Ania Geerts
“I love a challenge and I love to solve hard problems. My name is Ania, I am a resident of Centretown and I’ve had the privilege of owning two businesses in Centretown. One that’s been around for about 20 years, I’m a jeweler and also have turned my jewelry company into a supply chain slash […]
Gerald R. J. Arial
“Hello, I’m Gerry. I live in Centertown and I lived in this house for 30 years and this house belonged originally to the second mayor of Bytown, the first mayor of Ottawa. I’ve restored the house completely from the original that it was as I bought it. I’ve been very fortunate over my career to […]
Jasmine Bencke
“Did you know that there’s hundreds of homeless cats in Ottawa and it takes about roughly $700 to get a cat ready for adoption? My name is Jasmine Bencke and I’m a co-founder of Ottawa Kitten Rescue. We started this rescue in March of 2020. We’ve learned that there’s such a high need for assistance […]
Cameron MacIntosh
“My name is Cameron MacIntosh. I’m the president and co-founder of Tuesday Club 613. So we started Tuesday Club in March, 2022. This is just after the public health restrictions were lifting from COVID. I noticed there were a lot of businesses that were really, really struggling. And so we wanted to figure out some […]
Eric Chan
“Hello Centretown, my name is Eric Chan, AKA Eepmon. I’m a digital artist and creative entrepreneur and Library and Archives Canada’s first Creator in Residence. So, the question is posed, what defines a successful artist? And to be honest with you, it’s a loaded question. I don’t really know. But I can tell you, if […]
Saif Rahman
“Hi, I’m Saif, I’m a photographer here in Centretown. I’ve been living here on and off for about six-ish years, and I’m living here now, and it’s such a great time. It’s such a great, vibrant community. I’m always walking around the streets taking photos. For me, photography is really all about taking photos for […]
Samuel Coeytaux
“Hi, my name is Samuel Coeytaux. I’m the director of the Alliance Française of Ottawa. We’re here located at the heart of Centretown on MacLaren Street. As you can probably hear from my accent, I come from France. I used to work for another Alliance Française in the Czech Republic before joining this Alliance Française […]
Solange
“I had this idea a few months ago where I wanted to reconnect with my inner child and spark nostalgia and creativity and curiosity and I did that through my art. My name is Solange, I am an artist and also a resident of Centretown. It’s been three years, I live, work, play in this […]
Annie Noël-de-Tilly
“Hi, my name is Annie Noël-de-Tilly. I am the flautist and manager in the trio Ensemble Passamano, made of flute, cello and piano. My colleagues are Aidan Fleet and Kevin Chen. We are based in Montreal, but originally from Ottawa and Gatineau. We are so happy to give our first performance back here in Ottawa […]
Owen McGowan
“Hi, my name is Owen McGowan, I’m a stand-up comedian. I’ve been doing comedy for about three and a half years now. I do a lot of shows here in Centretown. I find that stand-up comedy is a really good way to connect with the community. People love to laugh and it does bring people […]