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Headed to the ByWard Market? You can expect to see more police in the area when you get there. The Ottawa Police Service, ...
Little-known social agency may hold key to ByWard homelessness Emergency shelters are overcrowded and affordable rental units are impossible to find. Could Options Housing have the solution?
The first ByWard Market building opened in 1827 to serve the small army of stonemasons and manual labourers, most of them from Ireland and French Canada, who settled in Bytown to build the canal.
I was inside the Irving Rivers (“We Corner the Market”) store in the ByWard Market the other day when two customers, independent of one another, came in and bought T-shirts that read “ELBOWS UP,” the ...
Work is underway to rebuild a popular ByWard Market restaurant that was severely damaged in a fire six years ago.Vittoria Trattoria's ByWard Market location has been shuttered since the spring of 2019 ...
Business and property owners in the ByWard Market are urging the City of Ottawa to work quickly to address the issues of safety and a business ‘monoculture’ that’s keeping people away, as it ...
ByWard Market block parties to celebrate solstice, new Indigenous retailer “There are so many different folks involved in putting this all together.” ...
A $129-million plan to rejuvenate Ottawa's historic ByWard Market heads to city council for approval next week, and business owners say it’s about time the area saw some civic love by way of ...
Whether you’re a local heading downtown or a tourist looking for a fun way to spend an afternoon in Ottawa, the ByWard Market is likely to be a stop on your list. The year-round public market, ...
As Ottawa residents debate how to revive our treasured but troubled ByWard Market, the most significant development to watch is the city’s $129-million public realm plan, which aims to transform the ...
As part of its efforts to breathe new life into the ByWard Market, one local organization is turning to a chilly alternative: a winter market that will kick off in November.
In Ottawa’s bustling ByWard Market, tourists and residents from across the city take selfies, indulge in diverse cuisine, buy souvenirs and enjoy drinks on patios as they explore the historic ...