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This is Ottawa

This is Ottawa

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Summary

How are high rents impacting Ottawa businesses? What happens during an all-nighter at the Elgin Street Diner? Every week, host Robyn Bresnahan does a deep dive into a story you're curious about and the issues you want to understand in the city we call home. New episodes every Monday. Have an idea for an episode? Email: thisisottawa@cbc.ca

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Episodes
  • Own less. Borrow more. Ottawa’s lending economy is booming.

    Own less. Borrow more. Ottawa’s lending economy is booming.
    May 4 2026

    Need a saw to build a deck, but it’s not in the reno budget? Borrow it. Want to try camping, but you don’t have a tent? There’s a lending library for that. Stuff is expensive, but Robyn Bresnahan discovered you can be a loaner in Ottawa when it comes to just about anything.

    FYI: The Ottawa Outdoor Gear Library's annual Open House and Gear Grab is Sunday, June 7th, 11 am - 2 pm.
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    15 mins
  • This Is Me In Grade 9

    This Is Me In Grade 9
    Apr 27 2026

    Grade 9 is a biggie. The first year of high school. New class formats. New friends. Hormones. Social media. Robyn Bresnahan spends a day at St Francis Xavier school in Riverside South talking to ninth graders about dating, summer jobs, homework and what keeps them up at night.

    Credit to the Barenaked Ladies for 'Grade 9', Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo and Disney's High School Musical.

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    21 mins
  • Lot full: why parking downtown Ottawa is such a gong show

    Lot full: why parking downtown Ottawa is such a gong show
    Apr 20 2026

    Demand for downtown parking exceeds supply on certain weekday mornings. To score a spot, some commuters have a strategy. Robyn Bresnahan hung out in some downtown parking garages to hear why commuters feel the cost and stress of parking downtown is still worth it.

    And if you want to hear more on Ottawa's transit woes, that episode is here.
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    19 mins
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