History
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Space Junk Made in Ottawa
The first human artifacts appeared in space in the late 1950s: strange and beautiful satellites, many of which remain in orbit today. The American...
By Adrian Phillips -
Portrait Sonore visits Ottawa Downtown Modern
Portrait Sonore has released the latest of its podcast documentaries of Canadian urban spaces; Ottawa Downtown Modern. These “pocket...
By Sarah Gelbard -
Cruisers and Voyageurs: Parc Brébeuf
History is palpable in the National Capital Region, and in Parc Brebeuf, beneath the official narrative, is a story you won’t find commemorated on a...
By Adrian Phillips -
Street Names: Proposing an Intrepid Commemoration
There are many streets scattered across the city of Ottawa with names one can argue as being “generic” or “boring”. Setting aside the classic argument of...
By Dwight Williams -
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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30 Years, Reflected — a poetic commentary
In the summer of 1985, my parents bought me my first place ticket. That ticket brought me out of the prairies, from Regina to Ottawa. I’d just graduated...
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Image of the Past: Sussex and Wellington 1914
Image: “Confederation Square showing Chateau Laurier, The Rae Building and the Grand Trunk Railway Station, Ottawa, Ont.”...
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Image of the Past: The Rideau River from Billings Bridge, early 1900s
Image: Rideau River, from Billings Bridge, Ottawa, Ont. Location: Billings Bridge, Ottawa, Canada Date of photo: 1900-1910 Photographer/Source: John...
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Neighbourhood Walk: Walkin’ Down Main
Today we bring you the fourth in a series of neighbourhood photo essays by Spacing Ottawa contributor Christopher Ryan, as we take a stroll down...
By Spacing -
Urbsanity: Great Architects, Great Stories
With January already out of the way, 2015 is shaping up to be a very interesting year for Ottawa. During the past 12 months the federal government...
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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...
By Spacing -
A Crack of Light, A Crack of Hope – A Night with Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libeskind, in conversation with Professor Stephen Fai Speaking poignantly the night before the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz...
By Kristen Gagnon