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VanierThen: A Collection of Photographs (no.2)
Following the reorganization process in 1965, the University of Ottawa proceeded with the refitting of the former chapel located in Tabaret Hall. The administration decided to donate the benches to St....
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Photo of the Week
DJ Mimi la Twisteuse, Fontenelle restaurant, February 16, 2013. This past Saturday evening, 1960s French pop, tasty Vanier treats and plenty of good conversations warmed up (the usually closed)...
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The History of the Vanier Parkway – Part One: Bytown and Prescott Railway...
‘The History of the Vanier Parkway’ is a four-part series examining the multi-layered history of Vanier’s prominent north/south artery. Part One, ‘Bytown and Prescott Railway Company’, takes a historic...
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Coming soon to Vanier: street food!
Think street food and one might picture Portland, or New York City, with their vibrant public spaces, mixed-use streets, and environments for social interaction (when has food not brought people...
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Photo of the Week
The last remnants of the former ESSO station at 222 Beechwood. (Photo: VanierNow; Feb 10, 2013)
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At Home With… Madeleine Meilleur
At Home With… is a new bi-monthly feature presenting Vanier residents within their home environment. The series began with Gavin Lynch, a Vancouver artist. Madeleine Meilleur served as a councillor...
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Then and Now: Durocher Grocery Store / Vanier Grill
In 2001, the final year that awards were given through a program launched by the Vanier Heritage Committee, the City recognized Pierre Sfeir, owner of the Vanier Grill, with the Award of Excellence for...
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VanierThen: A Collection of Photographs (no.3)
It was about 1940 when the Society of Missionaries of Africa (known as the White Fathers) constructed the first sugar shack in today’s Richelieu Park (shown above). The White Fathers had developed a...
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Vanier Artefacts: Eastview Photo Album
Title: Eastview Photo Album Date: c. 1960 Medium: Plastic and paper Size: 9.5 x 11 cm By the 1960s, Montreal Road had become one of the Ottawa area’s most modern shopping streets, boasting a Woolworth...
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Placemaking: Creating Vanier's Vibrant Spaces
What would be Vanier’s greatest public space, or – perhaps more importantly – its public space with the greatest potential? By way of new development, local festivals, City planning initiatives and...
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Placemaking (2): Vanier’s (Ten) Vibrant Places
A week ago, I asked what spaces in Vanier you would identify as great public spaces – either ones that already are, or that hold the potential to be. The question was framed through a ‘placemaking’...
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VanierThen: A Collection of Photographs (no.4)
With the White Fathers having vacated the property by the mid 1970s, the City of Vanier – in partnership with the National Capital Commission – transformed the grounds into a municipal park. While the...
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Vanier’s Dead Ends (Revisited)
In January of 2012, VanierNow posted a photo essay on the neighbourhood’s 28 dead ends (streets with a single point of entry). We were surprised by the attention these simple snapshots, photographs of...
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Place Des Pionniers: An earlier vision for a mixed-use project
In a special section on the City of Vanier, articles in the December 1990 issue of Business & Finance suggest that Vanier was on the threshold of significant growth. One article points to new...
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Photo of the Week
New World Tattoo and Piercing opened this past Saturday on Montreal Rd. To view the full set, click here: Photo of the Week
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Think Local, Think Ottawa, Think Vanier?
I imagine we all hope to live in a community with a strong, thriving local economy, with vibrant mainstreets, with local trades persons and with an arts and cultural sector that is alive. How might...
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VanierThen: A Collection of Photographs (no.5)
City of Vanier Police officers, with their patrol car, in front of Vanier City Hall, Montreal Road (photo early 1970s). The building was destroyed by fire in 1972, with City Hall relocating to 297...
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Forty years on: Remembering a Vanier hockey legend
With NHL playoff action underway, and the Senators running to the Cup final (right?), it can feel a bit as if hockey rules the day (even if you’re simply frustrated at the ever-changing start time to...
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Of Bright Neon Lights and Empty Storefronts
In recent months, through Twitter, we were introduced to the unpolished and candid, often nighttime photos of Eva Russell, an architect and Vanier resident. Eva is keen to explore the neighbourhood on...
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The History of the Vanier Parkway – Part Two: The Gréber Plan
Eastview was never a wealthy town. In fact, low property assessments kept municipal coffers thin—a problem that only compounded during the Great Depression when jobs were scarce and some of Eastview’s...
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