The Enviro Crew will be holding its spring “big collection” on Saturday, April 25th 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. As usual, we’ll set up bins at the corner of Seneca and Cameron. Please use this opportunity to drop off all your recyclables. Here’s the list of things we’ll be collecting this time. We review this list before each big collection: some items are constant, but a few change, so please read it…
The City of Ottawa is taking part in a new pilot program that unlocks access to the necessary gear to play sports, all for free. This fall, the City of Ottawa has partnered with Equip Sport, a Swiss-based company providing free access to sports equipment, and Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities (Jumpstart), a national organization dedicated to removing barriers to sport and recreation, to launch free sports equipment lockers in parks across the city. Fifty…
Greg Bulté, an instructor in the Department of Biology at Carleton University, is studying the behaviour and conservation of turtles. He is putting together a project blending citizen science, research, and education centred on urban turtles, and it includes a nest protection program. Our observations will provide valuable background information.
The building perched on the edge of Brewer Pond has been demolished as of December 2017. The pavilion once served as the canteen and change-area for the beach at Brewer Pond.
A park, a pool, a pond, an arena, a roadway. Ever wonder about the name associated with the south-west section of the neighbourhood? Was Old Ottawa South once a hotbed for beer-making activity? Well, maybe. But more important to the area was one Thomas H. Brewer, early resident of Ottawa South. He was a founder of the Ottawa South Municipal Association and a chairman of the Ottawa Amateur Sports Association. From the Ottawa Evening Citizen October 21, 1936,…
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