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Read the latest issue of The Echo! (17-2, May 2026)
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Building a healthier Lowertown – launching the Health and Wellness Committee
When I first moved to Ottawa, I knew exactly where I wanted to live. The connection to Lowertown was immediate, nurtured over years of visiting my grandmother, walking through the ByWard Market, and spending time in the museums and galleries that are at the heart of this vibrant neighborhood – alive with history, diversity, and…
The benefits of raising a large family in Lowertown
By Christine Kilfoi When we moved to Ottawa, we knew we wanted to be downtown. We were recommended to look at neighbourhoods like New Edinburgh, Manor Park, or Westboro. Lowertown was not mentioned to us at all. But we needed a home that would fit a large family, and, in the end, our home, formerly…
“Wall of condos” being built with city subsidies
By Allen Brown The feature story in the February 2024 edition of the Echo focused on city council’s approval of a new addition to the Andaz Hotel and an adjacent 22-storey residential rental building by Claridge Homes at 141 George Street. The article pointed out that the developer didn’t implement recommendations by the Ontario Municipal…
Read the latest issue of The Echo! (16-3, August 2025)
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Shopping for a new computer in 2025
By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home A lot of people are heading out to buy a new computer just now and it is time to update our suggestions about what to look for, and what to avoid. We have tried to condense the information into what we hope will be the most useful. Do…