By Ted Simpson – In the June provincial election, we saw a massive shift take place in Ontario’s political climate. Many communities have seen a change in their representation at the provincial level. Here in Kitchissippi, one of those changes has brought us a new MPP, and his […]
By Anne Boys-Hope – You could call it the field of dreams. The land at the corner of Dovercourt and Roosevelt Avenues was once a swamp that was transformed into a park and became the site of a small community centre and finally, a recreation centre called Dovercourt. […]
By Jacob Hoytema – The Westboro Village Business Improvement Area (BIA) welcomed Michelle Groulx as its new Executive Director in February. Michelle is an Ottawa native who has spent the last half decade or so in marketing and communications for the Queensway Carleton Hospital. The Westboro BIA was […]
By Ted Simpson – The Wellington West Business Improvement Area (WWBIA) has a brand new Executive Director, Dennis Van Staalduinen. Some readers might know him from Twitter, @DenVan, or may have seen him perform on stage or even your TV screen, but we are here to help you […]
By Judith van Berkom – Many Kitchissippi residents know him as the Chair of the Rosemount Expansion and Development (READ) group, a position he acquired after he attended their first meeting with his wife, Jean, and, competent and experienced as he is, was asked to chair the group […]
By Ted Simpson – Mark Sutcliffe is well known as a pillar in the community for his work in the media as a radio host and columnist, for his philanthropic pursuits with the United Way and Chamber of Commerce, and also as the CEO of Great River Media, […]
By Bhavana Gopinath – Susan Hamer of SuzyQ Doughnuts sees joy in the potential of the raw and unfinished. Before her current identity as doughnut maker extraordinaire, she was a ceramic artist. She’d look at a lump of unformed clay and sense its nascent possibilities. Naturally, she sees […]
By Bhavana Gopinath – Kathy Armstrong’s life beats to the rhythm of Ghanaian drums. Armstrong has trained as a classical percussionist and music educator, receiving her BMus. and MMus. degrees from the University of Toronto, and is presently researching drumming as music therapy. In the 80s, Toronto was […]
By Anne Boys-Hope – “Do not give me a bag of potato chips. I will eat the whole bag,” says Donna Davis, who laughs heartily as she rhymes off a list of her favourite treats: chocolate, coffee (she has a cup every morning, without milk), the occasional glass […]
By Ted Simpson – Glen McInnes says it’s his curiosity that takes him places in life, from entrepreneur to art collector, traveller, to most recently, a spot in the Order of Ottawa. McInnes joined the Order of Ottawa in late 2014 after a nomination from former Kitchissippi Ward […]
By Judith van Berkom – With 20 years coast-to-coast experience as a journalist in radio and TV with the CBC, Amanda Pfeffer has been stationed in Ottawa since 2011 and is currently filling in for Rita Celli on CBC radio’s, Ontario Today. Pfeffer is a political news junkie, […]
By Ted Simpson – Elaina Martin is best known as the driving force behind Westfest, the summer street party that has been helping to define Westboro’s identity since the days when Richmond Road hosted more used car lots than condos. Martin has been busy this year, more so than […]
By Ted Simpson – “What do you love about Ottawa?” That’s the question Hintonburg photographer Dwayne Brown has been asking people all across the city over the past year for a personal project he has created and simply titled, LoveOttawa. Brown appears, seemingly out of thin air, from […]
By Andrea Tomkins – Barbara McInnes sparkles when she talks about her tenure as the President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Ottawa, an organization founded by her father, Alistair Gamble. CFO is a non-profit organization that turns the charitable gifts of many donors into funds that […]
“I never knew I was getting older. I kept on going. People would ask me how long have you been in Canada. I’d say 20 years. They’d say, you told us that 5 years ago. I’ve been here at least 36 years. I’ve worked in the restaurant business […]
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