Music as a Source of Healing – Devon Brown of SinnBadd
Devon Brown has spent nearly all of his life in eastern Ontario and mostly in the Cornwall area. He’s a…
What were the most popular books in Ottawa in 2022?
Thanks to statistics compiled by the Ottawa Public Library, we now know the titles of the most popular reads in…
The Mystery of a 19th Century Ottawa arsonist
It was around 2am on April 4, 1880, when the first of three false fire alarms occurred. The fire department…
In search of the spare
I was perusing books this afternoon at Chapters in Gloucester when a man in a hushed voice asked a clerk…
A ring of three kings
Last night I celebrated Epiphany at my place in Ottawa’s east-end with two friends. They brought a Rosca de Reyes…
A Christmas Eve Reflection
For a child, the anticipation of Christmas is a time of excitement and joy as they count down the days…
A bilingual and ecumenical Thanksgiving in Ottawa
On Friday evening, St. Joseph’s Parish, Paroisse Sacré-Coeur across the street from us and the Christian Reformed Chaplaincy held a…
Snapshots of the 2022 Spencerville Fair
Among the good things about living in eastern Ontario are the country fairs this time of year. I usually visit…
Discovering The First Lady of Manawaka
The First Lady of Manawaka is an excellent 1978 documentary on Canadian author Margaret Laurence, available in full on the…
It’s time to make Library and Archives Canada more welcoming and accessible
Library and Archives Canada was a good resource years ago when I was conducting research for my PhD dissertation. I…