It’s easy being green at Lady Evelyn
MEREDITH NEWBERRY This year Lady Evelyn Alternative School’s annual fundraising efforts turned a new leaf. A big new green leaf. Parent council closed the chapter on its annual book sale and created a…
Turning into history: Tories from Bennett to Campbell
DON CUMMER “I’d like to tell you my story,” Said one of them so young and bold. “I’d like to tell you my story Before I turn into gold.” Leonard Cohen Eventually, history…
Community gardening for all: What’s on your plate?
GENEVIÈVE GAZAILLE In 2017, Ottawa celebrated 20 years of community gardening. Although community gardens started to develop in the 1980s, it was only in 1997 that the Community Gardening Network of Ottawa was…
Six Ottawa Centre candidates to contest provincial election
JOHN DANCE Five candidates are challenging Ottawa Centre Liberal incumbent Yasir Naqvi in the Ontario provincial election set for June 7. Naqvi has won the last three elections with an ever-increasing…
Mentors in the ‘Hood: The Sports Industry
THERESA WALLACE In this issue, we debut a regular column on mentors in Old Ottawa East with profiles on Dave Best and Taffe Charles. Both have carved out highly successful…
Odyssey Theatre to premiere new comedy at Strathcona Park
Photo By John Forster BRUCE BURWELL A couple of kilometers up the Rideau River from Brantwood Park lies another, older gem of an oasis on the river, Strathcona Park. Each year, Odyssey Theatre welcomes the…
Peter Fowler’s Travel Focus: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“I must confess to a somewhat voyeuristic pleasure when I visit Vietnam. Standing on street corners to see what will appear next on the back of motorcycles and scooters…
City asked to consult on off-leash dog parks in OOE
MARGARET VANT ERVE Since losing access to most of the former Oblate lands, Old Ottawa East resident dog owners have been seeking new green space to walk their dogs. Unlike neighbouring communities in the Glebe,…
Children’s Garden remediation saga
By John Dance The good news is that after a yearlong shutdown the Children’s Garden in Legget Park at the corner of Clegg and Main streets is reopened with improved…
Sixth candidate emerges for Capital Ward
In the April issue of the Mainstreeter, John Dance profiled the five candidates for the hotly-contested Capital Ward seat in the upcoming municipal election. A sixth candidate has now entered the fray, Jide…
