Sharing Lunch with…..Ottawa’s Mayor Mark Sutcliffe
Mainstreeter Staff In an exclusive interview with The Mainstreeter, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe discusses the successes of his first two years in office and the challenges that confront the city…
Greystone Village Transitional Care to continue until at least March 2028
John Dance OOE’s “medium-sized hospital” A new agreement between Bruyère Health and Greystone Village Retirement Residence will maintain the status quo at the 132-bed facility. The Greystone Village Retirement Residence…
OLD OTTAWA EAST COMMUNITY UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 2025
John Dance is The Mainstreeter’s chief reporter and the former Chair of the Old Ottawa East Community Association’s Planning Committee. Relying upon his extensive experience. he keeps our readers informed…
CRIME IN OLD OTTAWA EAST – Ottawa Police Services Provide a Crime Prevention Primer
John Dance So how do we prevent crime in our community? Greater use of technology and tried and true methods of “crime prevention through environmental design” (CPTED) were explained by…
New speed camera on Main Street off to a very fast start with 587 speeding tickets issued in November!!
John Dance The new “automated speed enforcement” (ASE) camera near Immaculata High School on Main Street has made its presence felt for a lot of people since it began operation…
Vandalism in the Children’s Garden – It Takes a Community of Big Hearts to Build This Beautiful Space – But Just a Few Small Minds to Destroy It
Lori Gandy Main and Clegg streets lately, you might have noticed something new, or rather something missing, at the Old Ottawa East Children’s Garden – the front gates. In a…
ART BEAT- OOE ARTIST FEATURE: Go Figure! Life Drawing/Painting/Sculpting Thrives in our Neighbourhood with the Support of an Enduring Program
Tanis Browning-Shelp I don’t usually inject myself into my Art Beat stories. They feature artists, their work, and art events. But here I am! This is because our Editor pitched…
OLD OTTAWA EATS – eXpresso café – A Marriage Made in Heaven: Preston Street Welcomes Ottawa’s First Real Estate Café
Quinn Abugov In December 2024, the Little Italy neighbourhood of Ottawa welcomed eXpresso Café, the city’s first-ever real estate café. The brainchild of local realtors Rolando Di Labio and Steve…
OUR NEIGHBOURS – Meet Our Community’s Distinguished Renaissance Woman, Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte
Dianne Wing Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte sends hand-written cards. It’s something she has always done in both her professional and personal life. So, when the editor of The Mainstreeter recently…
Critical Care By Air: Look Skyward to the Life-Saving Medical Missions of the Helicopter Ambulances Overflying Old Ottawa East
Ben Crooks Main Street has long served as a route for ambulances moving patients to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) and The Ottawa Hospital – General Campus. Lesser…
