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In this Month’s Issue
Old Ottawa Eats And now for something completely different… Taking a walk on the wild side this summer From the June 2025 Issue We unleashed The Mainstreeter’s fearless taste-tester inside the local LCBO with instructions to purchase and rate the weirdest and wildest summertime drinks on offer. Here’s his report!...
A slow-motion, near-death experience Don’s excellent kayak adventure From the June 2025 Issue On April 4th, the City News media organization reported that Ottawa “firefighters had saved the life of a kayaker with a little assistance from a nearby resident. Crews were called to the Rideau River near Bank and...
City proposes 50 percent increase in height along OOE’s major streets From the June 2025 Issue JOHN DANCE The City of Ottawa proposes to increase allowable building heights on Main Street, and Hawthorne and Lees avenues by 50 percent by amending Old Ottawa East’s secondary plan. The proposed changes would...
