Jane's Walk: Hintonburg and Wellington West
Guided Tour by Susan Johnston
In Person Fiction Free
We'll meet outside Suzy Q Donuts, 1015 Wellington Street West and end the walk where we started.
Join us for an interactive walk through Hintonburg and Wellington West as we explore some familiar streets and landmarks through works of fiction and poetry. We'll do some readings and/or discuss the choice of setting for selected works, and muse on what the location may be telling us about its meaning.
Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
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Date: |
Saturday Oct 25, 2025 |
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Time: |
09:30 AM |
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Duration: |
1 hour 45 min |
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Language: |
English |
Where:
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Start: |
Suzy Q Donuts, 1015 Wellington Street West |
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End: |
same |
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Area: |
Hintonburg and Wellington West |
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Distance: Closest LRT: |
2.5 km Bayview Station (also featured in Peggy Blair’s Shadow Play) |
Accessibility:
The walk will follow city sidewalks and paved paths.
The following are books we may touch on or read from, and there may be others:
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Amy Tector - The Foulest Things
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Andre Alexis - The Night Piece
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Anita Lahey - Spinning Side Kick, While Supplies Last
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Blaine Marchand – Becoming History: A Life Told Through Poetry
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Brenda Chapman - Cold Mourning, The Success Story in: A Capital Murder
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Charles de Lint - Moonheart, Yarrow
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Diana Brebner - The Golden Lotus
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Jean Van Loon - Bridgehead and Grace’s Luck (in The New Quarterly)
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Katie Tallo - Dark August, Poison Lilies
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Nina Berkhout - The Gallery of Lost Species
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Peggy Blair - Shadow Play
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rob mclennan - The Ottawa City Project
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Selim Ulug - The Woman in Red
Note: this is a non-exhaustive list of work referencing, or set in, Hintonburg and Wellington West. There’s lots more.