On Saturday, April 27, 2013 the 1980s were alive and well in Old Ottawa South as OSCA’s Back to the '80s Party was in full swing. This party was the kick-off to a year of celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Firehall.
The Firehall was filled with an assortment of people sporting teased hair, mullets, green and blue eyeshadow, shoulder pads, acid wash jeans, Madonna gloves, leggings etc. It was wonderful how much people really committed to the costumes, to the point that Michael Jackson’...
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Brewer Park Community Garden is having a community consultation on the Biodome Garden Project on Sunday, June 2, from 3:30pm to 4:30pm in the Brewer Pool meeting room. Capital Ward Councillor David Chernushenko has been invited to attend, and all members of the public are welcome.
The Biodome Garden is an innovative project of Brewer Park Community Garden that will address food security in Ottawa by extending our growing season. Other benefits will include community-building, diet and health, a...
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If you've just finished registering for programs, why not stay and have a look around the OSCA website? If you'd like to keep informed about news in and around the neighbourhood, sign up for...
In response to concerns about the nature of infills in this area, the City of Ottawa Planning and Growth Management Department contracted Meloshe and Associates Ltd. in mid-2012 to undertake a zoning ...
Climate change! We hear the term almost every day, and those of us paying attention can connect the recent natural disasters around the world such as Hurricane Sandy, directly to climate change. Argua...
A great crew showed up on a spectacular spring morning (Saturday, May 4th, 2013) and by noon the deed was done. Saplings had been cleared along the riverbank from Bank to Main, brush cleared, garbage ...
The City of Ottawa has initiated a study to examine traffic concerns in the Old Ottawa South portion of Riverdale Avenue. The study includes the Riverdale Avenue corridor between Bank S...
Here is your chance to let the City Planners know what you think of any recent (5 years or less) infill project in Old Ottawa South. The second stage of the City of Ottawa’s Infill Study (the lon...