Café Le Hibou was once an Ottawa institution, Ken Rockburn writes

Café Le Hibou, an Ottawa institution for 15 years, the home to some of the most respected and talented musicians, actors and poets of the time, was shuttered because a bureaucrat wanted a cut of the door for the federal government.

The following is an excerpt from We Are As the Times Are: The Story of Café Le Hibou, by Ottawa writer Ken Rockburn. Once located at 521 Sussex Dr., Café Le Hibou was an Ottawa institution before closing its doors in 1975. The book is available at Perfect Books, Books on ...

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