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Whether you take 10,000 steps or 100, a stroll through the neighbourhood in the company of a friend stimulates the brain through social activity and the opportunity of noticing and appreciating the beauty of the world around you. Photo: Liza Summer Pexels

Gratitude and awe can change our perspectives

Louise Lettstrom-Hannant examines the benefits of

The new year has begun. Hopefully, we have come through the worst of the pandemic. There is still enough worrying… Continue reading “Gratitude and awe can change our perspectives”

The evolution of neighbourhoods is complicated but when neighbourhoods work, their residents are happy with the local amenities, like these ski trails accessible at Mile Circle. Photo: Marie-Frédérique Caron

Neighbourhoods face resolutions, revolutions and revelation

In this Chronicle Essay, Douglas Cornish explores the complex, and often fraught, evolution of neighbourhoods

This is a resolutionary time of year. People make resolutions, break them, forget they even made them, or wonder why… Continue reading “Neighbourhoods face resolutions, revolutions and revelation”

City of Ottawa Councillor—Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe Rawlson King

Council must focus on building safe, affordable, healthy communities

From the desk of: Rideau-Rockcliffe Councillor Rawlson King

Rideau-Rockcliffe is rich in history. With two heritage conservation districts and individually designated homes through the ward, heritage is woven… Continue reading “Council must focus on building safe, affordable, healthy communities”

Ottawa-Vanier MP Mona Fortier

New benefits make life more affordable

From the desk of: Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier Mona Fortier

Happy new year! It’s an exciting time filled with possibility and change as people pursue new goals and resolutions. However,… Continue reading “New benefits make life more affordable”

Are you really a good listener? Active listening shows you care about what the other person is saying and it’s one of 12 key ways to be respectful to others. Photo: Andrea Piacquadio Pexels

Twelve easy steps toward being respectful in the new year

Many people demand it. Some say it must be earned. Others preach that it begins within each of us. Can… Continue reading “Twelve easy steps toward being respectful in the new year”

Ottawa-Vanier MPP Lucille Collard

Collaboration is the key in effecting change

From the desk of: Ottawa-Vanier Member of Provincial Parliament Lucille Collard

I am proud to be entering my fourth year as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier. As the challenges… Continue reading “Collaboration is the key in effecting change”

In Cutupú, a small town in the northern province of the Dominican Republic, Canadians Joan Tinkess and Mary Tiner developed a system of savings and credit associations that helped families improve their lives. John Graham met Joan while posted at the Canadian Embassy in the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo (pictured). Photo: Falco from Pixabay

The Marvel of Cutupú

The achievements of two Canadian women in the Dominican Republic

An inspired collaboration between two Canadian women and the women of a small village in the Dominican Republic is lifting… Continue reading “The Marvel of Cutupú”