List/Grid Monthly Archives: August 2020

Theresa Ann Wallace – OOE Resident Wins 2020 National Capital Short Story Competition
Lori Gandy In this interview, The Mainstreeter’s Lori Gandy “sat down” virtually with Theresa Ann Wallace, a long-time resident of Old Ottawa East, who was recently selected as the winner…

Art Beat – A Finger On The Pulse of the Arts in OOE – The Canada Council’s Tara Lapointe
Tanis Browning-Shelp Tara Lapointe wants people to discover the diversity of the arts in Canada. In her role at the Canada Council for the Arts, she is perfectly placed to…

Colonel By Drive Traffic Signs – May Mystery Resolved, Though Not Solved
John Dance Thanks to the curiosity of OOE resident Justin Tang, a bizarrely conflicting turn restriction sign at the Colonel By Drive and Clegg Street intersection has been removed, but…

Cable Drop Halts Main Street, Internet Traffic
Mainstreeter Staff A downed Rogers Communications cable suspended chest-high across Main Street between Mason Terrace and Bower Street left hundreds of Old Ottawa East residents without internet service for several…

Colonel By Drive Pathway Safety Questioned
John Dance Improving the substandard pathway running along Colonel By Drive between Bank and Clegg streets should be made a priority for the National Capital Commission (NCC), says the Old…