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How are high rents impacting Ottawa businesses? What happens during an all-nighter at the Elgin Street Diner? Every week, host Robyn Bresnahan does a deep dive into a story you're curious about and the issues you want to understand in the city we call home. New episodes every Monday. Have an idea for an episode? Email: thisisottawa@cbc.ca

2 天前

Own less. Borrow more. Ottawa’s lending economy is booming.

Need a saw to build a deck, but it’s not in the reno budget? Borrow it. Want to try camping, but you don’t have a tent? There’s a lending library for that. Stuff is expensive, but Robyn Bresnahan discovered you can be a loaner in Ottawa when it comes to just about anything. FYI: The Ottawa Outdoor Gear Library's annual Open House and Gear Grab is Sunday, June 7th, 11 am - 2 pm.

15 分鐘
4月27日

This Is Me In Grade 9

Grade 9 is a biggie. The first year of high school. New class formats. New friends. Hormones. Social media. Robyn Bresnahan spends a day at St Francis Xavier school in Riverside South talking to ninth graders about dating, summer jobs, homework and what keeps them up at night. Credit to the Barenaked Ladies for 'Grade 9', Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo and Disney's High School Musical.

21 分鐘
4月20日

Lot full: why parking downtown Ottawa is such a gong show

Demand for downtown parking exceeds supply on certain weekday mornings. To score a spot, some commuters have a strategy. Robyn Bresnahan hung out in some downtown parking garages to hear why commuters feel the cost and stress of parking downtown is still worth it. And if you want to hear more on Ottawa's transit woes, that episode is here.

19 分鐘
4月12日

‘My body is in Ottawa, my soul in Ukraine’

When war came to their country, thousands of Ukrainians arrived in Ottawa. Four years later, some of them wonder whether they’ll ever be able to return to their homeland. Robyn Bresnahan meets up with two women who’ve settled into jobs and life in Ottawa - but feel torn about their future.

29 分鐘
4月6日

Cucumber on your doorstep? It could be fraud.

It’s an odd thing to get delivered to your doorstep – a single cucumber. But that’s exactly what neighbours in Hintonburg started receiving. We dig into the mystery, which appears to have a link to fraudsters. Romaine calm and lettuce get to the bottom of things.

15 分鐘
3月30日

Slash — and learn? Will Algonquin College ever be the same again?

More than 70 programs have been axed at Algonquin College over the past two years. The most recent cuts have angered students, professors and some local employers. But the College says – it had little choice. We dig into the state of post-secondary education and why it might be forever changed.

22 分鐘
3月23日

‘I feel alienated from my U.S. identity’ - the Ottawans renouncing their US citizenship

Some dual U.S.-Canadian citizens in Ottawa are giving back their U.S. passports. American President Donald Trump IS a factor. But not the only one. Robyn Bresnahan explores the complicated conversation around cutting ties to home and why so many are afraid to talk about it.

17 分鐘
3月16日

There’s a hole in the city…

There's a big, building-sized hole at the corner of O’Connor and Slater streets. A 14-storey office tower was brought down to make way for a new condo building. So how was it done? In this encore episode, Robyn Bresnahan learns about the painstaking work that goes into flattening a downtown high rise.

14 分鐘

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This city is much more than tulips and politicians. A million people now call Ottawa home. Each week, host Robyn Bresnahan seeks the answer to one question about the city we love. She finds the characters at the heart of the story - whether it's in the burbs, along the Greenbelt or right in the core of the capital.

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How are high rents impacting Ottawa businesses? What happens during an all-nighter at the Elgin Street Diner? Every week, host Robyn Bresnahan does a deep dive into a story you're curious about and the issues you want to understand in the city we call home. New episodes every Monday. Have an idea for an episode? Email: thisisottawa@cbc.ca