HEATHER HEAGNEY

PROFILE • SAVED SEEDS AND WILD WEEDS: THE FARMERS OF CASTLEGARTH // FOOD, SMALL BUSINESS

For Matthew Brearley, farming his parents’ land was an inevitability, even if his first career choice of chef, and his teenage self might have said otherwise.

FOOD, SMALL BUSINESSHeather HeagneyOctober 4, 2023feature, profile, local farmers, organic farming, food, food writing, Good Food Revolution, Ottawa, tomatoes

BUYERS + CELLARS: TASTE AND EXPLORE // FOOD + DRINK, SMALL BUSINESS

For Curtis Stephenson, everything changed 20 years ago when he drank Riesling with Robbie Nellis.

FOOD + DRINK, SMALL BUSINESSHeather HeagneyDecember 6, 2021wine, wine bar, wine tasting, Buyers + Cellars, Ottawa wine, sommeliers, sponsored content, Good Food Revolution

INTERVIEW • WHY CAN'T A BUSINESS DO GOOD? // COMMUNITY, SMALL BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT

Why can't a business do good? This was a question Aaron Cayer and his partners asked themselves when they opened their first skateboard shop, Antique, in Ottawa in 2011.

COMMUNITY, SMALL BUSINESS, NON-PROFITHeather HeagneyMay 2, 2021small business, Ottawa, skateboarding, entrepreneurs, community, social good, social impact, Aaron Cayer, Birling, United Way Ottawa, United Way East Ontario

PROFILE • MANDI LUNAN: SELF STARTER // FOOD, SMALL BUSINESS

Mandi Lunan, owner of Auntie Loo’s Treats, is a woman of many tastes and talents. She loves a certain vintage aesthetic, especially in music, has been known to write a zine or two, and has played in bands by the names of The Wankers and Pianosaurus Rex. At first glance, she is a tough activist chick with the tattoos to match. What might surprise you about her, however, are her sweet-as-whoopie-pie smiles, her love and compassion for animals, and the small-town charm she brings to everything she does.

FOOD, SMALL BUSINESSHeather HeagneySeptember 21, 2016baking, bakery, vegan, food, Ottawa, Ottawa food, Auntie Loo's Treats, Mandi Lunan, Prince Edward County, small business, Herd Magazine, Zara Ansar

ARTICLE • THAT WAS A BUILDING - THIS IS MY PRACTICE // SMALL BUSINESS, WORK, COMMUNITY

Dr. Patrick Heagney never thought he would be opening a new dental office at the age of 57. He never thought his arts-inclined daughters would be so heavily involved in his dental practice. He never thought he would be modernizing his office and becoming an expert in fire insurance. An early morning call in the summer of 2004 changed all that.

SMALL BUSINESS, WORK, COMMUNITYHeather HeagneySeptember 13, 2016family, dentist, community, small business, interior design, work, Dental Practice Management

BLOG STORY • CASTLEGARTH: LOCAL FOOD IN THE OTTAWA VALLEY // FOOD, TRAVEL, SMALL BUSINESS

They say you can’t go home again, but sometimes a journey leads you right back to where you began for a reason.

FOOD, SMALL BUSINESS, TRAVELHeather HeagneySeptember 12, 2016food writing, food, travel, small business, restaurants, restaurant industry, local farmers, Matthew Brearley, Castlegarth, Ottawa Valley

EVENT REVIEW • 4 PIVOT'S SAKE: CHEFS, BREWS, AND BOARDS // FOOD + DRINK, SMALL BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, NON-PROFIT

Given the nature of the sport with its sense of camaraderie, risk-taking nature, and opportunity for creative expression, it should be of no surprise that some of Ottawa’s talented chefs also know their way around a skate park.