This is Ottawa
Hosted by Robyn Bresnahan · CBC
4.9from 42 ratings
- 144
- Episodes
- 139
- Transcribed
- 42
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
About This is Ottawa
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 (mailto:thisisottawa@cbc.ca)
- Publisher
- CBC
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Jan 2024
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
139 of 144 episodes have a transcript.
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is the Byward Market safe? A cop and a former addict weigh in
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The sexual offender being tracked by Ottawa neighbourhood groups
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is there too much sprawl in Ottawa?
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Is the Byward Market safe? A cop and a former addict weigh in
Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Jill Anguaya is the co-owner of a small shop called Tickled Pink, selling kids' costumes and souvenirs. We've had to be very vigilant and we have to shoo away sometimes the same people and it does get frustrating. We do want there to be a visible presence of security and police and I do think that with the increases that have occurred, it has helped. Jill says that while tourists have returned to the market since the pandemic, the struggle is getting locals back because of the perception that it's unsafe. We have definitely experienced that sense that people from Ottawa who live in other areas of Ottawa don't want to come down to the market. […]
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- Randy Boswell
- Nick Paul
- Catherine McKenney
- Carol Anne Meehan
- Justine Bell
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 40 ratings
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- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Robyn Bresnahan host the show. Published by CBC.
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