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The Mainstreeter is Old Ottawa East’s community newspaper, serving a vibrant community between the Rideau Canal and Rideau River. Reach the editor @EditorMS

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The rich 120-year history of Lacy Evelyn School on Evelyn Avenue may come to an end and Old Ottawa East will no longer have a public school if the OCDSB doesn't reverse course. (p. 3&7)

Read the full story in the February edition of The Mainstreeter, link in bio.

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OLD OTTAWA EATS Who knew cake design could be this much fun! Learning high-end cake decoration from the pros. On assignment at Artistic Cake Design, our food reporters donned their aprons &whipped up a buttercream icing masterpiece...

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ART BEAT TIM HUNT’SMAIN STREETSKETCHES Tim Hunt explores his community outfitted with a small sketchbook, pen, and watercolour kit. In our regular feature, he shares the pages from his sketchbook and tells the stories behind...

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ART BEAT A finger on the pulse of the arts in OOE OOE ARTIST FEATURE: ARCHITECT ELAINE DECOURSEY CELEBRATES VIBRANT COLOURS AS PAINTER, URBAN SKETCHER, AND GARDENER Longtime resident & artist Elaine DeCoursey display at A Walk of Art...
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HEALTHY LIVING Nordic Walking helps people improve fitness and increase activity. Many of us have parents, friends or neighbours who struggle with balance, with back pain, with an old knee injury, or with lack of motivation...

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FROM OUR ARCHIVES Robert Lees – patriarch of Ottawa East’s leading family . Robert Lees was the patriarch of the Lees family who lived in a house called Wildwood. It stood, at the end of a long lane, on Main Street...

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Ottawa’s Golden Age of baking – the lost bakeries of Old Ottawa East. How Old Ottawa East’s three bakeries – Morrison Lamothe, Walker’s, &Ideal Cake – turned our community into Ottawa’s breadbasket for much of the 20th century...

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Can I Skate? Ottawa couple develops an app to track Rideau Canal ice conditions. Old Ottawa East resident test out the app Read more » https://t.co/Jq6CVEzeFU By Maia Tustonic https://t.co/UuLSYa3DIR

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Sharing Lunch with…..Ottawa’s Mayor Mark Sutcliffe
In an exclusive interview with The Mainstreeter, Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe discusses the successes of his first two years in office and the challenges that confront the city… Read more » https://t.co/TdMyw2Ap3L

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Greystone Village Transitional Care to continue until at least March 2028
OOE’s “medium-sized hospital” A new agreement between Bruyère Health and Greystone Village Retirement Residence will maintain the status quo at the 132-bed facility.… Read more » https://t.co/vIxVqMQL0C

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OLD OTTAWA EAST COMMUNITY UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 2025
John Dance is The Mainstreeter’s chief reporter and the former Chair of the Old Ottawa East Community Association’s Planning Committee. Relying upon his extensive experience. he keeps… Read more » https://t.co/zJB9EVQWBo

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CRIME IN OLD OTTAWA EAST – Ottawa Police Services Provide a Crime Prevention Primer
So how do we prevent crime in our community? Greater use of technology and tried and true methods of “crime prevention through environmental design” (CPTED)… Read more » https://t.co/8MRTNJcrua

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New speed camera on Main Street off to a very fast start with 587 speeding tickets issued in November!! The new “automated speed enforcement” (ASE) camera near Immaculata High School on Main Street has made its presence felt for a lot… Read more » https://t.co/a5IuYqk1vu

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Vandalism in the Children’s Garden – It Takes a Community of Big Hearts to Build This Beautiful Space – But Just a Few Small Minds to Destroy It
Main and Clegg streets lately, you might have noticed something new, or rather something missing… Read more » https://t.co/D5WSZQx8fQ

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ART BEAT- OOE ARTIST FEATURE: Go Figure! Life Drawing/Painting/Sculpting Thrives in our Neighbourhood with the Support of an Enduring Program
I don’t usually inject myself into my Art Beat stories. They feature artists, their work, and art… Read more » https://t.co/prqRL2mUgL

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OLD OTTAWA EATS – eXpresso café – A Marriage Made in Heaven: Preston Street Welcomes Ottawa’s First Real Estate Café
In December 2024, the Little Italy neighbourhood of Ottawa welcomed eXpresso Café, the city’s first-ever real estate café… Read more » https://t.co/xusniCDIdT

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OUR NEIGHBOURS – Meet Our Community’s Distinguished Renaissance Woman, Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte
Dr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte sends hand-written cards. It’s something she has always done in both her professional and personal life… Read more »https://t.co/pVpdgMy0aZ

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Critical Care By Air: Look Skyward to the Life-Saving Medical Missions of the Helicopter Ambulances Overflying Old Ottawa East
Main Street has long served as a route for ambulances moving patients to CHEO… Read more » https://t.co/kfBqinP4yB

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Clearest view I’ve seen of the Delta plane landing and then crashing in Toronto.