Dear Editor, The character of the Westboro is changing fast… and is going to change faster. The lot beside our home was recently sold, and we were not surprised to hear it was to be redeveloped. We were not surprised when the City of Ottawa envelope arrived in […]
Dear Editor, Starting in early in 2018, I began noticing our sidewalks had sprouted huge sandwich boards advertising the sale of condos that were part of the 14-floor development at Richmond and Island Park. The boards ran all along Wellington West and Richmond streets. At first I was […]
Dear Editor, Winter has gone, the summer solstice has passed and construction season is in full bloom all across Ottawa. Developers are snapping up properties everywhere. Three close neighbours have sold in the last 60 days. I fully expect one will be torn down for two semi’s, like the last […]
Dear Editor, It was so nice to see the article in the May edition about Bate Island. It brought back such warm memories. April 25th 2018, was a beautiful spring day. My husband Bob, I, and our 22-year-old grandson Alexander, who is recovering from heart surgery and staying with […]
Dear Editor, In February the City of Ottawa, at the bidding of the NCC, changed the zoning of the southern part of Rochester Field along Richmond Road from Open Space (O1L[310]-h) to Traditional Mainstreet (TM). This change will allow construction of two mid-rise buildings along Richmond Road in […]
Dear Editor, [re: Goodbye baby cakes: Holland’s Cake and Shake closes its doors] I have a lot of respect for small business owners who stretch their wings and fly, it’s not easy. I have a huge amount of respect for Michael and will even go so far as […]
Dear Editor, The other day someone parked right across my laneway. The laneway was plowed and there was a car in it. I called 311. Bylaw came and gave a ticket. I wrote a note across the windshield saying how annoyed I was, in fact I was angry […]
Dear Editor, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed reading the profile of Anne Hamilton who lives in a house on Princeton. (“Who Lives Here: The house with the white picket fence,” September 28 edition of KT.) In the piece, her home is described as “the […]
Re: Rochester Field open house draws concerns from residents (Oct. 12 edition of Kitchissippi Times) The people quoted in your article seem unanimous in their view that Rochester Field needs to remain a field—a green and open space with trees, grass, shrubs, birds, people, and dogs. On the […]
Dear Editor, IS CITY COUNCIL LISTENING? They have ears, but they hear not. Yesterday, we went to Planning Committee to try to convince councillors to vote against city planning department’s report that would allow a temporary restaurant patio at the Wellington Diner, located far too close to all […]
Good communities pull together. This is about more than cheering for the Senators, Red Blacks or Fury. The deeper sinews of community are expressed by jointly made decisions and agreements to be bound by common rules. As any local community organizer will tell you, this is not always easy. It requires […]
Dear Editor, I just wanted Dave Allston to know how much I enjoyed his article on west end theatres. I spent my very early years at the Victoria. My Mom loved the movies and went twice a week, on Wednesday and Saturday. Because there weren’t “baby sitters” in those days, […]
Re: What shops and services would you like to see in your neighbourhood, April 13 issue. Dear Editor, It is not uncommon to be asked how I make it, having a store in Westboro. The rents must be so high, online sales must really cut into your business […]
On Wednesday, March 15 at about 5:30 p.m., my dog Harrison was accidentally hit by a car on Fairmont Avenue. In what is a little miracle for a small dog who had a car roll over his hindquarters, Harrison is okay. Badly bruised but astonishingly, no broken bones, […]
Dear Editor, My mom, Mavis Morgan, just called me to tell about the article she had just read in your paper: “Ready, Aim, Fire” (February 16 issue). My mother was so excited to share this article with me. She was thrilled to learn about some family history. You […]
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