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Ellen Rocco just wrote about small, off-beat museums and points of interest. Here’s a snippet of news from one of the bigger players on the visitor scene.
The National Capital Commission is the agency charged with managing places and events...
Samples of old water from a mine in northern Ontario, generated news reports around the world this past week.
“Deep Canadian mine yields ancient water” says the BBC. “2.7-billion-year-old water may hold clues to life on Earth and...
Here’s the blurb, from a National Gallery webpage on Sakahàn:
This summer, the National Gallery of Canada is staging one of the most ambitious contemporary art exhibitions in its history. With installations filling both floors of our special...
Today we’re excited to have a new regular contributor join us on The Dirt. Lucy Martin lives south of urban Ottawa and writes regularly for NCPR’s other blogs. A couple times a month, she’ll share the view of food and farm issues...
As boaters get back in the water, here’s an update on proposed changes for the use of historic canal systems in Ontario, including the regionally-significant Rideau Canal.
According to statements from Environment Minister Peter Kent and...
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May 21, 2013 — On an icy night in 1984, a commuter plane crashed in the wilderness. Six passengers died, but four survived: the pilot, a politician, a policeman and a prisoner. Carol Shaben's Into the Abyss describes their fight to make it through that frigid night alive.
May 20, 2013 — When it becomes clear to Canadian jazz singer Alexis Normand that she doesn't remember the words, she tries to mumble her way through the national anthem.
May 16, 2013 — Scientists have discovered water that was sealed in Canadian bedrock for nearly half of Earth's history. It may contain the descendants of ancient microbes. The discovery could give scientists new insights into early life on Earth and inform the search for life on other planets.
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Plywood Plant Opens in Whitehall
May 31, 2001 — A Canadian company plans to hire sixty-five workers at a plywood factory that's slated to reopen in Whitehall, on the eastern edge of the Adirondack Park. Brian Mann reports that the number of jobs could grow to 130. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
High Court Rules Against Tax-free Imports by Mohawks
May 29, 2001 — Canada's highest court ruled last week Akwesasne Mohawks on the border with New York do not have an aboriginal right to bring goods into Canada without paying taxes. Critics see the ruling as a setback for native rights in Canada. David Sommerstein reports the Mohawks aren't finished fighting for duty-free trade. Go to full article
Theatre Review: Hay Fever at 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque
May 21, 2001 — The 1000 Islands Playhouse is celebrating their 20th season by opening with Noel Coward's comedy, Hay Fever. North Country Public Radio's resident theatre critic was there for a matinee. Go to full article
Commentary: Running the Ottawa Marathon
May 17, 2001 — It's been four days since Commenator Betsy Kepes ran in the Ottawa Marathon--and she can almost walk down a flight of stairs without wincing in pain. Was it worth it?... Go to full article
Domtar Buys Georgia-Pacific Mills
May 01, 2001 — Canadian-based Domtar Incorporated, the largest landowner in the Adirondacks, plans to buy four paper mills owned by Georgia-Pacific. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article
Brian Mann Speaks with "Street Medics" Protesting Free Trade
Apr 20, 2001 — In the years since the first free trade protests exploded in Seattle, the movement has grown dramatically. It's also more organized. They have trained legal advisors and... Go to full article
FTAA Protesters March Over the International Bridge in Massena
Apr 20, 2001 — Hundreds of protesters marched peacefully across the international bridge in Massena yesterday afternoon in a show of solidarity against the FTAA or Free Trade Area of the... Go to full article
Activists Prepare for FTAA Protests
Apr 16, 2001 — Political and social activists from across North America are preparing for the unknown as they ready for protests this week at the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City.... Go to full article
Free Trade in the Americas: Critics and Supporters, Pt. 2
Apr 13, 2001 — When leaders of the Americas head to Quebec City next weekend to continue negotiations on the Free Trade Area of the Americas, there'll be a lot more on the table than free... Go to full article
Free Trade in the Americas: Critics and Supporters, Pt. 1
Apr 12, 2001 — Meetings to fuel the engines of free trade in the Americas begin next week in Quebec City. Today we hear the arguments of their critics. David Sommerstein's first in a... Go to full article
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