Dominion-Chalmers Centre Archives

October 15, 2020

Virtual Community Hub: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre Tackles the Future During COVID

On a cold April day, Mara Brown walks into her workplace in downtown Ottawa, closes the door and confronts a strange reality. She is absolutely alone in a 37,000-square-foot building. As the director of the... More

April 27, 2020

Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre Celebrates First Year and Looks to Future

With soaring stained glass windows, rounded sandstone towers, and intricate Romanesque columns, the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre looks a little different than any other Carleton University building. And it’s doing things a little differently too. The... More

April 20, 2020

Carleton University’s Institute for African Studies Celebrates 10 Years of Impact

In 2009, Carleton became home to the first stand-alone, degree-granting Institute of African Studies in Canada. It brought together scholars who were studying Africa in a diverse set of disciplines to pursue a coherent, Africa-focused... More

March 5, 2020

Climate Change and Pipelines: Rachel Notley’s Take

Rachel Notley, the former Alberta premier, maintains that fighting climate change and fighting for pipelines are not contradictory efforts. "Much of this discussion revolves around a perceived incompatibility of our old economy and our country's... More

September 16, 2019

Impressive Pipe Organ Back in Action at Dominion-Chalmers

After almost eight months, an integral part of the downtown Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (CDCC) has come home. A 54-year-old Casavant pipe organ—Ottawa's largest wind instrument—has finally returned to the church following a rehabilitation in which... More