Perpetual Construction Zone for Many Residents Ensnared in the Greenfield/Main/Hawthorne Project OPINION: Hydro One and The Uglification of Centennial Boulevard Do I Smell A Rat? Job Opening – The Pied Piper of Hamelin needed in Old Ottawa East
BE THE CHANGE- On Reducing Plastics – Just Keep on Doing Your Best

BE THE CHANGE- On Reducing Plastics – Just Keep on Doing Your Best

ROWAN & BRIANA AIRD In this instalment of Be The Change, we answer a common question that many readers in Old Ottawa East can relate to, especially during these COVID… Read more »

Lansdowne Park – Aberdeen Square Public Consultation Has Been Ignored

Lansdowne Park – Aberdeen Square Public Consultation Has Been Ignored

JOHN DANCE Despite a consultation meeting and many suggestions from residents, the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) has to date refused to alter its design for improvements to Aberdeen… Read more »

ART BEAT – A Finger On The Pulse of The Arts in OOE

ART BEAT – A Finger On The Pulse of The Arts in OOE

TANIS BROWNING-SHELP OOE ARTIST FEATURE: JIM LAMONT’S PHOTOGRAPHS CAPTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, INSPIRE ACTION Some of us got a glimpse into the world and work of photographer Jim Lamont last winter… Read more »

ART BEAT – Tim Hunt’s Main Street Sketches

ART BEAT – Tim Hunt’s Main Street Sketches

TANIS BROWNING-SHELP Tim Hunt explores his community outfitted with a small sketchbook, pen, and watercolour kit. He is a part of the Urban Sketchers global community of artists who practise… Read more »

At the St. Eugene Residential School – My Deschâtelets “Ah Ha Moment” in B.C.

At the St. Eugene Residential School – My Deschâtelets “Ah Ha Moment” in B.C.

PETER FROOD My “ah ha moment” occurred in a KOA RV park near Cranbrook, B.C. . During the COVID-19 summer of 2020, my wife Francoise and I road-tested an RV… Read more »

Conquering Household Clutter Cuts Stress, Reduces Costs

Conquering Household Clutter Cuts Stress, Reduces Costs

MAINSTREETER STAFF “…the problem is rarely about the amount of storage space, and more about the amount of stuff.” Unopened boxes filled with memorabilia stacked in the back of your… Read more »

So, What’s a Piezometer? An Answer to the Mystery of the Rideau River Hitching Posts

So, What’s a Piezometer? An Answer to the Mystery of the Rideau River Hitching Posts

PETER CROAL One obvious benefit of the COVID-19 pandemic is that the virus has motivated Old Ottawa East residents to find creative ways to get outdoors and exercise safely. With… Read more »

The Ottawa Tennis & Lawn Bowling Club-  Restoring One of the City’s Architectural Gems

The Ottawa Tennis & Lawn Bowling Club- Restoring One of the City’s Architectural Gems

JENNY MITCHELL Nearly a century ago, a prominent Ottawa architect – John Albert Ewart (1872-1964) – built the Ottawa Civic Hospital in this neighbourhood. He is the same architect who… Read more »

THE MAINSTREETER PRESENTS : SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY IN OLD OTTAWA EAST

THE MAINSTREETER PRESENTS : SUSTAINING BIODIVERSITY IN OLD OTTAWA EAST

Mainstreeter Staff FREE COMMUNITY WEBINAR Wednesday, January 20, 2021 @ 7:00 PM REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/biodiversity_ooe Sustaining Biodiversity in Old Ottawa East webinar – A free ZOOM virtual community event presented… Read more »

When Harry married Su – OOE residents tie the knot at Brantwood in virtually unbeatable style

When Harry married Su – OOE residents tie the knot at Brantwood in virtually unbeatable style

LORI GANDY When Harry MacKay and Su-Bin Park-Mackay decided last February to get married in October, they immediately started planning a traditional event – hall, band, catering, photographer and about… Read more »

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