Once upon a time, Eliza Reid was a kid from Glen Cairn. Now, as First Lady of Iceland, she’s putting an international spotlight on the issue of gender equality. By Hattie Klotz One moment Eliza Reid was a Canadian-born immigrant who grew up on a hobby farm in the Ottawa Valley, the next she...
Ottawa singer-songwriter Amanda Rheaume bares all in The Spaces In Between, a deeply personal album that shines a light on the complexities of mixed identity. By Janet Wilson Photos by Ashley Fraser With tattooed arms and wearing a black tee, shorts, flip-flops and her trademark long, beaded...
The art of Karen Dover By Julie Beun Watching Dr. Karen Dover move around her solo art exhibit in the vast stone-walled gallery at Almonte’s Mississippi Valley Textile Museum is like trying to track a sparrow in a field of wildflowers. She moves quickly, with precise intentional gestures, first...
Ottawa’s Jamie Chai Yun Liew is an immigration lawyer, law professor, podcaster and now award-winning author. Her new novel, Dandelion, looks at what it means to join the Canadian multicultural family. By Hattie Klotz When Jamie Chai Yun Liew became an immigration lawyer, she had no plans to write...
By Brigitte Hasbron Tucked away in the heart of Gatineau Park, the Wakefield Mill Hotel & Spa has become the destination for people seeking to unwind, be it via an afternoon spa treatment or a relaxing weekend getaway. With amenities ranging from personalized, luxurious spa services to...
Artist and musician Daniel Wakeman has arrived. By Hattie Klotz Irish-American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt published his first book, Angela’s Ashes, at age 66. Another Pulitzer winner, Annie Proulx, best known for The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain, didn’t get her start...
By Hattie Klotz FROM LOCAL KID WHO DIDN’T MAKE THE TEAM TO MAJOR LEAGUE ENTERTAINER, CAMERON HUGHES HAS GOT GAME. For Ottawa native Cameron Hughes, an audience of thousands is all in a day’s work. Hughes, who grew up in New Edinburgh and Manor Park, and went to Rockcliffe Park Public School before...
By Paul Gessell Photos by Carl Lessard Nicole Mathieu, known as Niko, is an artist whose original works are exhibited around the world. They are the faces of glamour, with luscious red lips, sparkling eyes and perfect bone structure. The paintings by the artist known as Niko portray women who are...
Celebrated concert pianist, recording artist and educator John Kofi Dapaah bridges the gap between the classical and jazz worlds. By Paul Gessell Photos by Kathi Robertson & Michael Lucy Muroran, on Japan’s Hokkaido Island, is an industrial city famous for its spectacular cliffs and ocean views...
Mary Ciancibello keeps things classy in the contentious world of fashion By Janet Wilson Photography by FINNSQUARE.com To stand out and to stay relevant in the fashion world, you need to be creative, have thick skin, sharp elbows and excel at self-promotion. For Ottawa stylist Mary Ciancibello...
Photos by James Park Photography James Jefferson is well known as creative director and co-owner, along with Daniel Mackinnon, of Blackbook Lifestyle, the city’s top lifestyle marketing and events agency, blackbooklifestyle.com. He turns heads all on his own, though. As a maestro of fashion moments...
In the swim of community leadership By Hattie Klotz When Ottawa lawyer Hugues Boisvert graduated from both of his law schools—he studied civil law at Ottawa University and common law at Moncton University—he dreamed of becoming a business lawyer specializing in deals and investment. He also wanted...
