City builder: Robert Hiltz is keeping citizens up to date with Ottawa Lookout
Robert Hiltz a local journalist and the co-founder of Ottawa Lookout.
Single-use plastics ban gets mixed reception among Ottawa’s small businesses
With the single-use plastics ban coming into effect in two months, Ottawa's business owners have different perspectives on its effectiveness.
Protesters who oppose teaching gender identity in school met with counter-protesters on Parliament Hill
Protesters who oppose school curricula that include teaching young people about sexual orientation and gender identity converged on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Sept 20, where they were met with counter-protesters with signs that read “trans rights are human rights” and “no space for hate.” Protestors arrived with music blaring, megaphones in hand and banners with “save our children” painted across...
High rises on Carling get green light despite fears of impact on Experimental Farm
Ottawa’s Planning and Housing Committee found itself caught in a battle between the province’s ongoing housing crisis and concerns about food research at the Central Experimental Farm during its meeting Sept. 20. Housing won the day. At issue was the approval of a zoning by-law amendment at 1081 Carling Ave. The amendment included a proposal for the construction of two...
City builder: ‘Chef Joe’ blazing a culinary trail in Ottawa
Chef Joe Thottungal is a culinary trailblazer who has treated Ottawa to a range of Indian food experiences.
City builder: Dr. Gail Beck is a champion of mental health and new police board chair
Dr. Gail Beck is a child psychiatrist at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre and now chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board.
Flu shots for kids key to avoiding surge in hospitalizations this fall, Etches says
Ottawa Public Health is warning parents that getting a flu vaccine for their children will be key to avoiding the high rates of hospital and emergency department visits that Ottawa experienced last year.
City builder: Alexandra Badzak led the Ottawa Art Gallery expansion, boosting local art scene along the way
Alexandra Badzak is one of Ottawa's many "city builders" and works to preserve Ottawa's art scene at the OAG.
City builder: Paula MacDonald builds cultural connections in her role as a deaf Indigenous advocate
Paula MacDonald, who is half Cree from Treaty 4, is a deaf Indigenous youth advocate, who is working hard to help deaf Indigenous connect with their communities.
Ottawa to post drug supply test results, part of education campaign amid worsening overdose numbers
Ottawa Public Health says new drug-testing machines will be installed in consumption and treatment centres — also known as supervised injection sites — and that the agency will post drug test results online, measures meant to help address the rising rates of drug use and overdoses in the city.
City builder: Wendy Alexis proves sprint championships can come at any age
Wendy Alexis proves that age and injury cannot hold you back from becoming an internationally competitive sprinter.
City builder: Local movie theatre co-owner Josh Stafford focused on growing independent cinema
As co-owner of the Mayfair Theatre, Josh Stafford works behind the scenes to promote the importance of independent cinema.