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Lowertown fire stations, then and now
By Michel Rossignol In 1864, Ottawa’s municipal government decided to improve the city’s firefighting capabilities by buying two hook and ladder wagons for two fire brigades, one in Lowertown and one in Uppertown. There were no funds to buy horses, so the wagons had to be pulled by twenty volunteer firefighters. There was another problem….
A new artist studio opens in Lowertown
By Daniel Marlow Hulya Guler Art Studio is now open at 206 Saint Patrick Street. The studio and gallery sit inside a charming heritage building, just steps from the National Gallery of Canada and the ByWard Market. Hulya’s path to becoming a professional artist has been far from conventional. Born in Turkey, she immigrated to…
I am hearing LOTS about this AI thing – will it help me, or should I be worried?
By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home We can answer these questions in two words: “yes and probably.” For a bit more detail read on, in this and in our November column. To begin, we have a bit of a quarrel with the name, “artificial intelligence,” as we think that “accumulated intelligence” is a better…
Books by or about Lowertowners
Gwen Tuinman, Unrest, Random House Canada, 2024. By Nancy Miller-Chenier This historical fiction is focused on the unrest created by the Shiners, gangs of Irish immigrants that terrorized Bytown with extreme acts of violence between 1835 and 1845. Led by Peter Aylen, who later emerged as a successful lumberman, this period, known as the Shiners’…
Lowertown Community Resource Centre’s Good Neighbours Community House reinvents itself – and gorgeous green gardens are growing!
By Catherine Mageau, Special Projects Coordinator, LCRC Big things are happening at the LCRC’s Community House at 145 Beausoleil Drive. Now that our food bank that used to operate on that site has moved to our 40 Cobourg Street location, our Community House is entering an exciting new chapter – with fresh energy, new projects,…
Thoughts on a climate-resilient Lowertown
By Kate Laing Call it solastalgia or eco-anxiety, the feelings are the same – worry, concern, and grief about the future of our planet. Like many others, I am thinking daily about the climate crisis and how to manage its impacts, both globally and right here in our own community of Lowertown. We have dedicated…