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Tag: history
By Dave Allston – As Westgate Shopping Centre turns 60 years old this week, it…
By Dave Allston – Like most of Kitchissippi, Wellington Village began in its earliest days…
Earlier this year a new zoning amendment was proposed by the City of Ottawa that…
Q: I know that St. George’s Home for Boys has been closed for a while,…
By Bob Grainger – On the second Tuesday of June 1865, there was a ceremony…
By Dave Allston – Kitchissippi is at a crossroads, and the future of Broadview Public…
By Bob Grainger – Fire was a serious and ever-present fact of life in the…
By Bob Grainger – Last month’s column was about the use of wood as a…
By Dave Allston – The Superstore at 190 Richmond Rd. is a present-day hub for…
By Bob Grainger – In the latter part of the nineteenth century and the first…
On September 7, approximately 65 amateur historians gathered outside the tall white walls of the…
It is hard to remember what used to exist on the northwest corner of Richmond…
This photo was taken on May 5, 1933 and shows an area bounded by Carleton…
By Bob Grainger – For years, residents of McKellar Park have been unearthing golf balls…
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