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What the future holds for Mooney’s Bay Beach and its sledding hill

Apr 12, 2026

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8 min read

What the future holds for Mooney’s Bay Beach and its sledding hill

The hill was a popular sledding spot, but it has been fenced off for years after the tragic death of 11-year-old Josée Abi Assal, who lost her life after colliding with a metal signpost while tobogganing.

Charlie Senack

Ottawa South

City Hall and residents clash over NCC plan to rezone southern greenspace for housing

Jan 13, 2026

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13 min read

City Hall and residents clash over NCC plan to rezone southern greenspace for housing

What began as a technical planning change quietly moving through City Hall has since grown into a flashpoint for community concern.

Charlie Senack

Ottawa South

Searching for something bigger: Ottawa churches report ‘massive’ rise in young people attending worship

Dec 17, 2025

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12 min read

Searching for something bigger: Ottawa churches report ‘massive’ rise in young people attending worship

A trend is emerging among Ottawa churches, and it’s one that has caught most priests and pastors by surprise.

Sarah MacFarlane-Youngdale

Ottawa South

How Heron Gate is rebuilding amid inequality and renewal

Nov 26, 2025

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9 min read

How Heron Gate is rebuilding amid inequality and renewal

A story of redevelopment and infill, and of a neighbourhood facing challenges and inequity.

Kate Chappell

Ottawa South

Remembering the St. Pius shooting and its victims 50 years later

Oct 27, 2025

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17 min read

Remembering the St. Pius shooting and its victims 50 years later

It has been 50 years since Kim Rabot and Mark Hough were murdered in one of Ottawa's worst killings. It's impacts are still being felt today

Charlie Senack

Ottawa South

Ottawa’s malls are dying. What does the future hold for local big-box retail?

Oct 23, 2025

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13 min read

Ottawa’s malls are dying. What does the future hold for local big-box retail?

With so many big-box stores available for rent, what does the future hold for retail in Ottawa's dying malls?

Sarah MacFarlane

Neighbourhood news in Richmond, Osgoode, Manotick, Alta Vista and all of Ottawa South

What the future holds for Mooney’s Bay Beach and its sledding hill

City Hall and residents clash over NCC plan to rezone southern greenspace for housing

Searching for something bigger: Ottawa churches report ‘massive’ rise in young people attending worship

How Heron Gate is rebuilding amid inequality and renewal

Remembering the St. Pius shooting and its victims 50 years later

Ottawa’s malls are dying. What does the future hold for local big-box retail?

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