Michael Bussière

Features Writer

Michael Bussière was a music producer who taught electronic music at Carleton and Mt. Royal universities, while directing research into virtual conservatories and digital stages at the Banff Centre. For a while, his sanity was challenged by being a ministerial speechwriter. His favourite fictional character is Bugs Bunny. His favourite possession is a Langford prospector canoe, and his preferred pronoun is HRH.

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A Master Carver and a Doctor Share a Lowertown Street

A Master Carver and a Doctor Share a Lowertown Street

Back in the 1860s, when Bytown was being transformed into a national capital, our little rough-and-tumble lumber town was home to 7,000 residents, two sawmills, two lumber merchants, one doctor, one theatre, plank sidewalks, muddy streets, 34 taverns, and Notre-Dame Cathedral. Colonel By himself laid [...]

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Ottawa’s Historic Houses and the Stories They Tell

Ottawa’s Historic Houses and the Stories They Tell

Ottawa’s stately beauty and charming neighbourhoods make it easy to forget that ours was originally a lumber town and not a federal capital. Today’s scenic waterways, including the Rideau Canal, were once lined with mills and manufacturing concerns serviced by smoky trains. It was only a [...]

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Cincinnati is super cool, full of fun surprises, and has a few lessons for Ottawa.

Cincinnati is super cool, full of fun surprises, and has a few lessons for Ottawa.

I didn't know what to expect when I was invited to Cincinnati, but I've returned home with plenty of good things to say about it. The compact downtown is a veritable museum of turn-of-the-20th century corporate architecture that soars from grand entrances to Athenian penthouses. Its broad sidewalks [...]

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There’s equality, and then there’s equality. How parental alienation impacts fathers.

There’s equality, and then there’s equality. How parental alienation impacts fathers.

Divorce is brutal. Anyone who has been through one or supported someone going through one knows the incredible emotional and financial toll it takes. Couples enter into a costly legal maze from which everyone emerges poorer, and no matter what reassurances children are given, they know intuitively that [...]

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Kissimmee Florida has more to see and do than you’ve ever imagineered!

Kissimmee Florida has more to see and do than you’ve ever imagineered!

ABOVE: In Kissimmee, the back door leads to the best theme parks, entertainment, shopping, and dining in Central Florida, while out front, nature lovers find a whole world of outdoor adventures. (Photo: Wild Florida Airboats via experiencekissimmee.com) Kissimmee, Florida, is located just a golfball’s [...]

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A coat of many hopes and dreams

A coat of many hopes and dreams

ABOVE: Lexy models the coat she discovered while volunteering at the Ukrainian Aylmer Donation Centre. (Photo: Sean Sisk Photography) “Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.” Charles Dickens was a keen observer of [...]

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Toronto right now! Big sports, big culture, and ice-free sidewalks

Toronto right now! Big sports, big culture, and ice-free sidewalks

ABOVE: Every winter, the reflecting pools at Nathan Phillips Square becomes a skating rink for everyone to enjoy. (Photo: iStock) Breaking news! There is no snow on Toronto sidewalks. There was no slush and no ice during the 11 days I spent exploring the city in February, and I never once had to [...]

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Direct Communication Solutions has been helping businesses reach peak performance since 2006

Direct Communication Solutions has been helping businesses reach peak performance since 2006

ABOVE: Industry 4.0 process that analyzes goods at a distribution center to maximize efficiency and reduce costs. (Photo: iStock) Direct Communication Solutions, Inc. (DCS) may not enjoy a high level of public recognition, but behind the scenes the company has been helping businesses reach peak [...]

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NCC hits delete on Sir John A.

NCC hits delete on Sir John A.

ABOVE: The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa's west end will soon sport a new name. (Photo: James Peltzer) Here we go again. The unelected National Capital Commission has engaged in a process to develop a framework for devising a strategy by which concerned parties, exclusive of the general [...]

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Alex Wu appointed President and CFO of NaaS, one of China’s largest and fastest growing EV charging service providers.

Alex Wu appointed President and CFO of NaaS, one of China’s largest and fastest growing EV charging service providers.

ABOVE: Alex Wu of NaaS Technology. In December 2022, Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, announced proposed regulations that set zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) sales targets for manufacturers and importers. At least 20 percent of new vehicles sold in Canada [...]

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