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St. Anthony Catholic School receives $100,000 for urban oasis
Thanks to a $100,000 grant, St. Anthony Catholic Elementary School’s yard will become a lot safer and greener. The Booth Street school is one of 15 grand prize winners of the $1,000,000 Aviva Community...
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OC Transpo not backing down from $200,000 Bluesfest cash grab
OC Transpo isn’t backing down from its plan to collect $200,000 from Bluesfest next year for extra bus service during the annual summer music festival. As outlined in its 2016 budget, approved Thursday...
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Book events from Dec. 5
SATURDAY, DEC. 5 Robin Harlick signs her latest book, A Cold White Fear; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Books on Beechwood, 35 Beechwood Ave. Info: www.booksonbeechwood.ca Susan Meehan signs her book, Death’s...
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Homes for the Holidays: Seeing stars to blend traditions
The home: A former Cardel Homes model in Kanata Lakes, this six-bedroom, 3,200-square-foot two-storey makes a statement from the moment you walk in. A circular staircase that sweeps both upstairs and...
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Homes for the Holidays: Clean, colourful in award-winning contemporary
The home: This award-winning modern home in Rockcliffe Park was designed by Barry J. Hobin Architects. Highlights include a generous, family-friendly kitchen with a massive island/eating bar anchoring...
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Homes for the Holidays: Restored English cottage
The home: This charming Georgian cottage was built in 1942 by Commander Barry German for his widowed daughter-in-law and carefully restored and modernized two years ago by interior decorator and stager...
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Homes for the Holidays: Nature among the antiques
The home: This large and welcoming brick home near the Rideau River brims with antiques from far and wide, including family heirlooms. The stylist: Joanne Plummer, Mill Street Florist The theme:...
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Homes for the Holidays: Formal, fun and natural
The home: Deceiving from the outside, this multi-level gem along the Ottawa River boasts about 6,000 square feet. Built in 1986, it puts a definite focus on the natural surroundings, from the expansive...
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Homes for the Holidays: Deferring to culture and tradition
The home: The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia on Delaware Avenue in the Golden Triangle, next to the Rideau Canal, is a handsome Spanish Colonial Revival mansion. It was built about 1907 and...
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Homes for the Holidays: Quiet elegance in Rockcliffe
The home: This creamy yellow stucco home was built in 1952, restored and expanded seven years ago by designer André Godin and then filled with antiques, sparkling crystal chandeliers and a gleaming...
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Homes for the Holidays: Get in the spirit
It’s become an annual rite. For 13 years, thousands get an early dose of holiday spirit by trekking through the city in mid-November, sneaking a peek at beautiful homes exquisitely decorated by Ottawa...
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Homes for the Holidays: An elegantly whimsical Georgian
The home: An expansive Georgian-inspired home built and maintained with pride and attention to detail is set against the backdrop of a densely treed property in rural Kanata that the homeowners...
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Ottawa optometrist banned from Vanier after solicitation acquittal
A prominent Ottawa optometrist who negotiated to pay $50 for sex with an undercover female police officer posing as a prostitute in 2013 has been banned from Vanier for a year and fined $4,000. Bassam...
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Twins in serious but stable condition after fire in Caldwell Avenue high-rise
Five people — twins, their mother and a man, as well as a fire chief — are being treated for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out on the second floor of a high-rise building at 1465 Caldwell Ave on...
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Letter: Mauril Bélanger's help allowed daughter to care for parents
Re: Mauril Bélanger’s illness a cruel twist of fate, Dec. 3. My family and I owe longtime Ottawa Liberal MP Mauril Bélanger a great debt of gratitude. In 2003 I initiated the process of sponsoring my...
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Letters: Should taxpayers pay for Trudeau's nannies?
Trudeau’s nannies are beyond bad optics Re: Trudeau should mind his public’s reaction, Dec. 2. I am fascinated at how quick Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fallen into the trap of his own...
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Freezing cast at Snowsuit Fund Depot to help keep kids warm
The cast of Freezing the musical were at the Snowsuit Fund Depot on Saturday to help distribute snowsuits and bring some smiles to the faces of those coming in to get suits. The Snowsuit Fund, an...
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Jenkins: Cities and climate change
For the past few days, as a curious and possibly endangered citizen, I’ve been reading up on the role cities in general, and Ottawa in particular, are expected to play in the mitigation of the coming,...
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Police respond to gun call, allow hunter to proceed in legal hunting area
A man hunting birds in a field near Eagleson Road was caught up short by Ottawa police officers on Sunday morning — until they determined he was allowed to shoot in the area. Ottawa police responded...
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Man charged with sex assault at Stittsville hair salon
Ottawa police have charged a man with sexual assault following an investigation into an incident reported at a Stittsville hair salon in October. Police said they were told that a teenaged female...
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