Not Just for History Buffs: Come Celebrate Our Prime Ministers
By Theresa Wallace Still settling on a local sesquicentennial project? When not hiking in our national parks for free this year, you are invited to an Old Ottawa East series…
Run to Help Make Refugees Feel Welcome in Canada
Written by the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization There are many ways we can show our support for refugees and welcome them to our community. The Ottawa Community Immigrant Services…
Skating Through the Snow on Valentine’s Day
By Tina Raymond The weather might have been frigid, but the welcome was warm on Feb. 10 at the annual Valentine Skate at Brantwood Park. Dozens of families braved the…
Ask Rainbow: How Can I Help My Child’s Vocabulary?
By Roxeanne Marberl My two-year-old daughter only has a vocabulary of about 20 words. Is that normal? How can I get her to say more? Between the ages of 18…
CAG Looking at Acquiring Licence to Run JK and SK After-School Programs
Submitted by The OOE Community Activities Group The Ontario Ministry of Education has developed and passed new regulations (the Child Care and Early Years Act) that affect how child care…
Spring Awaits! Update from OOECA
By Phyllis Odenbach Sutton, President, Ottawa East Community Association I am writing this column on an evening of bitter cold with a forecast of freezing rain, but this winter has…
Ontario is Cutting Your Electricity Bill by 25%: Update from Yasir Naqvi
by Yasir Naqvi, MPP Ottawa Centre We’ve heard you. Our government is taking all action necessary to reduce your electricity bill. I’m happy to report that the Ontario government will…
Working With Youth to Change Unemployment: Update from Catherine McKenna
By Catherine McKenna, MP Ottawa Centre Spring has finally sprung in the nation’s capital. That means shortly, thousands of young people in Ottawa Centre will put another school year behind…
Mainstreeter Questionnaire: Tanis Browning-Shelp
By Joe Paraskevas In 2014, the last time Mainstreeter readers heard from Tanis Browning-Shelp, the longtime resident of OOE was stepping down from writing the paper’s arts column. Browning-Shelp wanted…
Fate of River Corridor in Jeopardy
By John Dance Anybody want – for free – half a kilometer of Rideau River shoreline in Old Ottawa East? The corridor – 500 metres long and 30 metres wide…
