New vendors, fresh spirit mark Main Farmers’ Market’s 11th season
By Christine MacIntyre The Main Farmers’ Market launched its 11th season at the start of June, and after more than a decade in the neighbourhood, the market has truly become…
Art Beat: OOE Artist Feature- David Chernushenko, Plugged In On His Cross-Canada Book Tour
By Tanis Browning-Shlep To survive, the world must change, To survive, four friends must remain steadfast… The stakes are high, and civilized society hangs in the balance. As events spiral…
Our Neighbours: An Active Lifestyle Suits This Couple Thrilled To Make OOE Their Home
By Bonnie Weppler “I was blown away; I was so happy to be in Ottawa!” That is how Jen Elliot felt on her first day in Ottawa. She grew up…
Faces On The Flora Footbridge…First Impressions Of OOE, Glebe Residents
By Peter Croal Much is said today about our addiction to smartphones and travelling through life with our heads bowed down, eyes glued to the glowing screen. While technology is…
Flora Footbridge Opens With A Flourish
By John Dance By John Dance It took 112 years, but the new bridge over the Canal was well worth the wait. In late June, the Flora Footbridge linking Clegg…
Peter Fowler’s OOE Focus
Here’s another photo from the collection of The Mainstreeter’s Photo Editor, Peter Fowler, who bent low this summer to capture a street-level photo of these delicately-coloured tulips fronting Saint Paul…
Legal Aid Cuts Deepest For Most Vulnerable Community Members
By Alexandra Gruca-Macaulay In the wake of recent high-profile provincial funding cuts to health care and education, this past April’s $133 million funding cut to Legal Aid Ontario has garnered…
Rick Burrowes Recognized As Driving Force Behind Rebirth Of Springhurst Park
By John Dance Rick Borrowes, long-time OOE resident and the driving force behind a revitalized Springhurst Park, has been honoured by the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre with its Excellence…
Plans To Make OOE A Birdfriendly Community Take Flight
By Rebecca Aird When biologist Rachel Carson courageously stepped into the void of opposition to the chemical drenching of North American farmland in the 1950s and 60s, she titled her…
OOE Resident Denise Inglis Wins Prestigious Ottawa Cycling Award
By Theresa Wallace “It was a purple bike with a banana seat. I used to do wheelies with it down the dirt road I lived on in Timmins,” recalls Denise…
