Ottawa Life Magazine to participate in ACFO’s Bilingual Ottawa program

 By Rusel Olson ACFO” is the acronym for Association des communautés francophones d’Ottawa which translates to “Association of Francophone Communities of Ottawa”. This non-profit organization is responsible for politically representing and advocating for the rights of the Francophone community. Their mandate is to work in collaboration with the three levels of

Coeur de Pirate Brings Treasured Performance to Ottawa

 Photo by Etienne St. Denis. Béatrice Martin, better known by her stage name Coeur de pirate, will set sail on her global tour beginning with a show in Ottawa at the Bronson Centre on February 5. After growing up in Montreal, the young singer-songwriter brought a new face to Canada’s francophone music industry

Strength In a Child’s Voice: On Parenting a Child with Autism

 It was an ordinary summer day. People were milling on the main thoroughfare, bikes zig-zagging through traffic, cafés and pubs spilling onto the sidewalk, patrons sipping their way through a lazy Friday afternoon. We were ordinary that day too. Just another family, managing the hectic jumble of kids’ lessons, bills,