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Vanier Traditions: Dressing up the neighbourhood for the holidays (2013 edition)
Click here to see the full set!by Mike Bulthuis and Mike SteinhauerWith about 100 cm of snow already having fallen, this year’s holiday lights are lighting up the snow (if the snow has not already...
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A Plaque for a Poet
Brass memorial plaque commemorating poet Archibald Lampman by Mike Steinhauer St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, a small chapel-like structure, stands at a busy intersection at the corner of Montreal Road...
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Hit the ice on a Vanier rink
Richelieu ParkBy Rachel Muston Outdoor activities are a proven way to beat the winter blues and here in Vanier there are plenty of activities from which to choose. One way to enjoy the great outdoors...
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Craft Beer Night - in Vanier
Ottawa's Craft Breweries (click to enlarge) by Chris ClineBeer lovers in Vanier are likely well aware of the explosive growth of the craft beer scene. In Ottawa and beyond, the craft beer movement...
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Photo of the Week
Remnants of a mainstreet (Beechwood Avenue)Photo: Mathieu Trudel, 2014
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Introducing Marie-Claude Dicaire
by Catherine BrunelleWho doesn’t love maple syrup? And if you love maple syrup, you probably also love Vanier’s charming community-centred Sugar Shack. And if you love the Sugar Shack, then you must...
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Making Way for New Signs
by Eva Russell Spring may still be months away, but when the snow finally melts, pedestrians and cyclists will be treated to some new way-finding signage and bulletin boards with directories on the...
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RightBike comes East
by Mike BulthuisSet within about a square-mile, and adjacent to downtown, Vanier’s character as an urban neighbourhood creates a number of opportunities for getting around. Transit routes aren’t always...
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Heat up at the Après-Snow party
by Tatiana Paganuzzi The annual Vanier Après-Snow party happens this Saturday, February 15, at the swanky Kavanaugh Showroom on Beechwood Avenue! Only in its second year, the pop-up party was a...
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Vanier Valentine’s
By Catherine Brunelle It’s the season of love in Vanier as we roll up to Valentine’s Day in the neighbourhood. If you haven’t already planned for romance, do not worry! VanierNow is here for you with...
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An old atlas rediscovered at the Ottawa Room
Junction Gore (detail) as part of Gloucester TownshipBy Rachel MustonThe Carleton County Atlas from 1879 is one of many that were produced across Ontario that year. More than what we now consider an...
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Handmade signs in Vanier: A window into the lives of local residents
Photos: Chris Cline, 2014 (click any image to enlarge)By Chris Cline Lately, I've been struck by Vanier's relationship with its own public spaces. Taking a walk through Vanier can be an interesting...
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The Un_official Guide to Vanier
By Eva Russell With its affordable housing, close proximity to downtown and surrounding rivers and parks, Vanier is an attractive choice to call home. Vanier is undergoing a community-driven change...
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Puddle Trouble
by Catherine BoivinEditor's Note: We're pleased to introduce local writer, Catherine Boivin, to VanierNow (and pleased that spring appears to have returned... or is at least near). I’ll bet you...
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AnierNow? Vanier to Drop its V
VanierNow Collective As of this morning, the now infamous community petition Rebuilding K1L: Dropping the “V” in Vanier has reached over 8,000 signatures. Organizers reported the news to VanierNow at...
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A story of a gravestone (in a basement)
Gravestone, as found in basement on Laval *By Rachel MustonYou never know what you’ll find in the basement when you take possession of a house. We found all the usual things when we moved into our...
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Nominations and Frustrations: Tapping into your Local Community Association
Photos: Left - Site Plan, 67-71 Marquette (Christopher Simmonds Architect)Right: May VCA Meeting (Catherine Brunelle, 2014)By Catherine Brunelle Kirsten Duke learned of the Vanier Community Association...
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Beechwood gets a Market!
By Chris ClineIt's been a rough couple of years for farmers' markets in Ottawa. We've experienced a spate of market closures, the most recent being the highly publicized Sparks Street market...
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The Garden Variety
by Eva RussellIf you happen to wander behind the Vanier Community Centre in the Richelieu Park you will find the Vanier Community Garden and probably a few gardeners weeding and caring for their 4’ x...
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Update on 89-97 Beechwood (the former Desjardins)
Claridge is moving quickly with development plans after purchasing the Desjardins site on Beechwood last year, and it's good to see that the Parliament Hill viewshed corridor will remain protected. The...
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Keeping it Real
By Catherine Brunelle Vanier keeps it real. While other neighbourhoods have organic markets, craft shops and entrepreneurism advertised via community boards, crowdfunding, and instagram feeds – the...
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Vanier (and Ottawa) Votes 2014
With the approaching Ottawa municipal elections this Monday (October 27), we’ve taken the initiative to round up a few (arguably specific) Vanier-related questions - and one more personal - for the...
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