Waterfront
Charles Birnbaum Q&A: celebrating our landscapes
By Glyn Bowerman
June is Parks and Recreation Month in Canada, and Spacing had chance to ask a few questions of landscape architect and The Cultural... Read More
Image of the Moment: The Canadian Tulip Festival
By Kristen Gagnon
Image: 62nd Canadian Tulip Festival Location: Commissioner’s Park, Dow’s Lake, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: May 10, 2014... Read More
‘Animating the Rideau Canal’: Queen’s University students take a look at the possibilities for one of Ottawa’s major waterways
By Kristen Gagnon
A recurring topic of discourse and debate currently taking place in Ottawa, and as noted in many recent articles on Spacing Ottawa, is... Read More
LORINC: How to ground jets on the waterfront
By John Lorinc
Let’s play fill in the blanks: Jets are to the Toronto harbour as _________ is to Crimea. Okay, okay. I acknowledge the comparison may... Read More
Ottawa’s Waterfronts: An under utilized asset
By Kristen Gagnon
For a city so geographically framed by its waterways, Ottawa often struggles to find meaningful means to engage with its water... Read More
Image of the Past: Ottawa 1855
By Kristen Gagnon
Title: Ottawa City, Canada West (Upper Town) Artist: Edwin Whitefield, 1816-1892 Location: Ottawa, Upper Town Date of image: 1855... Read More
Toronto: Caught Between Political Paralysis and Car-dependence
By Hassan Arif
I do not live in Toronto, but it is a city I visit regularly, a city where I have many friends and colleagues. It is a city I love... Read More
Battle of the Atlantic Place
By Sam Austin
HALIFAX – Concept plans for a new Halifax museum, Battle of the Atlantic Place, were unveiled today and the design is an... Read More
Don’t like Downtown? That’s okay.
By Sean Gillis
HALIFAX – The editor of the Halifax Magazine apparently got a rough reception for his article about how many parking spots are... Read More
Image of the Moment: A view from Victoria Island
By Kristen Gagnon
Location: Taken from the Portage Bridge, at Victoria Island, looking East down the Ottawa River, towards Parliament Hill Date of... Read More