Lowertown’s Community Newspaper / Journal communautaire de la Basse-Ville
A non-profit newspaper sharing news and highlighting the voices of Ottawa’s Lowertown & Byward Market communities.
Un journal à but non lucratif qui partage des nouvelles et met en valeur les voix des communautés de la Basse-Ville et du marché By d’Ottawa.
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A special request . . . from the team at the Lowertown Echo The Echo is published four times a year by… - What ANCHOR’s expansion into Lowertown means for our community
By the Lowertown Community Association’s Health & Wellness Committee Lowertown will soon be included in the City of Ottawa’s Alternate…
In the Latest Issue
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Wrap-around support at the Lowertown Food Bank
By Jean Gaël ZabayoThe integrated Wrap-Around Support program at the Lowertown Food Bank is a new initiative that combines personalized support for individuals with efforts to provide guidance towards fostering lasting improvements in living conditions. Poverty and food insecurity are realities affecting many individuals and families. Beyond a lack of financial resources, these challenges can…
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A French-Canadian Austrian in Lowertown! – The Finks
By Marc Aubin, with input from a book by Maurice FinkSpecial thanks to Jeannine Fink, Lynda Fink, and Nicole Davis-Lafrenière This story and this photo of 162 Bolton Street, which has now been donated to the City of Ottawa Archives, was precipitated by the death of Jeannine Kennedy Fink in 2025. Jeannine was a great…
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Books by or about Lowertowners
Brian Doyle Angel Square, Groundwood Books, Toronto, 1984. By Nancy Miller-Chenier Brian Doyle is legendary and when he died earlier this year, Lowertown lost one of its most beloved and renowned story-tellers. Doyle’s novel, Angel Square, takes readers into the life of Tommy, pseudonym Lamont Cranston, alter ego of The Shadow, a crime fighter based…
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Tech tips – lithium-ion batteries – how can something so handy be so dangerous?
By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home Q: Considering the huge number of the shapes, sizes, and types of batteries in our homes, isn’t it a bit surprising to be talking about them potentially being dangerous? A: Batteries store chemical energy that is used to power a device, but that power can be released suddenly…
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Beyond the plaque: Champagne Bath
By Nancy Miller Chenier In 1987, the Champagne Bath at 321 King Edward Avenue was designated under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act. The heritage plaque on this building heralds the fact that the Champagne Bath is “a serious work of architecture, a significant social document, and a distinctive element in the King Edward…
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A message from our Member of Parliament, the Honourable Mona Fortier
By the Honourable Mona Fortier As summer ends and the House of Commons prepares to return in September, I want to share updates on how our government is supporting families, youth, and Canadian workers and industries. Although Parliament has been on summer recess, work has continued in Ottawa–Vanier–Gloucester to serve our community. The Canadian Dental…
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Testing our Lowertown waters
By Mark Gerlich and Sandra Milton When you dip your toes into the water at Bordeleau Park or at the Ottawa Rowing Club, do you wonder about the water quality? We were among the volunteers collecting water samples for the Ottawa Riverkeepers who work to protect, promote, and improve the ecological health of our rivers….
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Help shape the future of the Greenbelt
By Alain Miguelez, Vice-President, Capital Planning and Chief Planner, National Capital Commission For more than 70 years, the National Capital Greenbelt has been a defining part of life in the National Capital Region. Reflecting the planning paradigms of the 1950s, it was created to contain the outward expansion of the urban area, protect natural landscapes,…
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