Gatineau is closer than you think. Mentally, Gatineau and Nepean are far apart for me. They aren’t really though. Mind you, Nepean is large, but we live just South of the Experimental Farm so although it is technically old Nepean, it is the closest area of Nepean to down town. Yesterday, we decided to cycle … Continue reading »
Checking out community gardens on excellent bike tour I never knew so many cyclists would be interested in community gardens. Gardening and cycling, two of my long term favourites. Last Sunday, after a failed attempt a year before, I finally made it to the Just Food community garden tour. “Just Food’s mission is to work … Continue reading »
Just when you figured out that cycling is really a weird balancing act (technically as well as politically), you discover that other people are in the act of balancing too. So we cycled out to Remic Rapids last weekend to watch the International Stone Balancing Festival. Calling it a festival was probably a bit of … Continue reading »
Wider bike and pedestrian lanes for Gatineau-Ottawa commuters Update: Folks, this blog post is generating a lot of hits. Clearly, you appreciate the fact that Public Works is reaching out to us. I strongly recommend you also keep your councillor involved, as -although this bridge project is run by the Feds- eventually both ends end … Continue reading »
Most of the cycling advocacy efforts are naturally focussed on the down town area. It is where the pressure of traffic is highest and where many people converge on their way to work. Besides commuter cycling, Ottawa’s down town offers great recreational cycling; there are lots of opportunities to bike around and this is an … Continue reading »
In March, I posted a picture of our new Royal Canadian Navy Monument here in Ottawa. I have noticed a lot of traffic to my blog from people who were looking for pictures of the monument. Last week, we were out for a bike ride with our friend André, who for the first time in … Continue reading »
