Book Review: Backs to the Wall

 Backs to the Wall: The Battle of Sainte-Foy and the Conquest of Canada The dramatic battle of 1760 is a timely reminder of the fragile nature of Canadian history. The 1759 Battle of the Plains of Abraham and subsequent capitulation of Quebec set the stage for an equally significant FrenchBritish

Book Review: Bill Reid Collected

 “Reid’s creative journey has been interpreted as a lifelong quest towards a deep understanding of his Haida heritage and identity...”   —from Bill Reid: Deeply Carved Bill Reid is one of Canadas’s most renowned and well-known first nations artists: the man who reinvigorated northwest Coast artwork and brought it fully into

An Imperfect Offering

 Some Rain Must Fall By Karl Ove Knausgaard Reviewed by Don MacLean Why has Karl Ove Knausgaard’s 5 volume autobiography made him an international literary sensation? Karl Ove Knausgaard begins the fifth volume of his autobiography Some Rain Must Fall with a surprising admission.  The volume will cover the part

Local Poets Hit the Road in International Tour

 After a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, a group of five young Canadian poets are on the road. The Worst Case Ontario poetry reading tour kicked off on August 21 in Toronto, Ontario. The poets are scheduled to visit nine North American cities in as many days. OLM sat down with

A Northern Feast

 Now that the weather is cooling down, it is time for our kitchens to heat up! Is it possible to create a delicious meal using ingredients found in our own backyard? The Boreal Gourmet’s Michele Genest knows it is. Follow Genest as she brings you The Boreal Feast — a

Summer Reading

 Be sure to add Ottawa Stories: Trials and Triumphs in Bytown History, by Clifford Scott to your summer reading list. A collection of historical vignettes will take you on a journey through Ottawa as it once was to where it stands now. Read about the devastation of fires and diseases