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From Ken Clavette’s Album of Bygone Sandy Hill

A community force Ken Clavette Several years ago when I started this column I had hoped that people would open

Postal Terminal building—Besserer at Sussex Sandy Hill was once home to the city’s main Post Office Terminal. Located on Besserer

An election is once more upon us and it got me thinking that our Sandy Hill neighbourhood has been home

Ken Clavette This past summer the community lost a special place: the Rideau Bakery closed after 90 years. For all but

Jan Meldrum On May 27, a garbage truck sped backwards down the Nelson Street hill, across Somerset, and crashed into

There was the Chateau and then there was the Grand Hotel. Situated in Sandy Hill, it was one of Ottawa’s

“Would City Hall take note and remove the dead horse from Sandy Hill, as the weather is getting warmer.” —Ottawa

Rideau has always been the main shopping and business street for Sandy Hill, it also seems to always be under