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A photo of the Westboro Beach Community Association at the pollinator garden.
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Community association works to give back safely and stay engaged

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on September 9, 2020

By Charlie Senack  Like many organizations, the Westboro Beach Community Association (WBCA) has felt the…

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A photo of Ottawa Public Health staff testing the water at a beach in Ottawa.
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Test the waters: Learning about the Westboro Beach bacteria levels

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on August 5, 2020August 13, 2020

By Charlie Senack For over 100 years, Westboro Beach has been a popular swimming hole…

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Celebrate the Ottawa River in music and song

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on August 8, 2018August 21, 2018

Submitted by Eva Schacherl – The idea for a concert at Westboro Beach was hatched…

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What’s happening at Westboro Beach this summer?

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on May 31, 2018July 25, 2018

By Misty Pratt –  Westboro Beach is a local destination that can be enjoyed in…

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Q & A with a butterfly advocate, plus the opening of the Westboro Beach Green Gateway

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on August 17, 2017August 17, 2017

Kitchissippi Times: You are a butterfly advocate! Can you start by giving us a bit…

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Keeping Westboro Beach a little cleaner

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on April 27, 2017April 28, 2017

By Judith van Berkom & Marilyn Letts –  This year’s Earth Day clean up, initiated…

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A colourful addition to Westboro Beach

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on August 4, 2016July 31, 2016

 By Andrea Tomkins –  Have you been to Westboro Beach lately? Tara Tosh Kennedy –…

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Sunsets and solace at Westboro Beach (plus bonus pics!)

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on May 13, 2016May 16, 2016

By Anne Boys-Hope –  Nancy Mooney went down to Westboro Beach the day that Corporal…

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A balmy afternoon at the Westboro Beach winter carnival

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on February 18, 2016

By Molly Gatt –  Walking under the bridge to get to Westboro Beach for the…

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This illustration by Bob Prescott of LAC Image depicts James Skead's second sawmill at Westboro Beach.
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Loss of life, loss of jobs

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on March 10, 2015November 22, 2015

By Bob Grainger – On the morning of November 1, 1871, the residents of the…

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Westboro Beach is on the move!

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on May 1, 2014December 1, 2015

By Denise Deby – People living in and near the Westboro Beach community stepped out…

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Hot times for Westboro Beach

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on January 16, 2014February 18, 2016

The focus of last month’s column was the Trocadero dance hall at Westboro Beach. This…

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Kitchissippi Q & A: Where to go for winter frolic

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on January 16, 2014December 9, 2015

Q: The youngest members of our family got some cross-country skis for Christmas and I…

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Rob Huntley: Go fly a kite is his mantra

  • by editorkitchissippicom
  • Posted on August 17, 2013

Unrolling his 6 foot long, and five and a half foot wide kite, Denbury Avenue’s…

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