By Charlie Senack – An Ottawa organization dedicated to protecting the environment has teamed up with a Hintonburg merchant to cultivate “urban forests” in an effort to fight climate change and ensure people have access to healthy local food. Ecology Ottawa has a bold goal of planting tens […]
By Charlie Senack – A few years ago, Euphoria Hair Salon owner Mike Fulga began to notice that rent for commercial spaces in Wellington West was on the rise. Concerned that the increasing cost of commercial space would hinder new, small, mom-and-pop businesses from putting down roots in […]
Meet Jens-Michael Schaal. “I was born in Germany 45 years ago, and I lived and grew up in Frankfurt, and I wasn’t expecting that ever to change. I was really happy where I was. I had a good life and I had established myself in Germany and I […]
The September edition of KT is out, and it’s jam-packed with an eclectic mix of local news stories and features about all things Kitchissippi. Councillor Jeff Leiper shares his thoughts on what light rail could mean for the future of development in the ward in a compelling Q&A; […]
As the city prepares to update its official plan, Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper sat down with KT to talk about the issues that must be addressed in producing Ottawa’s next major planning blueprint. Here is an edited transcript of the conversation: KT: Let’s start with the hottest topic […]
By Dave Allston – These days, the Wellington-Richmond corridor through Kitchissippi features a bank seemingly every 100 metres – each branch offering a multitude of services. But banking in the ward wasn’t always this convenient. Though banks have a long history in our neighbourhood, their presence, appearance and […]
By David Sali – Kitchissippi sprint kayaker Maren Bradley usually favours 1,000-metre races over 500-metre events, but that might change if she keeps getting results like the one she and her teammates achieved at the recent junior world championships. Appearing in her second straight worlds, Bradley was part […]
By David Sali – Summer Baird has found the perfect excuse to put one of her favourite bands on steady rotation on the playlist at her Wellington Street West pub and restaurant. The owner of the Hintonburg Public House has always been a big fan of the Beastie […]
By Charlie Senack – Doris Jenkins always knew she wanted to join the military. The service was in her blood, after all. Her father was a drill sergeant during the First World War, so she knew what it was like to live the life of a soldier. On […]
By David Sali – When Westboro resident Maher Arar was searching for the perfect place to open a new co-working space in Ottawa, he didn’t have to look far. Arar, who opened his first facility to house temporary office workers in early 2018 in Vanier, found the ideal […]
By David Sali – Lindsay and Nickola Hockey love the way a series of renovations has transformed their two-storey Westboro home from an antiquated “Good Housekeeping design” to a modern, elegant residence. But they’re also well aware that another owner might have taken a radically different approach to […]
By Charlie Senack – While most of Farm Radio International’s work on the ground is helping reshape people’s lives half a world away, much of those efforts begin right here in Hintonburg. For 40 years, the non-profit organization now based in Ottawa has been aiding farmers in Africa, educating […]
By David Sali – No matter how you slice it, Joel Orlik seemed destined to have a career in the butchery business. When he left his job in the newspaper distribution industry a couple of years ago, Orlik, 55, decided to help out his old boss, Joel Diener, […]
By David Sali – When Faustina Konkal and her mother Catherine Fournier bought Hintonburg fabric shop and sewing studio Fabrications more than two years ago, the business seemed like, well, the perfect fit. Konkal, a mom of three who learned to sew when she was a kid, had […]
The August edition of KT is out and this month we mean business! Ottawa Business Journal newsmagazine editor David Sali steps in as guest editor of this issue, which focuses on Kitchissippi’s mainstreet merchants and the issues facing them as they adapt to changing consumer tastes and the […]
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