Jane’s Walk: May 5&6
What do you love about your community? Its people, stories and history? Its lively streets and hidden laneways? How about its potential to get even better?
Thousands of Ottawa and Gatineau residents will be joining Jane’s Walk Ottawa-Gatineau to explore their city with more than 50 free citizen-led walking tours on Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May 6.
From walks that bring Heritage Minutes to life to tours that explore changes to iconic Ottawa buildings like the Chateau Laurier and National Arts Centre, Jane’s Walks offer a chance for people to get to know a new side of their city – and meet neighbours along the way. Walks are free and led by people who are passionate about their city.
2018 walk topics include:
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Help us get the word out about this free, fun event! Jane’s Walks are full of captivating content that tells the story of our city – from the accomplishments and challenges of the past to the opportunities and tensions of the future.
Walk leaders and organizers are available for interviews - Click here to for a list with contact information.
Launch Event: #JanesMob
Thursday, May 3
6 to 8 p.m.
Parkdale Park will be overtaken by Jane’s Mob — an inverted Jane’s Walk bringing together a collection of storytellers, residents, local experts, and performers to celebrate the Hintonburg’s history, present, and future.
In this “choose your own adventure” event, attendees will be given a map of the park outlining various speaker stations on various topics:
- Stories from the Parkdale Market's disastrous grand opening
- How and where to date in Hintonburg
- Why the neighbourhood is such a brewery hotspot
- What it's like to navigate the area with a seeing eye dog
- What exactly is this neighbourhood called again?!
Between talks, live music performances will fill the park. There will be a scavenger hunt in partnership with Street Art Miniatures, the anonymous artist who has been filling the city with tiny hidden charms. The Ottawa Public Library’s BiblioBike will be there, too. If that isn’t quite enough, plenty of lawn games, art projects and snacks will keep the whole family busy.
In partnership with Awesome Ottawa, the Wellington West Business Improvement Area and Synapcity.
About Jane’s Walk
Jane’s Walk Ottawa-Gatineau began in 2008 with 14 citizen-led walks and has since grown to more than 50 walks spanning neighbourhoods from Stittsville to Orléans to Deschênes. Offered in English or French, these walking tours welcomed more than 2,000 participants last year.
Created in Toronto in 2007, Jane’s Walk celebrates the life and work of late activist and author Jane Jacobs by encouraging residents to get out and explore their city. Jacobs called for a more people-centered approach to urban planning. She famously coined the term “sidewalk ballet” to describe her own experience of a vibrant, healthy neighbourhood. To celebrate Jane’s ideas, free walking tours are led by local volunteers who want to share their own sidewalk ballet, from Calgary to Canberra, Guelph to Guadalajara. In 2013, more than 2,000 local participants were amongst those who took part in the Jane’s Walk movement in more than 100 countries across the globe.
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” – Jane Jacobs
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