By Rebecca Peng – “People say that I’m recently retired,” says Barbara McInnes, former President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Ottawa, “but I don’t think it’s anyone’s definition of retirement really.” One thing McInnes never retires from, however, is a good read. If you ask her […]
“You asked me what I like to read,” says John Rapp, the Executive Director of the Dovercourt Recreation Association, “but I prefer to be read to.” Dovercourt is full today, with over 700 campers attending programs this particular week, and Rapp sits himself down in the middle of […]
By Rebecca Peng – “No one I can think of is more deserving of having this park named after them,” says Jim Clarkin, President of the Fisher Park Community Recreation Council. On June 24, over a hundred kids, fresh from their last soccer game of the season, gathered […]
Saturday, June 21 is the second annual Great Canadian Lemonade Standemonium. Hosted by the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, kids across the city will be setting up their very own lemonade stands, all to raise money for local cancer care. Woodroffe parent, Julie Findlay, the main organizer of this […]
This is the last of our series of profiles about longtime Westfest volunteers. Did you miss the first two? You can find them here and here. By Rebecca Peng – Having lived in Westboro his entire life, Tyler Styles has grown up with Westfest. Though he’s still in […]
By Rebecca Peng – In the next few issues we will be introducing readers to some veteran Westfest volunteers. We’re starting things off with Norm Morrison, who’s described as the “father” to Westfest staffers. Norm Morrison has been a resident of Westboro for 18 years and a part […]
Over the past 13 years, the annual Faraday Street block parties have taken on a life of their own. With close to a 160 guests this year, they’re much grander than the average street party. However, the Faraday parties can serve as a model for any festively […]
The Hintonburg Community Centre is full of people, crowded around on the edges, watching birdies fly back and forth across the court. On Saturday, July 13, the Luero Open Badminton Tournament is in full swing. There are prizes, of course: a raffle to be won and bragging […]
When Andrea Tomkins placed Walden – a garden gnome complete with shades, jeans, and arms crossed in clear attitude – in a local flowerbed, she wasn’t expecting a gnome-napping. The well-known Westboro blogger had intended to hide Walden in various locations around the neighbourhood throughout the summer, […]
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