by Katy Watts www.shelteredgirlmeetsworld.com I’m not very hardcore when it comes to beer—I like to play with it. Cooking with beer is generally accepted by the hardcore beer geeks, but adding ice cream to a porter to make a float may…
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UrbSanity: Exploring buildings
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by Jeff Salmon via yowLAB As children, we are all born with an innate curiosity and a desire to explore. However, as adults, this is often muted to some extent. Yet, even as adults, there are times when we give…
CCCA Seniors Committee: Walking safe and smart: some tips to make your sidewalk journeys safer
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by Georgia Lay and members of the CCCA Seniors Committee In its February column in The BUZZ, the CCCA Seniors Committee promised readers a follow-up article on pedestrian safety specific to Ottawa. The committee thanks Rob Wilkinson of the City’s…
Your community health centres: It takes an active community to shape good health
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by Émilie Sartoretto, Centretown CHC and Emilie Hayes, SWCHC Engaged communities are critical to the success of community health centres (CHCs). At the Centretown and Somerset West Community Health Centres (CHCs), we encourage and welcome community participation. We believe that…
Centretown Citizens Community Association May Report
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by CCCA President Jordan Charbonneau Feel free to contact us about anything mentioned in this column using the information provided at the end. Centretown Community Design Plan Approved! On Wednesday, May 8, 2013, after a four-year process, Ottawa City Council…
OCDSB Trustee Report: Accommodation Review, updates on Ottawa Technical High School site, and a student survey
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by Jennifer McKenzie, OCDSB Trustee for Kitchissippi and Somerset Wards Near West Accommodation Review, including Cambridge and Elgin Public Schools Interim accommodation measures for alleviating crowding at Elmdale Public School and Devonshire Community Public School for the 2013-14 school year…
Dalhousie Community Association: The Icon, construction near the Queensway,and LRT concerns
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by Zsofia Orosz DCA Secretary Join us at the DCA’s Annual General Meeting on April 30 at the Dalhousie Community Centre (755 Somerset Street) and learn about upcoming changes to our transit system and ongoing developments in our ward. At…
UrbSanity: 600 sq. ft. apartment with large living room
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by Sarah Gelbard via yowLAB Two and a half years after moving back to Centretown, I finally gave in to the nagging of my friends and threw a belated housewarming party. As you might expect, moving to Centretown from Heron…
Sheltered Girl Meets World: Spent grain stuffed pasta shells
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by Katy Watts As you may have guessed, I’m a big fan of beer and all things beer related, but in all my beery exploits I’ve never attempted to brew my own. I’ve done a little reading on the topic…
Your Community Health Centres: How the budget affects health
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by Maija Kagis The federal budget came out on March 21, and there is nothing new about health services or refugee health (or lack thereof). However, this article isn’t about refugee health, nor about the federal budget: it’s about the…