Community Association met with Constable Hoedeman on May 25, 2009 to talk about what works and doesn’t work for seniors in our community. Full story...

Teamwork and elbow grease add beauty to Somerset Street

If you’ve recently strolled past the Manphong Grocery at Somerset Street and Lorne Avenue, you may have noticed a new patch of perennials slowly taking hold instead of the usual overgrown bushes and weeds. Full story...

End of year arrives at Centennial School

Greetings one last time this school year from Centennial Public. The year has passed so quickly. Full story...

Ottawa parks to be full of Fools this Summer

One of Ottawa’s best-loved theatre troupes is back for another season of frivolity and fun. The summer Shakespeare troupe A Company of Fools returns to parks throughout the national capital region this July for their popular annual Torchlight Shakespeare Full story...

Engaged seniors needed in our community

I recently met with a group of retired Centretown community members who were looking at what resources were available in the downtown community for seniors. Full story...

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