By Andrea Tomkins – The eagerly anticipated Enriched Bread Artists’ (EBA) annual open house is taking place this month. The EBA is Ottawa’s largest non-profit artist-run cooperative. Housed in a historic Gladstone Avenue location, the former Standard Bread Company building, EBA has brought contemporary art activity to a […]
One look around Westboro and you will see quite a few homes built by the family-owned residential construction company, Paragon Homes. People looking to build a new home turn to Paragon Homes because of their reputation for having incredible attention to detail, reliable follow-up, and plenty of experience […]
Submitted by Joel Harden, MPP Ottawa Centre – Friends in Ottawa Centre, I will confirm what you’ve seen in news reports: it’s been a daily, jaw-dropping circus at the Ontario Legislature. At issue is Premier Doug Ford’s insistence that he has the right to interfere in free and […]
Submitted by Catherine McKenna, MP Ottawa Centre – As the leaves begin to change colour and the weather cools down, signalling Thanksgiving, I can’t help but reflect on how thankful I am to be part of the wonderful community that is Ottawa Centre. Knocking on doors and listening […]
Most modern grocery stores can no longer claim local fame. Chain grocery stores are large conglomerates, owned by foreign companies focused on the bottom line. Unlike fifty years ago, the connection between the customer and the food has largely been lost. This is not the case for Westboro’s […]
By Andrea Tomkins – Kitchissippi Times: Let’s get to know you a little bit! Tell about yourself and background. Alice Carter: I am an artist, illustrator and chaser of dreams. I grew up in Westboro and moved back to the neighbourhood six years ago after spending 15 years […]
It’s all about the personal touch at The Majdoub Group and owner Meiz Majdoub is one of the friendliest, least intimidating financial planners you may ever meet. This father of four, soccer fan and self-described “armchair quarterback” moved to Westboro from Orleans in 2004. Majdoub Group was first […]
For many people, the ideal dental practice is bright, modern and welcoming while also offering the skills of experienced practitioners who confidently provide exceptional care. Carling Dental is exactly that kind of place, delivering unparalleled cosmetic and family dentistry services out of a comfortable, cheerful new office. Carling […]
By Bella Crysler – On Friday, September 21, at 1 p.m., hundreds of students around Ottawa stood up and walked out of class. Teens grades 9 – 12 from six different Ottawa high schools took part in a school walkout to protest Premier Doug Ford’s recent changes to […]
By Tara Tosh Kennedy – While most Westboro food businesses locked up and hunkered down to wait out the weekend power outage this September, Freshii manager Liisa Honkanen propped open her restaurant’s front door. “At the end of the day, that’s what you need to do in your […]
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 […]
By Misty Pratt – Imagine being able to enjoy all the benefits of cottage life in the city: sitting on your back deck with a frosty drink in hand, listening to the gentle sounds of water lapping on the rocks. With aquatic landscapes such as ponds, waterfalls and […]
By Misty Pratt – The North American lawn is a bright and lush landscape, which can offer home owners a place for recreation and respite. Many summer afternoons have been spent on lawns, kicking around a soccer ball or hosting a picnic. However, as with any monoculture, the […]
By Judith van Berkom – We have all experienced loss – loss is part of living; death an experience we all eventually meet. But who of us could ever conceive of losing a child? It’s not supposed to happen – a child dying before their parent. How do […]
KT contributor, Jacob Hoytema, spent the summer working in Tanzania and we asked him to share a bit about his experience with KT readers. “What am I doing here?” is a question I asked myself a lot in Tanzania. Not out of regret or anger, but wonder. I’d be […]
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