Nomination of the ByWard Market as a National Historic Site
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Nomination of the ByWard Market as a National Historic Site

ByJennifer Campbell

By Kirsty Walker and MacKenzie Kimm, Heritage Planning, City of Ottawa The City of Ottawa’s Heritage Planning Branch will be bringing a report to City Council in the coming months seeking support to nominate the ByWard Market as a National Historic District under Parks Canada’s National Historic Site program.  Staff believe the ByWard Market strongly…

Having the courage to change
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Having the courage to change

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By Josiah Frith, Lowertown Community Association There was a time when horses ruled Ottawa’s streets, pulling carts, carriages, and wagons through Lowertown and beyond. But the charm wore thin. Horses were unpredictable, left the roads filthy with manure, and limited the city’s ability to grow. So came the trains. By the mid-1800s, rail lines were…

Farewell to the ByWard Fruit Market, and hello to Hard 2 Find, Hard 2 Get!
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Farewell to the ByWard Fruit Market, and hello to Hard 2 Find, Hard 2 Get!

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By Nadia Stuewer Owners Isaac and Miriam Farbiasz are sad to be closing the ByWard Fruit Market this spring, after 26 years of purveying fresh produce and gourmet foods to residents of the ByWard Market, Lowertown, and beyond. Their customers are sad to see them go too.   Isaac and Miriam bought the fruit market…

New consequences for demolition by neglect 
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New consequences for demolition by neglect 

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By Allen Brown Representatives from the Lowertown Community Association (LCA) and Heritage Ottawa (HO) expressed their concerns about the proposed demolition of 79 Guigues Street at the December 10, 2024, meeting of the city’s Built Heritage Committee (BHC).  The 125-year-old home is only a block away from three other buildings on St. Patrick Street lost…

A farewell to Saslove’s Meat Market – “The fight’s gone”
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A farewell to Saslove’s Meat Market – “The fight’s gone”

ByJennifer Campbell

By Nadia Stuewer In early August, Saslove’s Meat Market, the beloved ByWard Market institution, announced that it will be closing at the end of September. The Echo spoke with owner John Diener. The first question on our mind was, of course, “why are you closing?” John replied that business in his store has been declining…