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Mooney's Bay Hill could see $3.1 million reconstruction

Mooney’s Bay Hill may once again become a popular winter destination if the City of Ottawa agrees to spend up to $3.1 million to rebuild it.


The hill opened for sledding in 2007 but it was closed in 2017 after accidents involving injuries. Despite the closure, residents used the hill until 2021, when an 11-year-old girl died after striking a post at the bottom of the hill.


The tragedy pushed the city to fence the hill off.


A feasibility report is now asking councillors to consider three...

PWHL announces Ottawa Charge won't use Lansdowne 2.0 arena

Maya Garow describes the atmosphere inside TD Place arena during the PWHL Ottawa team’s inaugural season as “unreal.”


The stands were consistently full of fans and “young girls wearing team colours, cheering with the same [intensity] usually seen for the Ottawa Senators,” she said.


Since that first year, support for the Ottawa Charge has only grown.


So when the PWHL said earlier this week that the Ottawa team won’t play in the smaller arena envisioned under the Lansdowne 2.0 plan, Garow...

Thomas Kyte has excelled as a deaf hockey player

Thomas Kyte is a hockey player from Ottawa who is deaf. He has a genetic hearing impairment, something many of his family members live with as well. His uncle, Jim Kyte, was the first and, so far, only legally deaf NHL player.


Thomas has represented Canada internationally at the Deaflympics in 2015 and the Deaf World Championships in 2017. He is a St. Francis Xavier University alumnus. He attended the Nova Scoti...

Theft in Sandy Hill surges 77 per cent since 2018 to reach highest rate in Ottawa - Capital Current

Katasha Groulx says she still gets nightmares about her car being broken into whenever she parks in Sandy Hill. 


On Jan. 19, the uOttawa student parked her car for the evening near the intersection of Nelson Street and Daly Avenue and woke up to find the rear window smashed and her belongings stolen.


“I was shocked,” she said. “I know a lot of people who it has happened to in Sandy Hill … but I never thought it would happen to me.” 

She lost a $650 jacket, a $70 dash camera, a $50 car re...

A little bit about me.

I am a third year Carleton student in the Bachelor of Journalism with a minor in Communication and Media Studies. I have a strong interest for radio and television broadcasting.

I am the Podcast Director for HerCampus Carleton's HerCast. I have a passion for reporting on sports, entertainment, and local events or issues.