Jane's Walk Ottawa-Gatineau 2025 Thank you!

Thank you for making Jane's Walk a success! May 3 and 4, 2025 was an unforgettable Jane’s Walk weekend! We couldn’t be more grateful to everyone who helped make Jane’s Walk Ottawa-Gatineau a big success in 2025.This year, more than 1,500 people participated in 48 walks across the capital. It was ...

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Jane's Walk Theme for 2025: 'Third Places' in Community

Come join us for Jane’s Walk Ottawa-Gatineau and discover unique, inclusive third places!Our theme this year, for the 2025 Jane’s Walk Ottawa-Gatineau Festival, will be Third Places! Third places are spaces that connect us, which feels more important than ever right now. Some researchers show tha...

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Hommage à Caroline Andrew

Hommage à Caroline Andrew (par Louise Dumoulin) J’aimerais rendre hommage à madame Caroline Andrew décédée il y a quelques mois à peine.J’ai connu madame Andrew par sa voix uniquement pendant longtemps. Elle était fréquemment invitée à la radio de Radio-Canada local pour commenter l’actualité et,...

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Jane Jacobs on building well-rounded economies

Jane Jacobs ideas on the growth, health, and development of cities went far beyond defining livable nieghbourhoods. She also worked on the economic theory of how cities become economic engines of their region. Not surprisingly, she believed that successful cities share an economic ecology that un...

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