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East-end growth about to mushroom
The long-term prognosis for Ottawa’s east end housing market? Robust, if Minto Communities’ guess is correct. The company recently launched Avalon Encore, a master-planned community on the west side of...
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Early morning crash on Timm Road sends one to hospital
Ottawa emergency crews used heavy rescue equipment to free a man from a car that crashed up against the fence along Timm Road near Eagleson Road early Thursday. Responders were called at about 7:20...
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A narrower single-family option
“A big home is easy to make beautiful,” says Thomas Speckmann, a sales representative for Monarch Homes at Blackstone in Kanata. He says this as he’s standing in the foyer of the more modest Galloway,...
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New on the street: Bigger is better
Cardel Homes has been building townhomes and singles in Kanata’s Blackstone development for 2½ years now. Time enough for the builder and its in-house architect to listen to customer feedback and tweak...
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Editorial: Leave the bullet holes there
Many Ottawa residents will forever carry vivid memories of the chaos and violence of last week’s shootings at the National War Memorial and in Centre Block. But what about those who didn’t experience...
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Peter Pigott: The day the war came to Britanna Beach
As they do every year on Nov. 11, members of the Britannia Yacht Club in Ottawa will remember those who lost their lives in defence of our country. Facing Lac Deschenes, the Sea Cadet bugler will play...
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Terror jitters won't stop Halloween at Rideau Hall, 24 Sussex
Ghosts and goblins of Ottawa, take heart. Halloween trick-or-treaters will be welcome Friday evening at 24 Sussex Drive, Rideau Hall and Stornoway. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Laureen Harper will...
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ByWard Market 'underground' cabbie gets nine years for preying on young women
A Ugandan refugee who posed as an underground cabbie in the ByWard Market only to sexually assault and rob drunk young women in 2011 has been condemned to prison for nine years. Justice Maria Linhares...
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Editorial: Why ask Parliament to approve imaginary spending?
Politicians like to say the government should live within a budget, just like Canadians do. But some important distinctions get lost in that folksy analogy. If an individual doesn’t spend her entire...
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Councillors challenge residents in Queensway Carleton fundraiser
Two Ottawa councillors are challenging residents in their wards to donate $30 each to help pay for a new unit that officials say will put Queensway Carleton Hospital at the forefront of acute seniors...
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This Sandy Hill infill is like an 'urban farm' (with video)
She wanted an urban farm. He wanted a solid wall to hang a flat screen television and room for an Xbox. They both knew their 100-year-old wooden house in the heart of Sandy Hill was past its prime....
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Harris Berton and Chris Thompson: Ottawa should take spoiled ballots seriously
Going to the polls on Monday, we both intended to spoil different parts of our ballot, but were met with resistance at the polling booth. As it turns out, the City of Ottawa has little interest in...
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Agnes Cadieux: Ottawa's Park and Ride dilemma
The leaves have blown off the trees and the temperature is dropping. Brace yourselves: winter is coming, and we all know what that means: parking ticket time. More specifically, parking tickets at the...
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David Moscrop: The Senate goes interactive (a little)
A few months back I argued in these pages that the House of Commons should join Canadians — especially young Canadians — in the digital world. They should, I suggested, open up the affairs of state to...
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No playoffs, but Fury FC coach still wants to see improvement in last game
FORT LAUDERDALE On the face of it, the final game of Ottawa Fury FC’s inaugural NASL season against Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night appears to be little more than playing out the fixture. Don’t be...
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City Hall Blog: City committees need you
The civic-minded among us might want to take note — the city is recruiting members of the public to join its various committees or boards. If you live in Ottawa and are 18 years of age or older, this...
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Telecom giant Huawei doubles down on Ontario
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei announced Friday night that it plans to almost double its investment in its Ontario facilities, creating 325 new jobs in Ottawa and elsewhere. Huawei said it...
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Meeting of celluloid, choir an uneven success
Seventeen Voyces and the Hunchback of Notre Dame: review At St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, 130 Glebe Ave. Reviewed Friday night Kevin Reeves is known around Ottawa as the founding conductor of the...
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Concerts: Oct. 30 to Nov. 6
Thursday, Oct. 30 All in A Day Songwriters Night: The Namedropper Extravanganza with Oh Susanna, Joel Plaskett, Luke Douet, Melissa McClelland, Amelia Curran, Jim Bryson, 7 p.m., Knox Sanctuary, 120...
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One in hospital after stabbing at nightclub
One man is in hospital after a stabbing incident at a nightclub early Saturday morning. Paramedics said they treated a male victim for a single stab wound to the chest on Slater Street at 2:20 a.m. The...
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