Growing up in Chinatown walking tour

by Jackson

Som­er­set West, the only place in the world where China and Italy touch.

Grow­ing Up in Chi­na­town is an inti­mate tour through a unique urban envi­ron­ment that holds lessons for liv­ing in an increas­ingly mul­ti­cul­tural Canada. I’m really excited to give this walk as part of the 3rd annual Jane’s Walk festival.

Jane’s Walk is a week­end fes­ti­val of free neigh­bour­hood walk­ing tours given by locals who care pas­sion­ately about where they live, work and play. Jane’s Walk is a pedestrian-focused event that improves urban lit­er­acy by offer­ing insights into local his­tory, plan­ning, design, and civic engage­ment through the sim­ple act of walk­ing and observing.

http://www.janeswalkottawa.ca/

The details

When: Sun­day, May 2, 2010 , 3 PM, dura­tion about 1 hour (prob­a­bly fol­lowed by a stop at a nearby cof­fee shop).

Starts: The small park at Som­er­set St. W and Cam­bridge St. N, by the rock. and ends up in the same place!

Join me for a look at child­hood and com­mu­nity in one of Ottawa’s most mul­ti­cul­tural neighborhoods.

more info: http://www.janeswalkottawa.ca/database/view.asp?item=tour-142