The Main Farmers’ Market Returns To Nearly Normal This Spring
Colette Déry At long last, spring has returned to Old Ottawa East (OOE), and with it a sense of excitement for this season of hope and growth. After surviving not…
Federal Election Polling Results – Old Ottawa East Voting Patterns Differ from City-Wide Balloting Trends
John Dance So we all know that the Liberals formed a minority government last September and Yasir Naqvi was elected as the new Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre….
Sharing lunch with Saint Paul University Rector Dr. Chantal Beauvais
In this installment of our popular interview feature, we bring to light many of the ground-breaking changes that have helped to revitalize Saint Paul University under the steady hand and…
Discussions continue on Yasir Naqvi’s controversial Colonel By Drive closure proposal
John Dance The campaign for a year-long pilot closure of Colonel By Drive continues as the Old Ottawa East Community Association (OOECA) has raised the potential negative consequences while others…
Greystone Village Phase 3 – Take 2 for the Regional Group
John Dance In response to issues raised by City planning staff and community members in the fall, The Regional Group has redrafted its plans for Greystone Village’s Phase 3 with…
The remarkable life’s work of James Ballantyne lives on today
Lori Gandy Old Ottawa East has its share of notable forefathers and mothers who devoted much energy to enhancing and improving everything around them, freely giving of their time and…
The little antique shop on Hawthorne Avenue was a hidden gem of the community
Quinn Abugov A “hidden gem” in Old Ottawa East has recently closed its doors after 37 years serving the local community. Opened in 1983 by Boston native Arthur Bousquet, Donohue…
OOE residents applaud lower speed limits, but questions abound over enforcement
John Dance Speed limits have been reduced almost everywhere in Old Ottawa East, a move welcomed by most, although many feel that there is inadequate enforcement of the lower limits….
Old Ottawa East casts a spell on this group of friends and family – it’s a community that “makes you want to stay.”
Dianne Wing There is something about Old Ottawa East that makes you want to stay. For me, it was the canopy of maples and a secluded front verandah. I…
OOE Artist Feature: Julian Armour…Music and Beyond…and the Viennese Winter Ball
Tanis Browning-Shelp Tanis Browning-Shelp interviews Music and Beyond’s Julian Armour about the organization he directs and its magical and “open to one and all” February 26th event…the Virtual Viennese Winter…
