Don't forget, you can view or borrow Jane Jacobs' flagship book — The Life and Death of Great American Cities — in French. Déclin et survie des grandes villes américaines is now available at the Ottawa Public Library. Vous pouvez maintenant consulter ou emprunter le livre phare de Jane Jacobs—T...
Continue ReadingWe heard this weekend that long-time Jane's Walk guide Luciano Pradal passed away late last week. He was 79. Luciano was an active member of the Italian community in Ottawa ever since he arrived in Ottawa from Italy in 1966. He was an enthusiastic advocate of both Little Italy and Ottawa overa...
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, February 17, Heritage Ottawa offered the 2020 Phillips Memorial Lecture to an on-line audience. Presenter Leslie Maitland explored the history of the Rideau Street Convent Chapel, how it was rescued from demolition in the early 1970s, and eventually restored and installed in Nation...
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