Old Ottawa South Porch Sale 2023: Saturday September 9th
Come one, come all – bargains galore! Sales happening throughout the neighbourhood.
OOS Porch Sale: Sat. Sept. 10, 2022
After a two-year hiatus, the Old Ottawa South Porch Sale is back! Saturday September 10th is the day to explore the neighbourhood looking for deals or to sell your stuff. The event runs from 8am to 3pm.
Vacant Building Strategy Review
Have Your Say Emergency and Protective Services is conducting a review of the City of Ottawa’s 2013 Vacant Building Strategy. This strategy introduced a proactive inspection and enforcement regime for vacant buildings and lots, with the aim of reducing community nuisance and public health and safety issues for these properties.
Community Update on the old West Coast Video Building
The two-storey building at 1123-1125 Bank Street has now sat vacant and boarded up for 12 years. It was gutted by fire in 2009 and has been a challenge ever since, a significant concern for us in Old Ottawa South and for small businesses on Bank Street. There has been regular graffiti on the building, bylaw complaints about garbage left out, leaks, animals, and other issues.
From the Archives: Ten Things I Love (and will miss) about Old Ottawa South
In some ways, not too much has changed in fifteen years—on the eve of a move away from Old Ottawa South, a resident recounts what he’ll miss most about the neighbourhood in this article from the June 2004 OSCAR. Ten things I love (and will miss) about Old Ottawa South — By Jim Watson
From the Archives: Whither “Ottawa South”
In the 1990s the burgeoning development of South Ottawa, in areas such as Hunt Club and Greenboro, triggered a move to distinguish Ottawa South from other parts of the the city by changing the neighbourhood name to ‘Old Ottawa South’.
What’s in a Name: Leonard or Léonard?
My curiosity was piqued when I noticed earlier this year that street name signs had been changed from Leonard to Léonard. What was the impetus for amending the spelling? Was there a francophone connection within our Old Ottawa South neighbourhood?
From the Skies: Old Ottawa South
A photo archive of Old Ottawa South from the not too distant past. Old Ottawa South photographer Tom Alföldi likes to take to the skies for aerial photography. In 2011, he captured pictures of the bridges of Old Ottawa South, which can be seen in the December 2011 OSCAR. Have a look at his aerial shots of a few of our neighbourhood buildings.
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