
Retirement Residence Rises: New home in the works at Greystone Village
By Meridith Newberry A new retirement residence is coming to Old Ottawa East next year. Construction on the residence in Greystone Village is scheduled to begin as early as March…

CAG Winter Party a Huge Success
BY SUEELLEN MACGOWAN Brantwood Park drew crowds of neighbours for the annual Winter Party in the Park and Soup Cook-off Jan 21, 2018. Thanks to many volunteers, sponsors, chefs and…

OUR NEIGHOURS: Catherine Patterson
BY BONNIE WEPPLER She is currently taking both swimming and skating lessons. Her PhD dissertation is titled: The heritage of life and death in historical family cemeteries of Niagara, Ontario….

Catherine McKenna: Calling All Ottawa Centre Youth – Step up to the Challenge
Are you aged 15-24 and passionate about creating real change? Do you care about what happens in Ottawa Centre? If you answered yes, I want you on my Constituency Youth…

Councillor’s Column: Compromising on an issue that dogs us all
By David Chernushenko Dogs — they’re a topic municipal politicians try to avoid. Why? Because some residents love dogs and feel they should be able to roam freely through every…

OOECA: The first community report of 2018
By Phyllis Odenbach Sutton My last column was written shortly before our Annual General Meeting on November 14. What a great evening that was; it was wonderful to have such…

Turning the Tables on the OECA Prime Minister Series: The Speakers and Audience React
By Lynda Rivington The sesquicentennial project of the Old Ottawa East Community Association (OECA) celebrating the life and times of Canada’s Prime Ministers has been so successful that it is…

Trois livres et albums à agencer cet hiver
PAR KELTIE ROBERTSON Vous rentrez d’une sortie de patinage sur le canal Rideau, les joues rouges, les pieds un peu frigorifiés, les jambes fatiguées. Branchez la bouilloire, préparez un chocolat…

Lees green space versus roadway: What’s next?
By John Dance On the eve of the first phase of the Alta Vista Transportation Corridor (AVTC) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) on track for spring 2018, what’s next for…

Motorists – Please stop!
Local residents near the new Greenfield Avenue pedestrian crosswalk are asking motorists to please slow down. The new crosswalk that was created in the summer has proven difficult to keep…