History

Early Days: An inventor’s legacy in Hintonburg 

By Dave Allston  Along Spencer Street in Hintonburg, running east from Hamilton Avenue towards Parkdale...

Early Days: When the Great fire of 1903 ravaged through Preston

By Dave Allston  You likely have heard about the Great Fire of 1900, which decimated...

Early Days: Kitchissippi’s scandalous battle with games of pool 

By Dave Allston  Looking to play pool or snooker? You likely have to go outside...

Early Days: When railways ran through Hintonburg and Mechanicsville

By Dave Allston  The Northeast corner of Kitchissippi has always been an industrial center with...

Early Days: When steeplechase races were the rage in Westboro 

By Dave Allston  Westboro is one of Ottawa’s most trendiest neighborhoods, rich with houses, shops...

Early Days: The 100 year history of Nepean High School

By Dave Allston A symbol of the emergence of Westboro into a popular, growing village...

Early Days: A 1940s Christmas at Byron House

By Dave Allston As the Christmas season is upon us, it is timely to look...

Protecting the past: How Kitchissippi’s heritage has changed over 20 years

By Dave Allston Heritage in Ottawa has always been an imperfect system. The first...
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Early Days: How garbage helped build the parkway and saved Mechanicsville

By Dave Allston The creation of landfill along the Ottawa River, and the subsequent...

Early Days: From landfill to useable land: How the Ottawa River shoreline was built using garbage

By Dave Allston The waterfront along the Ottawa River in the west end of...

Early Days: The Kitchissippi-Parliament Buildings connection

By Dave Allston Some of Kitchissippi’s most famous residents of all time also qualify as...

Early Days: The interprovincial LRT that nearly was

By Dave Allston In the late 19th century, most of Kitchissippi was not yet...