Community Association Fall Membership Campaign
Old Ottawa East continues to grow and so does the Old Ottawa East Community Association. The fall membership campaign started in early September, drawing to a close at the Annual…
Old Ottawa East Community Association, October 2014
Community AGM – Please Attend! Yes, everybody has other things they ‘need’ to do on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 11. But please consider spending a few hours learning more…
Residents Optimistic About Oblate Lands
Area residents are generally optimistic the redevelopment of the Oblate lands north and east of Saint Paul University will reflect their desires. In the coming years the lands are expected…
Main Farmers’ Market Hosts Its First Community Canning Workshop
As summer comes to an end, one of the things we have to look forward to is an abundance of fresh, local tomatoes. The Main Farmers’ Market welcomed the harvest…
Main Street’s Trees – Loss and Renewal
The large ash tree in front of Noella and Hector Hinchcliffe’s Main Street residence will be removed. It had already been killed by the emerald ash borer. Photo by John…
Royal Canadian Legion Strathcona Branch 595 Remembrance Parade
The Royal Canadian Legion’s Strathcona Branch 595 will hold its annual Remembrance Ceremony on Sunday Nov. 9 on Main Street at Beckwith,. The ceremony will begin at 10:50 a.m. A…
From the Editor, October 2014
Nothing is like it was. With those words ends the short story, Matilda’s England, by Irish writer William Trevor. It is a piece about a woman’s life seen through changes…
More Business Coming to OOE: Domicile Condos to Include Retail Space
Development of the Oblate lands at Saint Paul University will not be the only major residential and commercial construction project on Main Street next year. Two buildings four to six…
Paul Dewar: MP, Ottawa Centre, October 2014
Community Resources for Ottawa Centre There was so much going on these past few weeks with my work in the Foreign Affairs dossier that it is a real pleasure to…
Build Bridge Sooner: Watson and Chernushenko—but politicians offer no guarantees OOE canal bridge will be built soon
Calls for a pedestrian bridge spanning the Rideau Canal in Old Ottawa East returned this month, as candidates for capital ward councillor tried to assure voters they wanted a new…