Beechwood Market’s pivot to online keeps vendors and customers safe and (reasonably) happy
Much has been made of farmer’s markets not faring too well in the age of social distancing. Chris Penton of Beechwood Market is here to tell a happier story.
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613 Geotours: The Carbide Willson ruins are a showcase for nature and ingenuity
This week’s geotour will take you to a newly reopened NCC site – the Carbide Willson ruins in Gatineau Park. You’ll get a moderate hike, a scenic ruin with lots of Instagram cred, and a dose of local history that you may not be aware of.
Carleton University offers free and cheap courses for general public—registration begins 09.01.20
Carleton University will deliver its long-running Learning in Retirement (LinR) program entirely online this fall. So far, there are 15 lectures and six-week lecture series scheduled, with more to come.
The new normal is here to stay awhile
Whether we like it or not, COVID-19 is here for a while longer and this is our new normal.
Awesome Ottawa: August award goes to the Elderflower Project to bring flowers to isolated seniors
August’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to the Elderflower Project, an initiative to bring flowers to isolated seniors; and building a social movement to do so at an even greater scale next summer.
613 Geotours: Get bogged down in Mer Bleue
Have you ever wondered why it was called Mer Bleue, since it’s neither a sea nor particularly blue?
From parking lot into a vibrant community hub: Artists are transforming a shipping container into unique space for Vanier neighbourhood
The shipping container at 270 Marier Avenue will become a venue for pop-up events and, when it’s safe again, will be able to host creative projects and gatherings that bring the residents and visitors of Vanier together.
Extinction X-ing: Signs of the (prehistoric) times
Right-of-way road signs at the Canadian Museum of Nature might cause some visitors to do a double-take, since the creatures depicted were last seen between 72 million and 12,000 years ago. The pair of signs, one depicting a woolly mammoth and the other Chasmosaurus irvinensis, are a playful homage.
A bike courier’s perspective: “Back to normal” isn’t a fair deal for delivery workers
During the pandemic, temporary bike courier Sean Botti has learned a lot about delivery workers and the challenges they face.
Video (Tour) of the Week: See the Canadian Museum of Nature in 3D and 360 degrees
If you miss visiting the Canadian Museum of Nature, which remains closed due to COVID-19, take heart: The museum has just debuted a 3D, 360-degree virtual tour of its permanent exhibition halls.
Canthius feminist publishing collective launches solidarity donations program
The Canthius editorial board recently announced that going forward, they will set aside 50 copies of each issue of their magazine to send to readers who make donations to organizations and initiatives that promote “justice and dignity for our Black, Indigenous, POC, trans, and queer contributors.”
613 Geotours: Petrie Island – Beaches and biology
We’ve done a geotour to a beach in a forest… but this week we’re going a little more traditional with a beach on a river.
Major changes coming to Carleton’s Learning in Retirement program
Due to the pandemic, Carleton University has had to radically alter how it delivers its long-running Learning in Retirement (LinR) program. Apt613 spoke with Daphne Uras, the Life-Long Learning Program Coordinator in Carleton’s Centre for Initiatives in Education, to find out about these changes.
Ottawa arts and culture jobs—August 2020
Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 publishes the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about.
Apt613’s digital chapbook collects poems on pandemics, places and everything
We’re so excited to finally share this collection of new works, and we hope you find something in the book that inspires and moves you. Please download, enjoy, and share it with your poetry-loving friends!
