Main Farmer’s Market Celebrates 10 years
By Christine MacIntyre As changes continue to take place in Old Ottawa East, it is nice that some things continue year after year. One constant for our community is the…
Residents relieved units won’t be built on Glenora
By Meredith Newberry Olivier Basset, Tom Allen and their neighbours are celebrating that excavators won’t be rolling in beside them anytime soon. They stopped a three-storey, three-unit apartment building from…
Improved safety on NCC pathways sought
By John Dance Local residents have lots of suggestions for how the National Capital Commission could improve its pathway network, especially the safety of its Rideau Canal routes. At two…
We feel blessed to live in OOE
Our community was deeply saddened this February to learn that our respected and beloved friend Paul Dewar had been diagnosed with brain cancer and had undergone brain surgery on February…
Latest round in Immaculata turf battle
By Lorne Abugov Concerned community members took their case to the Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) on March 27th in a bid to demand consultation and delay construction of a…
A tower grows in Greystone – OOE apartment rezoning bid seeks three extra storeys
By John Dance For the second time in four months, developers are seeking planning approval for a higher building on the Greystone Village site than what was originally approved by…
Sharing Lunch With… Betty Hill: At The Green Door
THE MAINSTREETER INTERVIEW Sharing Lunch With… Betty Hill: At The Green Door The Mainstreeter: Betty, growing up as a child in Old Ottawa East in the 1920s and as a…
LRT delay extends ramp and pathway closures
By John Dance The recently announced delay in the completion of the new Light Rail Transit line means an extended closure of both the 417 eastbound on-ramp at Lees Avenue…
Local author shares childhood memories in thriller
By Keltie Robertson Ottawa author James Turner has recently published his first novel, Strange Wind, a thriller combining memories of his childhood spent in Old Ottawa East with historical elements…
Community Centre in the Works? Regional Group project expected to go before city council within two months
By Don Stephenson Discussions between officials of the City of Ottawa and The Regional Group, the developer of Greystone Village, assessing the costs and technical feasibility of creating a new…
