Lansdowne 2.0: What ever happened to the promise of public consultation?
Alexandra Gruca-Macaulay City of Ottawa staff are charging ahead with Lansdowne 2.0 once again. As reported in the June 2022 issue of The Mainstreeter, the City’s proposed plan to…
Elected representatives join growing opposition to MTO’s plan for Rideau Canal bridge replacement
John Dance All three primary elected representatives of local residents have voiced criticism of the Ministry of Transportation Ontario’s (MTO) plan for replacing the Queensway bridge over the Rideau Canal….
Reflections On Growing Up….Remembering Matier’s
Barbara Rockburn A thick slice of life in Old Ottawa East in the 50s & 60s It was a simpler time back then, and for young Barbara Rockburn, life was…
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Business Beat: Hidden Gems of Old Ottawa East – [fabrick collective]
With four youngsters of her own, Old Ottawa East resident Sarah Tait of McGillivray Street knows kids clothing as well as anyone in this community. So who better to launch…
Business Beat: Hidden Gems of Old Ottawa East – The Hounds
Quinn Abugov On Main Street just north of the Queensway sits an unassuming property overlooked by many residents of Old Ottawa East. However, the property is becoming rather well known…
Unprecedented Planning Challenges Are Now Confronting Old Ottawa East
John Dance Ottawa’s new Official Plan and controversial provincial legislation have combined to erode the safeguards in OOE’s Secondary Plan Old Ottawa East (OOE) and other core communities face unprecedented…
Old Ottawa East Bus Riders are Likely to Experience Public Transit Challenges
Peter Tobin The painful probings of the Provincial light-rail transit (LRT) inquiry revealed a host of mistakes including a rushed implementation of an untested system, a blatant control of information…
Greenfield/Main/Hawthorne Project – Majestic Trees Removed for GHM Project
John Dance Viviane Villeneuve’s plea for a stay of execution will not be granted. The trees she writes eloquently of in her article below are doomed and, overall, the tree…
The Final Chapter of a 143 Year Old Maple on Main Street.
Viviane Villeneuve In Old Ottawa East, major construction is scheduled to commence north of Highway 417 on the Greenfield Avenue/Main Street/Hawthorne Avenue project. The work consists of replacing older watermains,…
ART BEAT – A Finger on the Pulse of the Arts in OEE- OOE Artist Feature – Yvonne Coutts & The Ottawa Dance Directive
Tanis Browning-Shelp The Ottawa Dance Directive (ODD), like all performing arts companies, struggled throughout COVID to keep its programs running and its dancers dancing. Because of its location on the…
