Ottawa is situated where it is, because it’s where the Rideau River empties into the Ottawa River.

Remember drinking fountains? They seemed to be everywhere when I was young. Parks, the beach, even the school playground...

My dad was obsessed with the no-motor-vehicle vacation. The perfect trip of hiking, biking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, snow-shoeing...

Discussion around reducing Ottawa’s oversupply of parking is frequently countered with the assertion that vast parking lots are necessary...