After being a well-known personality in mainstream journalism for 41 years, Carol Anne Meehan has decided to “walk out peacefully into the sunset.” Meehan was the face of CTV Ottawa for 27 years until she was unexpectedly let go in November 2015 in a swarm of cutbacks at the station. ...

Media news you may have missed this week – the _ Ottawa Sun _ launched a new website on Tuesday. Interestingly, the last time they redid their website, in April 2011, it was also launched on a Tuesday. Here’s a blog about it from our archives… The design is essentially a refreshed, modern take on the old tile design. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67963” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Mayor Jim Watson says OC Transpo bus drivers who operate in Gatineau will be instructed to ignore Bill 62, a new Quebec law which bans people from wearing face coverings which receiving public services. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] ...

[caption id=“attachment_81645” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] From left: Michelle LeBlanc and David Gerow, cast members, during a previous radio-style play put on by Plosive Productions. (Via Plosive Productions)[/caption] Teri Loretto-Valentik remembers the disappointment she felt after reading it – the last in a batch of letters that belonged to a soldier from the First World War. ...

[caption id=“attachment_81574” align=“alignright” width=“260”] Downie (via NAC)[/caption] _ (Via National Arts Centre) _ October 18, 2017 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre mourns the loss of Gord Downie, the lead singer of the iconic Canadian band The Tragically Hip. ...

_ (Via Freshii) _ Freshii, one of the fastest growing health and wellness brands is celebrating their Grand Opening in Kanata on October 24th. Franchise partners Stewart Cattroll and Henry Chen opened their first location in Kanata North last month. The new store is located at ** 1106 Klondike Road, Unit B, Kanata, Ontario . ...

[caption id=“attachment_81431” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] From left: Natalie, Steve and Darren Cody. “You can’t sit back and let things happen. You have to do something about it and that’s what we do.” says Steve of a bill that would dedicate 10 per cent of Ontario’s advertising budget to drug awareness. ...

[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. ...