List/Grid Tag Archives: COVID-19

Arrested Development in COVID’s wake

August 9, 2020 | Comments Off

John Dance The face of Old Ottawa East has changed greatly over the last five years but, with the profound health, economic and societal impacts of the COVID-19 virus, the… Read more »

Crime in Old Ottawa East – has there been a COVID-19 impact?

August 9, 2020 | Comments Off

Phyllis Odenbanch Sutton News reports have talked about an increase in crime in Ottawa since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Mainstreeter decided to look more closely at the City’s recent… Read more »

Art Beat – A Finger On The Pulse of the Arts in OOE – The Canada Council’s Tara Lapointe

August 7, 2020 | Comments Off

Tanis Browning-Shelp Tara Lapointe wants people to discover the diversity of the arts in Canada. In her role at the Canada Council for the Arts, she is perfectly placed to… Read more »

VOLUNTEERING – Melinda (Lindy) Newman – OOE Resident Receives Prestigious June Callwood Award for Outstanding Service to May Court Hospice

August 7, 2020 | Comments Off

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.”… Read more »

BE THE CHANGE – On Becoming a Transition Network – Let’s Start The Conversation

August 7, 2020 | Comments Off

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… Read more »

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