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BE THE CHANGE! – Old Ottawa East’s Bird Population Faces Increased Risk from Climate Change

Architecture students and Saint Paul University – Conservation and Sustainability Guide Students’ Creative Imagination

Queensway Bridge Replacement Question Abound, When, Where, Why?

Pedestrian safety on Lees Bridge questioned

February 29, 2020 | Comments Off

John Dance The reconstructed Lees Avenue overpass of Highway 417 is unsafe for pedestrians and does not meet approved standards, in the view of Old Ottawa resident Denis Rancourt of… Read more »

Milestone 100th anniversary in the offing for Glebe Collegiate Institute

February 29, 2020 | Comments Off

Connie Boynton Past teachers and alumni of Glebe Collegiate Institute (GCI) were among those in attendance at a recent community open house at the school to launch the planning of… Read more »

So, if you like Flora… How about another footbridge?

February 29, 2020 | Comments Off

John Dance “Why should taxes be wasted on a bridge to nowhere?” one Glebe resident asked a decade ago when the Old Ottawa East Community Association (OOECA) and other community… Read more »

Jeremiah Kealey, Telmon and de Mazenod – New streets, New street names in Greystone Village

February 29, 2020 | Comments Off

Peter Tobin Residents within the Greystone Village development and other OOE dwellers may have wondered about the historical background to some of the new names given to some of the… Read more »

Betty Hill, 103 years in OOE – We Mourn The Passing of Our Most Senior Citizen

February 24, 2020 | Comments Off

Mainstreeter Staff Elizabeth “Betty” Jean Hill (nee Brown), Old Ottawa East’s most senior citizen, passed away peacefully on January 30th at the age of 103. Revered by her family, friends… Read more »

New school proposal for Deschâtelets progresses

February 24, 2020 | Comments Off

John Dance Talks to create a new elementary school in the storied Deschâtelets Residence have taken a step forward with news that the Conseil des Écoles Catholiques du Centre-Est (CECCE)… Read more »

Breaking News!!! Old Ottawa East Community Association and Regional Group Agree to Settlement

February 24, 2020 | Comments Off

Mainstreeeter Staff On February 18, 2020, the Old Ottawa East Community Association (the Association) and Regional Group (Regional) and the City of Ottawa agreed to a settlement – subject to… Read more »

Sharing Lunch WIth Carol Workun: The Mainstreeter Interview

October 23, 2019 | Comments Off

“CAG has been my life for the last 17 years. It wasn’t a job for me…it’s been a lifestyle…” In this edition of The Mainstreeter, we are glad to shine… Read more »

Street-involved Youth Paint It Up! Big Bird Finds a New Neighbourhood Nest

October 23, 2019 | Comments Off

By Lorne Abugov A new bird has recently landed with a splash of colour in our neighbourhood, and despite the seasonal dip in temperature, this feathered friend isn’t about to… Read more »

New Vision Unveiled for Aberdeen Plaza at Lansdowne Park

October 23, 2019 | Comments Off

By Mainstreeter Staff In our August issue, John Dance reported that as we went to print Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) had undertaken a strategic review of the Lansdowne… Read more »

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Click here for the PDF version of the June 2020 edition

Message from the editor

The June issue of The Mainstreeter will be published at the end of May. Physical distribution of the usual printed copy of The Mainstreeter presents some challenges during the current lockdown, although our distribution captains and our many OOE volunteers did a magnificent job of home delivery of our April issue. Thanks to generous and timely donations from Scott Watson of Watson’s Pharmacy and our Board member, Sue Beattie, we are able to outfit all of our distributors with sanitary plastic gloves.

Given current circumstances, physical distribution of printed copies of The Mainstreeter’s June issue may be delayed. While awaiting print copy distribution to your homes, any of our readers who wish to obtain an online version of the June issue of the newspaper can do so in one of the following three ways:

1. The June issue will be available online in pdf format at The Mainstreeter’s website at www.mainstreeter.ca. The pdf can be found at the top right hand corner of the homepage. Our April issue is currently available on the website and will be replaced as soon as the June issue is published;

2. For those readers who wish to receive their copy of the June issue of The Mainstreeter via email, kindly send an email to editor@mainstreeter.ca with the subject line: Mainstreeter, and we will send you the June issue as a pdf attachment to our online distribution email. Please ensure that you include your name and the email address to which you would like us to distribute the online issue to you; and

3. Links to the June issue of The Mainstreeter will also be available on our social media – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mainstreeter/; Twitter: @MainstreeterOtt; Instagram: @themainstreeter.

Please check out our new Mainstreeter Instagram account and follow us as we cover the community in photographs!

Lorne Abugov
Editor,
The Mainstreeter