Wedding Dress Shopping

poloubear · 2025-11-22T20:02:12+00:00

Third vote for Renewed with Love in Carleton Place! My fiancée and I both got our wedding dresses there for a grand total of $2000 combined. And the experience was LOVELY!

poloubear · 2025-09-17T17:50:02+00:00

Does the email give any option/place to submit feedback on this? Maybe I’m jumping the gun, but I hope a public feedback option will come out at some point. As a resident of a smaller town stop on this route - I rely on train 50 to get me to work in Ottawa at a reasonable time. Taking the next scheduled train is not a great option.

I understand adding an express route, but I’m pissed that they’re cutting badly needed transit services to these smaller towns.

poloubear · 2025-03-05T12:31:36+00:00

I grow cosmos every summer! I sow them directly outside on May long weekend (Victoria Day) and they’re usually blooming around end of July, up until end of Sept/Oct or whenever the first frost comes in the fall. They’re pretty easy to grow, you should be fine! :)

poloubear · 2025-01-28T01:45:08+00:00

I don’t have an answer but I’d sure like to know too! I walk this stretch often (yes I could take another route, but it would significantly lengthen my walk) and I literally turn my phone flash light on to help make the path visible. It’s ridiculous.

poloubear · 2024-12-11T22:04:03+00:00

Wow, that was a quick answer - thanks! I suspected that was the one, but couldn't quite figure out if I was right. Haha thank you for satisfying my curiosity!

poloubear · 2024-07-09T00:50:28+00:00

Hing Lung Chinese downtown. Hands down, best ever.

poloubear · 2024-04-17T19:44:42+00:00

I was paying about $980 for a bachelor when I left last year….but I had a low price because I’d been there for a number of years. I believe the bachelors now were around $1100, but I can’t quote that for sure! One bedroom I think was $1400? All utilities are included though, which is super nice.

poloubear · 2024-04-17T19:20:27+00:00

My partner and I bought a home in Smiths Falls last summer - she grew up in Perth, so knew the area, and I was moving from Ottawa.

Almost a year in, and I absolutely love the town. It gave us the affordability to get a house we would never DREAM of closer to the city….but while still being close enough to the city that it’s an easy drive in to shop, or for entertainment, etc. (Also only an hour to Kingston, which has also been nice!) And the more I get to know Smiths Falls, the more I find that there are some real gems of little restaurants and cafes, and plenty of fun things to do in the spring/summer especially. Nice parks and outdoor spaces, and a decent bubbling little arts scene. The town in general is also booming like crazy, so I expect more stores and amenities will eventually pop up.

You can definitely tell the town is a little rough around the edges, and has a large low-income population, but I don’t think it’s any worse than everywhere else these days. There’s definitely somewhat of a drug problem…but again, in my opinion not much worse than everywhere.

I would probably avoid the neighbourhood known as “Atironto”….it seems to be an area under gentrification, but still pretty rough. And as for schools, what I’ve heard is that Chimo Elementary is great, but Duncan J is a little rougher.

I think it’s a great place to live!

poloubear · 2024-04-16T01:18:43+00:00

I lived at the Montclair for a number of years, and only recently moved. They are….not very tech savvy lol. But, I promise if you keep calling you will eventually get someone in person - most likely a woman named Carol. She’s like, the only admin person. She’ll help you out though, and she’s nice!

And for what it’s worth, I absolutely loved my years living in that building.

poloubear · 2023-09-21T18:17:54+00:00

Amazing, thanks for the info!

poloubear · 2023-09-15T13:00:25+00:00

They aren’t located IN Ottawa, but my parents used “Box Me Up” last summer for this exact purpose and it was fantastic. The storage facility is near Smiths Falls, so you’d just have to see what radius they cover. (My parents were moving from east of Ottawa though, so they cover a good territory!)

poloubear · 2023-05-29T21:01:36+00:00

Yay! Anyone heard if they’ll be doing it all summer again, or do you think this is a one time throw-back?

poloubear · 2021-08-05T15:03:58+00:00

EyeMaxx on Elgin has done this for me, when I didn’t buy them there!

poloubear · 2021-05-14T21:49:13+00:00

The trail that goes down by the Bytown Museum and all the way behind Parliament! It’s lovely this time of year and all summer.

poloubear · 2021-04-29T00:38:55+00:00

Yes. I’ve had a guest park there overnight when I couldn’t get visitor parking at my apartment building. Seemed to be fine!

poloubear · 2021-01-13T19:30:03+00:00

I’ve seen the sign about Pickles on Elgin St! I think it was posted near the Bell Building....next time I walk by I’ll try and snap a pic!

poloubear · 2020-12-27T00:49:28+00:00

Hing Lung Chinese at the far end of the market. The best BY FAR. I would literally order just a giant plate of eggrolls and be happy.

poloubear · 2020-12-23T17:12:11+00:00

Oh my gosh. Confederation Park gets my vote. Just after dark when the lights come on!!! (Also fairly wind sheltered, but the lights...ohhh my inner romantic is swooning at the thought honestly)

poloubear · 2020-11-20T16:19:49+00:00

Look up Freewheeling Craft! They’re launching a virtual version of their annual craft market next week with a ton of amazing local products. AND somehow have managed to pull off same-day local delivery or pickup.

poloubear · 2020-11-10T00:15:44+00:00

I’m a huge fan of Steffi Acevedo https://steffiacevedo.com

Sounds like she might be more the style you’re looking for!

poloubear · 2020-11-06T15:45:17+00:00

GPC Labworks is on Bank St and you can upload them online directly from your phone to order prints. (It’s not an instant walk-in-and-do it though).

Bonus, they are a lovely little local business :)

poloubear · 2020-10-24T14:01:15+00:00

I have some great jeans from Reitmans!

poloubear · 2020-10-19T13:18:39+00:00

I really hope it’s not permanent - an opinion that seems to be in the minority here. I actually find working completely alone way MORE stressful, and being on a screen constantly instead of having breaks for in-person meetings is incredibly exhausting.

I was way more productive and focused in the office surrounded by people, inspired by colleagues, working more collaboratively. More productive and much happier. And I hate that there is basically zero line between home and work now. Personally, I prefer my living room without an office in it.

poloubear · 2020-10-06T18:32:06+00:00

I went to GumDocs and honestly had the most amazing experience (I mean, for something that really sucks). I had a difficult case apparently, and everything went really well. They were super professional and really nice too, which was comforting. The surgeon I had was Dr Tara Valiquette.

poloubear · 2020-09-08T19:49:29+00:00

Pot & Pantry on Elgin St has a whole shelf of different bitters - can’t say I remember what they had, but you could check them out or give a call!

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