Yippee Ki‐Yay! The Ottawa to Gatineau Interzip is a Scream

 Looking for a thrilling adventure right here in Ottawa? Add the Interzip to your staycation itinerary. There’s nothing quite like the exhilaration of soaring 450 meters across the Ottawa River, twelve stories above the water, on a steel cable, reaching speeds of nearly 50 km/h, all while perched on the

LeBreton Flats. Where dreams go to fizzle out.

 Above: View of LeBreton Flats (PHOTO: c.1892, photograph: silver gelatin, Bytown Museum, P752) Ottawa is the only G7 capital that features a gigantic ghost town within sight of its parliamentary precinct. This peculiarity is not the result of some natural disaster, but rather the good intentions of the Diefenbaker government to

Unique Indigenous Communities in Canada are close to home . . . and far from ordinary

 Above: Wikwemikong Heritage Organization Annual Cultural Festival An invitation to Ontarians to escape from home and visits Indigenous experiences across the province Canadians love to travel and the pre-COVID favourite destinations included the USA, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, and Cuba. Travel restrictions have changed all that and Canadians have joyfully turned their

Spirituality is Unity: A Sacred Walk

 Ottawa gathered in solidarity with the Anishinaabe community for the “Spirituality is Unity” Sacred Walk. Since 2016, talks about urban development priced at $1.2 billion have taken place to build condominiums on unsurrendered Algonquin territory, violating the recognition of their rights, the reform of reconciliation and the worship of our

Blackiron Takes Shape

 Gerry McGillvray, the founder and president of Blackiron. With a sleek new name, an airy office overlooking the Ottawa River and some fresh faces amongst its staff, Ottawa’s new Blackiron advertising agency has found its shape. Formerly BBandM Advertising + Media, Blackiron was forged out of the older agency’s smoothest

Before Bytown – Part 2

 Watercolour of Wrightstown in 1830. (Archives of Ontario C10006) On the 18th of June, 1812, the United States declared war on British North America, leading to a two and half year conflict and indirectly to the founding of Ottawa. The City was formed alongside the Rideau Canal, as the British

Before Bytown – Part 1

 Sketch of the Ottawa River and Rideau Falls in 1826. At this point, they’re still untouched, and looked pretty much the same as they did when Champlain passed them. (Archives of Ontario, I0002118)  Ottawa’s story starts with the river that gave it its name. Of course, it wasn’t always called the

The ‘Ugly’ History of LeBreton Flats

 By Philip Charlebois   Most of us know LeBreton flats as that big, ugly, empty piece of land right next to downtown, where we go for Bluesfest. It hasn't always been so empty, in fact, the story of the flats is an ugly one, headlined by scandal, fire and government