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I believed I had chosen a profession where I would make a difference and what I wrote would impact people’s lives. I also expected to retire from this profession. That was not to be. -- Theresa Fritz, former managing editor of Metroland Media East. ...

We are a family of seven – Mom, Dad, and five young children, ages 11, 9, 7, 6 and 4 – who, over the past year, have experienced both joy and heartbreak with relation to our family dogs. The story is a long one, which over its course has included incredible support and compassion from our community of Stittsville. ...

Kanata North Coun. Marianne Wilkinson is looking to set up a community news site to replace the _ Kanata Kourier-Standard _ , which is to be closed in January, writes Paul Adams, an _ iPolitics _ columnist. The _ Kourier-Standard _ is closing along with _ Metro Ottawa _ and seven other Ottawa community newspapers previously owned by Torstar Corp. ...

With its website launched last week and logo drawn up on a napkin, Ottawa’s newest media outlet is rolling with a core staff of uOttawa students and some contributors from around the community. _ Undercurrent Ottawa _ takes a new approach to local news, focusing on the “intersection” of politics and social justice in the capital, which the outlet’s founders say is often underestimated. ...

[caption id=“attachment_83853” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] The Downie and Wenjack families onstage during a tribute to Gord Downie at We Day in Ottawa on Wednesday. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] The family of Gord Downie took to the stage at We Day on Wednesday for a moving tribute to the late songwriter. ...

[caption id=“attachment_83569” align=“aligncenter” width=“1038”] Santa Claus waves during Stittsville’s Parade of Lights in November 2016. (Barry Gray photo)[/caption] A list of Santa Claus parades in Ottawa. To add to this list, email feedback@ottawastart.com . ** Nov. 18: 48th Annual Santa Toy Parade @ 11 a. ...

[caption id=“attachment_81427” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] We the Parents, a group that advocates for opioid awareness, is launching a new recovery program. Steve Cody, a We the Parents member, speaks at a meeting last Thursday. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Advocacy group We the Parents held a meeting at the Kanata Recreation Centre on Thursday to give an update on the growing opioid crisis and a smart recovery program coming to Kanata. ...

[caption id="attachment_81134" align="aligncenter" width="1038"]  Students, staff, volunteers and elected officials took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony -- complete with kid-sized scissors -- at Stittsville Public School on Friday, September 29. It marked the official opening of a new outdoor classrom. ...

[caption id=“attachment_80952” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Gabrielle Shonk and her band performing at the NAC Fourth Stage during its grand unveiling on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2017. (Roy Grogan/via NAC)[/caption] The trouble with booking emerging artists a year in advance is, when it comes time for the show to begin, they may not be “emerging” anymore. ...

Here is a list of free Thanksgiving meals happening in Ottawa this weekend. All meals first come, first serve. ** Sit Guy Carleton Secondary School (55 Centrepointe Dr.) ** – Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. * There will be a shuttle bus to and from the school at 11:30 a. ...