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A conversation with Sara MacKenzie (Ottawa Museums Network) and Christine McGuire (The Diefenbunker) By Robin Etherington Sara MacKenzie, Executive Director of the Ottawa Museums Network (OMN), is a communications professional with over 23 years of experience in the federal public service, most recently as Director General of Strategic Communications for Health Canada and the Public…
By Envirocentre There’s something new and exciting at York Street Public School this fall. After a year’s worth of work, the students have a transformed the outdoor schoolyard that now includes a Tiny Forest, a green fence line, a student-created mural, and an outdoor classroom and seating area. In October 2023, York Street Public School…
By Ben Ladouceur Download a pdf of the crossword puzzle here. Download a pdf of the answer key here.
By Nancy Miller Chenier Viewing these sculptural pieces may give you a slight kink in the neck but looking up in Lowertown is worth the effort. Our quartier has a proliferation of outdoor public art featuring winged creatures. Some are representations of our feathered bird friends while others have human forms. All seem content to…
By Nancy Miller Chenier Though few in numbers, the Italian community in Lowertown made a noticeable contribution to the performing arts. A census of Lowertown residents identified Italian families as early as 1851 and by 1900, an estimated 700 Italians had settled here. This article focuses on members of three families. Rocco Graziadei played music,…
By Juliet O’Neill “Are we done with senior’s discounts?” That headline on a recent CBC article prompted the sample list below of discounts for seniors in or near Lowertown. The CBC article questioned whether seniors’ discounts still make sense, given that Canadian seniors are “wealthier than ever.” Some outlets proudly invite seniors to shop at…
By Victoria Williston, ByWard Market District Authority (BMDA) Community safety and well-being is one of the top issues raised about the ByWard Market. In an ongoing effort to enhance safety and security for everyone who calls the ByWard Market home or a place of work, Ottawa Police Services (OPS) and the ByWard Market District Authority…
By Ben Ladouceur At the start of an academic year, one of the first things Professor Kimberly Quiogue Andrews might ask her classroom full of creative writing students is: “What can you tell me about your weird uncle?” Almost everybody has at least one weird uncle. “In a class of fifty,” says Andrews, “it is…
By Malcolm and John Harding of Compu-Home We remind Macintosh users that although this column is one that they can blissfully ignore, it is unseemly to appear too smug! Microsoft sometimes ghoulishly refers to “end of life” when the date for the end of support for a piece of software is approaching. In the case…
By Caitlin Perry Did you know October is Circular Economy Month? It’s a public awareness campaign that educates Canadians about circular economy and how you can reduce waste, save money, build community, and take action on climate change. A previous article in this issue of the Echo focused on how you can reduce plastic waste…