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Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 publishes the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about.

Apt613 spoke to Chantal Mills, owner and head trainer of the Ottawa Canine School, to see how they have changed their dog-training practices during the pandemic.

In a rare move, Awesome Ottawa selected two projects for their monthly micro grant. They’ve done this a couple of times in the past, but not since 2018. “We figured this was a good time to give some extra support to some awesome local projects,” says trustee Avi Caplan.

There are similarities and differences between the effects of current COVID-19 crisis and the 1918 flu pandemic on both Ottawa and Canada.

The Ottawa-made podcast has recorded more than 50 episodes.

The City is undertaking an update to its official plan for the next 25 years. These decisions will guide the way intensification occurs across the city, how investment decisions are made for social and physical infrastructure, and how we will make space for the 402,000 people expected to move to Ottawa.

Sarp Kizir: “We knew gentrification was coming, but not now, not during a global pandemic and not at this speed. Something about this just doesn’t feel right and I’m not alone in thinking so.”

Dr. Xuhua Xia, of the University of Ottawa’s Biology Department, recently published a paper about the transmission of COVID-19 which was widely-covered but also misrepresented by most media sources.

This plan is a continuation of decades of debate between those who see the Ottawa River as a place of serenity for local residents, and those who see it as an under-utilized asset in the middle of the nation’s capital.

Op-ed: “More needs to be done to address inequality, to empower, and to help people situate themselves within the development process.”

MAX Ottawa, which supports health and wellness for guys into guys, has implemented a new mental health Peer Support Program for GBT2Q (gay, bisexual, Two-Spirited, queer and other guys into guys, both cis and trans) in the Ottawa area. 

Cet enseignant a crée sa propre série de vidéos pour poursuivre l’éducation de ses élèves du primaire en isolation.

Every first Monday of the month, Apartment613 publishes the coolest #ottarts #ottjobs we hear about.