List/Grid Monthly Archives: August 2012

Snapping turtles in Brantwood Park
Story by Josefine Yacksmith On a Saturday morning in June, Seamus Degrandpre got quite a surprise in Brantwood Park. Degrandpre was biking through the park around 7:30 a.m., when he…

Main Event 2012 draws crowds, rave reviews
Old Ottawa East residents celebrated their community at the annual Main Event, held this year on Sat., June 16. It was the community party of the year and a wonderful…

City hall roundup
Municipal and community officials spent the summer preparing for significant transportation-related changes expected in Old Ottawa East. The environmental assessment for the proposed footbridge over the Rideau Canal at Clegg…

Community health centre honours resident for contribution to Old Ottawa East
It was a moment marked by a huge smile from Carol Workun at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre’s Annual General Meeting on June 28. Workun, Executive Director for the…

Mayor’s community associations meeting bring muffins, no meat
Mayor Jim Watson provided few commitments at a breakfast meeting he hosted for Capital Ward community representatives in early summer. Of the five community associations represented, Old Ottawa East (OOE)…