Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m. An all-ages-friendly community parade will take place on the Byron Pathway. Meet at theByron Tramway Park (just east of Island Park Drive) at 10:00. We’ll walk/stroll/roll along Byron Pathway, cross at Hilson Avenue and end at Iona Park. Costumes, music and noise makers are encouraged. Coffee and lemonade will be […]
UPDATE: Bear and Co. is back for their second outdoor theatre summer season. Catch Comedy of Errors at Hintonburg Park on July 5 and 19, at Iona Park on July 6 and at Reid Park on July 30. All shows start at 7 p.m. and picnics are welcome. […]
Mild mannered government employee by day, roller derby superstar by night, Bella Lewkowicz is one of the toughest ladies rolling the streets of Hintonburg. Lewkowicz, 34, is better known in her circle by her derby name, Delicate Plower (or plow’her. Get it?). She is the president of Ottawa’s competitive […]
July 5 marks the fifth year for Don Monet and CUBE Gallery’s dark sky, star gazing party, which will be returning this year to its original name, Nocturne. Formerly known in Ottawa as Nuit Noir, Nocturne was launched by Monet at Cube’s original location on Hamilton Avenue. Moving […]
The Grade 6 students from Our Lady of Fatima School, 2135 Knightbridge Road, attended the Summer Solstice Aboriginal Arts Festival on June 21,2013. They were over 3700 students and teachers at Vincent Massey Park. The students had an opportunity to talk with His Excellency, the Right Honourable Governor General […]
Kitchissippi celebrated National Aboriginal Day at Westboro Kiwanis Park on June 20, with help from the Odawa Native Friendship Centre, Dovercourt Recreation Centre and Aboriginal Experiences. People of all ages, including kids from Churchill and Broadview schools and Dovercourt’s morning kindergarten program, enjoyed cultural displays, drumming and dance […]
The first day of summer was also the launch of Parkbus, a new non-profit express service from Ottawa to Algonquin Provincial Park. Algonquin-bound campers and hikers boarded the bus either downtown or at MEC, 366 Richmond Road, on June 21, returning June 23. Parkbus co-founder Alex Berlyand says […]
Summer and lemonade go hand in hand. The hot weather tradition of hosting lemonade stands is fun for everyone, and a common childhood memory. Kicking it up a notch, the kids of Kitchissippi joined the rest of Ottawa on June 22 and turned their sweet business ventures into […]
Broadview Public School’s spring into action month encouraged students to think about healthy, active living. Walking to school, learning about the Kids Help line, choosing healthy snacks and participating in the kilometre club were all ways that Broadview’s young population started the season on the right foot. 1 […]
Connecting with loved ones over good food and wine has always been a passion for Heather Heagney. So when the Hintonburg resident launched her first book, After the Harvest: Eat.Drink.Connect. on June 13, she knew exactly how she wanted to celebrate – over Keturah Johnson’s live music, at […]
Sheila Rorke of Broadview Avenue is a local volunteer who gives her time to helping new immigrants to Canada learn English. She is part of an organization called ELTOC (English Language Tutoring for the Ottawa Community), a non-profit organization that provides home tutoring for adult immigrants who […]
Blaine Marchand sits in the dining room of The Bagel Shop on Wellington West, recounting the days when the room we are sitting in served as a funeral home. “That was the chapel back there (he points to the kitchen and line of people ordering coffee and toasted […]
Jo-Anne Guimond is daring to be grateful. She began by looking for a creative project for the year 2013. Two years ago, she embarked on a 365 photo project, taking a photo a day all year. She enjoyed the challenge, the discipline and the daily creative opportunity the project […]
Photos by Justin Van Leeuwen. Running 21.1 kilometres in a twenty pound shoe roughly the size of a smart car is, believe it or not, a dream come true for Wellington West’s Geordie McConnell. The triathlon coach and marathon runner spent years living in London, England and always […]
Born and bred in Hintonburg, Uncle Bob Cabana who owns Fab Gear 64 on Wellington Street West is a neighbourhood icon. With the shop closed on Mondays, he arranged to meet us at 11:00 for a chat and a photo shoot. When we arrived, band rehearsal was in […]
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