VOLUNTEERING – Melinda (Lindy) Newman – OOE Resident Receives Prestigious June Callwood Award for Outstanding Service to May Court Hospice
Lori Gandy When Melinda (Lindy) Newman learned this past March that she was to be inducted into the June Callwood Circle of Outstanding Volunteers, she says she was “absolutely shocked.”…
BE THE CHANGE – On Becoming a Transition Network – Let’s Start The Conversation
Alex Watson As an Old Ottawa East (OOE) resident, I care about our wonderful community, and how it is developed. I would like to introduce you to the concept of…
ART BEAT – Contemporary Dance in a Zoom World
Tanis Browning-Shelp What do dancers do in a pandemic? What about choreographers? According to Old Ottawa East resident Yvonne Coutts, Artistic Director of Ottawa Dance Directive (ODD), her dancers have…
OUR NEIGHBOURS – Liam Dwyre & Julia Buchan
Bonnie Weppler Liam Dwyre and Julia Buchan both work at Whole Foods in Lansdowne Park. Through their work, they knew of each other, but neither was looking for a partner….
Peter Fowler’s Travel Focus – Jardines De La Reina , Cuba
Old Ottawa East welcomed yet another talented photographer last fall when Sean Landsman and his wife, Sarah McConnachie, moved into the community. An Instructor in Carleton University’s new Interdisciplinary Science…
Remembering Kevin Figley – Community Loses an “Unfailing Source of Ideas, Laughter, and Joy”
Theresa Wallace Kevin Figley passed away suddenly at home on June 1st from a non-COVIDrelated cause. He was 65 years old. The Belgrave Road resident adored is lifelong partner, Peggy…
Fish of the Rideau River – More Than 40 Species Inhabit the Water of Old Ottawa East
Sean Landsman The Rideau River in Old Ottawa East is one of the best features of our neighbourhood. But did you know that there are fish swimming around the dock…
I Love That Tree – OOE Tree Recognition Project Proves Poplular
Mainstreeter Staff In our June issue, we initiated a popular collaboration with Sustainable Living Ottawa East (SLOE) entitled the “I Love That Tree” challenge, which is just one of several…
Sharing Lunch With…The Mainstreeter Interview with OOE Model Amanda Nimmo
Mainstreeter Staff A decade of glamour From Billings Bridge to Balenciaga! In this installment of our popular interview feature, we profile one of Old Ottawa East’s most glamorous young adults,…
Meet Gianna – the girl behind Nature Girl Bread!
Lori Gandy If you live near Lady Evelyn School, or you picked up your children from the school before the pandemic lockdown, chances are you’ve already met Gianna. At seven…
