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…
Ottawa Centre’s Federal Voting History: Red Or Orange With A Blue Tinge
By John Dance In the last federal election, the riding of Ottawa Centre had the greatest voter turn-out of all 338 ridings in Canada, as Liberal Catherine McKenna won against…
Coming Soon To OOE: Nu Grocery will bring waste free shopping concept to Old Ottawa East
By Quinn Abugov Another month, another major business announcement for the Main Street commercial corridor came in July when a much-needed and long-awaited grocery operation was announced for Old Ottawa…
New To OOE: Right Place, Right Time For SJC Financial
By Quinn Abugov As the winds of change blow through Old Ottawa East’s Main Street corridor, the rapidly evolving residential and commercial footprint is beginning to attract a variety of…
At Saint Paul University: Community School Strikes For Climate Justice
By Joe Gunn On May 24th, in front of St. Paul University (UStP) on Main Street, in the spiritual and geographical heart of Old Ottawa East, the Centre Oblat –…
Traffic Barriers Take A Hit At Dangerous Intersection
By Jessica Jepp Just a few weeks after they were installed at the south-west corner of Main Street and Hawthorne Avenue, traffic barriers intended to prevent vehicles from mounting the…
