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A message from our Member of Provincial Parliament, Lucille Collard
Dear residents of Lowertown, Great to see the Lowertown Echo’s new rebranding, which symbolizes a fresh chapter in our community’s story. With this revitalized identity, the Lowertown Echo stands to amplify voices and foster more connections. Congratulations to the entire team for their dedication and hard work! As the warmth of the sun graces our days, I extend my…
Read the latest issue of The Echo! (15-4, Autumn 2024)
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ByWard buzzes with happy hour options
By Juliet O’Neill It’s Tuesday, it must be Starling Restaurant. Wednesday? Clarendon Tavern, Fairouz Cafe, Saigon, or Social. Happy hour in the ByWard Market is good way for friends to dodge rising restaurant dinner bills. There are so many options and we’ve done the research for you. A group of us tried nearly a dozen…
Thoughts on a climate-resilient Lowertown
By Kate Laing Call it solastalgia or eco-anxiety, the feelings are the same – worry, concern, and grief about the future of our planet. Like many others, I am thinking daily about the climate crisis and how to manage its impacts, both globally and right here in our own community of Lowertown. We have dedicated…
Our urban trees: beneficial in so many ways!
By Isabelle Leclerc-Morin Besides being incredibly important to animals and the ecosystem, trees provide a number of services to humans in ways we often take for granted. The joint City of Ottawa / National Capital Commission (2020) climate projections estimate that very hot days in the summer (> 30°C) four times more common by 2050….
Studying creative arts at De La Salle
By Nadia Stuewer Did you know that the Centre d’excellence artistique de l’Ontario (CEAO) is a centre of excellence for the arts housed within the École secondaire publique De La Salle, a public French high school on Old St. Patrick Street? The CEAO celebrated its fortieth anniversary last year, after De La Salle school celebrated…

