Isabel Payne

Ottawa Life’s Festival City Series is back! We'll provide a unique look at some of your favourite events. We’ll go beyond the music with artist interviews, volunteer profiles, concert reviews and spotlights on the tastes, sights and sounds of the festival season. Your city! Your [...]

Photos taken by Isabel Payne. In fashion this week: rose skirts paired with calla lily sashes, bright orchid dresses, and big, beautiful hats adorned with succulents! This week only, Ottawa florists have come together to showcase a gorgeous display of flowers and pure, raw talent. At a VIP event last [...]

On Friday May 5th, one of the biggest annual animal rescue events in Ottawa is happening at the Lone Star Loft! Now in it’s 5th year, Rock & Rescue is a fantastic show featuring live music, fun auctions, and incredible people! Each year, local rescues benefit from the money raised at this [...]

It’s time for this week’s OLM Pet of the Week! This week we want you to meet a sweet girl who has recently discovered what a loving life the indoors life can be! Meet Panmure, a female domestic short-haired kitty who is estimated to be about two-years-old. This little lady was originally [...]

Photos courtesy of Eastern Ontario Potcake Rescue. This week's OLM Pet of the Week has the cutest set of ears we've ever seen! This week we want you to meet Chico, a 1-year-old potcake who is looking for a forever home with the help of Eastern Ontario Potcake Rescue. Chico was rescued from [...]

This weekend, indulge your inner gamer at Ottawa’s very own Capital Gaming Expo! Held on April 1st and 2nd at the Nepean Sportsplex, CGX is set to shine a spotlight on what the Canadian video game industry is all about! The annual event, which showcases all things gaming in every form, was recently [...]

Each month, animal rescues in Ottawa host various events to raise funds to help animals in need. We’ve rounded up some of the many events happening around Ottawa where you can meet adoptable pets and the organization supporting them, peruse handmade goods, and donate to a good cause. Are we missing [...]

It’s time for OLM’s Pet of the Week again and this week we want you to meet a tough little dude called Nuka. Nuka is a domestic-shorthaired kitty who is approximately one-year-old. He is currently up for adoption with Ottawa Stray Cat Rescue. This playful fellow first came into the rescue [...]

Each year just after Easter, animal shelters and rabbit rescues get flooded with unwanted and abandoned rabbits. These are just the lucky ones. Every year, despite all the warnings online, people gift live rabbits or chickens at Easter, thinking it’s a fun and whimsical gift to give to their kids [...]

Photos taken by Isabel Payne. Logo belongs to PAX East. Each year, tens of thousands of gaming fans descend upon Boston for a weekend of sublime overindulgence on all things video games. What began in 2004 as a smallish convention in Bellevue, Washington dedicated towards gaming, has blown up over [...]