By Spacing
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Two-Cities: Kanata/Waterloo… a tale of two islands
Many of my formative experiences have been spent on two islands surrounded by a larger body: the University of Waterloo in the City of Waterloo, and...
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An Invasion? An Invitation? An Importation? Mechanical Monsters and Giants in the Streets
by Rebecca Clare Dolgoy From Thursday July 27th to Sunday July 30th, La Machine – a French-based street theatre company – made their North American début...
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Book launch: Town and Crown
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 | 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. | 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa Library and Archives Canada, in collaboration with the University of Ottawa...
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UrbSanity: The LeBreton Community
The days and weeks following the public presentations of the two proposals for LeBreton Flats have seen both schemes dissected, analyzed and compared and...
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News Roundup, January 19
News headlines in and around Ottawa this week: Reevely: Councillor demands protection for Experimental Farm from politicians’ snap decisions David...
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News Roundup, January 12
Headlines in and around Ottawa this week: Sink or swim: What to do about the dilapidated pool at 24 Sussex (Bill Curry, The Globe and Mail, 2016.01.06...
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UrbSanity: Market Local
Historically markets have played an important role in cities and were often the heartbeat of the community. For many people they were, and continue to be...
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UrbSanity: Embracing Change
Change is good. Despite this most people, myself included, are hesitant about change because we are comfortable with what we have and where we are but...
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Ottawa Architecture Week 2015: The city is a house built by many hands.
The city is a house built by many hands. This alone does not make Ottawa unique, but as a place, Ottawa is the most unique city in all of Canada. In...
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Image of the Moment: Bank Street underpass revamp
Image: Ottawa’s Drew Mosley (right) and visiting mural artists Troy Lovegates and Felix Berube (not pictured) bringing some internationally renowned...
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Urbabbles: The LRT flaunts her speed
While still a sort of figment of our collective imagination, the soon-to-be LRT is already tooting her own horn. Illustration: Chanel Dehond. Chanel...
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Image of the Past: Skating at Rideau Hall, 1915
Image: Skating, Rideau Hall Location: Rideau Hall, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: 1915 Photographer/Source: Basil Reid/Library and Archives...