No-Left-Turn Ban at Colonel By Drive and Main Street Leaves Residents Puzzled
John Dance Residents north of Highway 417 are pleased with the much-improved intersection of Main Street and Colonel By Drive (CBD) but, now that it is fully signalized and reconfigured,…
Rehabilitation or Replacement? Heritage Value of the CPR Bridge to be Considered
John Dance In an advanced state of deterioration and without any heritage status at present, the CPR railway bridge is a prime candidate for demolition and replacement; but a local…
Ottawa’s First Dedicated Children’s Garden Is An Oasis of Green and Growth
Lori Gandy One of the delights of living in Old Ottawa East is its proximity to green spaces and natural beauty. Brantwood and Springhurst parks, the Rideau River Nature Trail…
BUSINESS BEAT – New Upscale Retirement Residence Offers 162 Units, Many Amenities – Preview Tour of Amica The Glebe
Phyllis Odenbach Sutton With plans currently uncertain for Old Ottawa East’s (OOE) own senior’s building – the Greystone Retirement Residence – The Mainstreeter recently accepted an offer to tour Amica’s…
ART BEAT – OOE Artist Feature: Susan Bahen – Seeing The Beauty On Our Streets
Tanis Browning-Shelp Street photographer Susan Bahen captures the beauty of Old Ottawa East (OOE), even in the most unlikely of subjects. Bahen first became interested in photography while playing with…
ART BEAT- The Old Ottawa East Art Tour Just Keeps On Growing
Tannis Browning-Shelp Imagine a lovely Saturday morning in early September…you enjoy your morning coffee; you pop over to the Main Farmers’ Market for some local produce and other treats, and…
OUR NEIGHBOURS – The Many Talents and Interests of Steve Fick
Dianne Wing Perhaps best known to Old Ottawa East residents as a co-founder and co-owner of Terra Firma, Ottawa’s first and only cohousing community, Steve Fick is a renaissance man….
New Saftey Feature For The Corner of Main and Hawthorne
John Dance Permanent bollards may be installed at the dangerous southwest corner of Main Street and Hawthorne Avenue in order to provide some improved safety for the many pedestrians and…
Ottawa election 2022: Shawn Menard has a challenger – Rebecca Bromwich
John Dance Rebecca Bromwich has stepped forward to challenge Capital Ward incumbent Shawn Menard in the October 24 municipal election. Last election, Menard triumphed over four others, including then-incumbent David…
Four-Day Work Week Introduced at Saint Paul University – New Pilot Project Cited as a “Revolutionary Change”
Mainstreeter Staff Saint Paul University officials are hailing a four-month pilot project now underway as a potential catalyst for a “revolutionary change” in how universities operate in Canada. The Old…
