Archive 1997-2016
By Linda Ip
When Mira Shane moved to Ottawa almost 20 years ago, she chose to live in Centretown mainly for its convenient and safe location.
She may be able to add another reason if the city succeeds in declaring the west area of Centretown a Heritage Conservation District.
By Victoria Fulford
A trip to the bank isn’t what it used to be. Using automatic teller machines, telephones and the Internet are more convenient.
For Ottawa’s main branch of the Bank of Montreal, keeping up with the times in a federally designated heritage building is a balancing act between tradition and new technology.
By Elynn Wareham
The smell of freshly brewed coffee fills the air. Friends gather around tables, some play chess while others chat quietly.
The walls are decorated with bottles of wine that sit on corner shelves. The sound of music creeps in under the conversation.
By Sweena Rai
Look up not down
Look forward not back
Look out not in
And lend a hand.
This motto comes from The King’s Daughters and Sons — an international, inter-denominational, Christian organization whose aim is “not to be ministered unto but to minister.” It is a motto which describes Gwen Richards perfectly.