Submitted by Alison Zinni – Elmdale Public School students and their families, teachers and staff are busy getting ready for one of Ottawa’s biggest used book sales of the year. Mark your calendars! BookFest 2019 is taking place on February 22 and 23. The popular annual used book […]
By Bradley Turcotte – A country-themed sweet sixteen party is what Elaina Martin has planned for the 2019 edition of Kitchissippi’s multidisciplinary arts festival with multiple Juno award-winning musician Charlie Major strumming as this year’s marquee headliner. Born in Alymer, Quebec, Major is renowned for his nice guy […]
By Andrea Tomkins – Angela de Wilton and Bev Nussbaum are active members of the Highland Avenue Book Club and they’ve been working on a project that doesn’t include reading late into the night or late fees at the library. The book club is raising funds for Cornerstone Housing for […]
By Bella Crysler – As Nepean students headed back to school for the new year and into their first set of exams, they also said goodbye to an important member of the school community. After a year and a half of being the school’s principal, Renald Cousineau is […]
By Ted Simpson – Chris Martin came to Hintonburg looking to write a book on tattoos and found himself on both sides of the tattoo needle. He also found friends who’d change his life forever. Chris is a sociologist, college professor, and the author of a new book […]
By Shaun Markey – On this sunny but cold late January day, I am sitting with Katherine Muldoon at her kitchen table at 440 Evered Ave. Katherine’s five-year-old son Nico is excited to have a visitor in his home. He laughs and chatters in the background. Katherine and […]
By Dave Allston – The Wellington Street/Richmond Road streetscape is in a constant state of change. One of Ottawa’s oldest and most historic streets, it was once an old farmer’s road that wound its way through Carleton County and connected the small settlements and villages. Land along its […]
By Tara Tosh Kennedy – Some people make you feel more grounded when you talk to them, more aware of what it means to live in the moment. They remind you of what’s important. Westboro resident Rolph Almstedt was one of those people. Rolph died unexpectedly on December […]
By Charlie Senack – Roughly 100 Kitchissippi and River Ward residents packed the Alexander Community Centre on January 22 to get their first detailed glimpse at the phase one plans for the re-development of the aging Westgate Shopping Centre. Councillors Jeff Leiper and Riley Brockington were on hand […]
By Charlie Senack – It will take months for Ottawa Police to investigate what exactly happened at the Westboro bus station on the afternoon of January 11, but some local transit users are now worried about how safe our busses really are. It was the end of a busy […]
By Dave Allston – The iconic Lululemon building in the heart of Westboro, on the village’s busiest corner, turns 100 years old in 2019. This building has housed important shops, restaurants, medical offices and even homes that have been integral to life in Westboro. There are a century’s worth […]
By Shaun Markey – The year was 2011 and Alison Francis made the emotional decision to sell her home at 475 Athlone Ave., a home where she had lived for 40 years. The Francis home was modest, under 1,200 square feet with three bedrooms (two of them quite small) […]
By Stephanie White – The future looks bright in 2019 for the Parkdale Food Centre (PFC), a recent recipient of the Ottawa Sustainability Fund. Initiated in 2006, The Ottawa Sustainability Fund is a philanthropic fund of the Ottawa Community Foundation that has contributed over $100,000 to local charity community […]
By Alyson Queen – Back in November 1978, a group of local residents joined together and released the first edition of a new, monthly community publication that would earn a lasting place in Kitchissippi. Forty years later, its volunteer board of directors sent Newswest to the printer for […]
Meet John Dingwall. “I’ve always liked Ottawa because it’s a small big town. It’s a town of over a million people but it’s still humble in its own way. The Kitchissippi area does a lot to get people out doing things, it’s very unique and has it’s own appeal […]
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