Neighbourhoods
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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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Two-Cities: Ottawa/Montréal
Living in Ottawa, it is hard to escape the shadow and allure of Montreal and its near mythic status of urban utopia. After living in Montreal for three...
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All of Centretown – Photography and the city
The City of Ottawa is carrying out a multi-year project, surveying and evaluating every built structure in the city to determine which resources...
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Jane’s Walk Ottawa-Gatineau, May 6-8
Citizen-led walking tours towards community-based city building. Jane’s Walk is a movement of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by Jane...
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UrbSanity: Kiwi consultation lessons
Now that we are a couple months removed from the public presentations and consultation process for the redevelopment of Lebreton Flats I am anxious to see...
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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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WWJJD? What would Jane Jacobs do about LeBreton Flats
On Saturday February 6, a group of community leaders, artists, architects, planners, creators, writers, historians, professionals, academics, social...
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UrbSanity: Streetside spots—new tactics for public space
Last month, the NCC Capital Urbanism Lab hosted a talk with Mike Lydon, co-author of “Tactical Urbanism: Short-term action for longterm change”. The talk...
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Jane’s Walk 2015: 3 Walks in Ottawa
In a winter city like Ottawa, spring is a time for awakening and renewal. It’s also a great time to get out and explore the city on foot. For those...
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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...
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Home Redevelopment 101: A guide to residential re-development in Ottawa
Abandoned Barber Shop, Hintonburg, Ottawa, Charles Crosbie Every Ottawa neighbourhood is constantly changing. Some changes are highly visible, such as...
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