Justin Campbell

The National Capital Commission has hosted a series of open houses and conducted an online survey to gather initial public input into its new draft master plan for managing the region’s extensive Greenbelt lands. An open house at the Nepean Sportsplex on May 20 drew a few dozen members of the public over several hours to look at display panels...

Nature advocates behind a four-year effort to make Ottawa an officially “Bird Friendly City” are celebrating the achievement this spring, but also pushing for more ways to protect wildlife habitat and promote environmental sustainability. Nature Canada announced May 5 that Ottawa and four other Canadian municipalities had earned certification as Bird Friendly Cities, becoming part of a network of 41...

Benson Boon Benson Boone’s “The Time of My Life” is a compelling reminder that the brightest celebrations often cast the longest shadows. On the surface, the song radiates the grand ambition of modern arena pop, complete with soaring melodies, cinematic production, and a vocal performance that seems built to echo through packed stadiums. Yet beneath its polished exterior lies something far more intimate. Boone explores the strange contradiction of appearing to have everything while quietly mourning the absence of someone who once made success feel meaningful. It is this emotional duality that gives the song its lasting resonance.

Ottawa's former English poet laureate and Indigenous cultural leader Albert Dumont hosted a film screening and art-making workshop on July 14 at the Diane Deans Community Centre in Greenboro.

A plenary discussion of the role of artificial intelligence in journalism kicked off the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Journalists June 12-13 at Carleton University.

Ottawa has gained a nightlife boat cruise series this summer, partly thanks to an Ottawa Tourism funding initiative to support after-dark activities in the capital.

The head of the Ottawa Riverkeeper advocacy group says it's time to change the public's longstanding perception that the Ottawa River isn't clean enough to swim in.

Two new swimming docks opened in July on both shores of the Ottawa River, giving visitors additional places to cool off in the water.

An Aug. 10 open house for a sprawling new civic centre and library branch in Barrhaven gave local residents a chance to see plans for the community complex and give feedback directly to municipal staff and city councillors.

College Coun. Laine Johnson is advocating for the province to stop undermining municipal governments and let city planners do their work to help create as much new housing as possible in liveable neighbourhoods.