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Reporter @LowDownNews | he/him/il
Ottawa
Joined October 2020
Amazing to have four of our @JSchool_CU grads tell our first-year journalism students about their work. Thanks to (L-R in the portrait) Joy SpearChief-Morris (Toronto Star), Jonah Grignon (GlacierFarmMedia), Marissa Galko (Ottawa Business Journal) and Simon Hopkins (The Low Down)
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Liberal MP for Gatineau Steven MacKinnon says Mark Carney’s plan to “build Canada” aligns with Gatineau’s need for a new bridge crossing the Ottawa river.
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Speaking at a campaign launch event in Chelsea, Que, Liberal MP for Hull-Aylmer Greg Fergus said “We need to avoid ideological cuts to the public service.”
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Liam Carey, the head chef at Wakefield’s Village House, won the jury’s choice award at the Outaouais en cuisine cooking competition, while Wakefield Mill chef Marie-Ève Gingras won the popular vote. Read about it today in the Low Down https://t.co/ATGT9hLA19
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SOURCE CALL-OUT 📣: Have you noticed an increase of road salt used inside, outside and around OC Transpo stations? Do you have thoughts about this usage? If so, for @OttawaCitizen, I’d love to chat. DMs are open and my email is alex.mackie.canada@gmail.com
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Chelsea Mayor pushes through $54 million five-year plan with tiebreaker vote #Chelsea #Quebec #LocalNews
https://t.co/9QIcUh52Zb
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Wakefield’s iconic Black Sheep Inn set to reopen in January following 4 year hiatus. Cue the music! #ottnews #blacksheepinn
https://t.co/Kcw4oviPh5
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Guénard called the first the “visual identity” of the anniversary and the second the official logo.
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Chelsea Mayor Pierre Guénard announces the municipality’s logo to celebrate the municipality’s 150th anniversary in 2025.
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A tree goes down in Wakefield cutting power to much of La Pêche. My story for the Low Down https://t.co/d9ewJPyn68
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An Ottawa Public Health report found one in four households experienced food insecurity in 2023, up significantly from the previous year when one in seven households struggled to afford groceries. #Ottnews
https://t.co/qL6ZNewne5
cbc.ca
The number of households in Ottawa that struggle to afford food nearly doubled between 2022 and 2023, according to a report by the city's public health agency.
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Glad to see journalism students @JSchool_CU take the initiative to catch up with Premier Doug Ford after he helped launch Carleton's new nursing program. When the Premier slipped out a side entrance with no media availability, journalism students scrummed him in the garage. Bravo
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NCC lowered ice thickness standard to push Rideau Canal Skateway open in February
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MRC des Collines Police arrested a Zamboni driver at a Chelsea, QC rink for allegedly driving the Zamboni under the influence on Oct. 21. Video shared by the police appears to show the ice resurfacing machine crashing into the boards. More: https://t.co/e9p0qlZDMf
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The increased 'welcome tax' on home purchases in Chelsea, QC, paid to the municipality will be: 2.25% for amounts between $500,001 and $750,000 3% for amounts of $750,001 and over My story: https://t.co/4SkqneCZEe
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Beyond the competition: what day to day life was like for a Nepean athlete at the Paris Games
kitchissippi.com
Nepean’s Julie Brousseau dove headfirst into her first Olympic games in August.
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Families in Low, QC found out 90 minutes before the first day of school the bus wasn't coming. The headache lasted 12 schooldays before it was resolved this week. From me in @LowDownNews
https://t.co/qBxMYb1Uml
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NEW FROM ME: Are police pushing drug users into Centretown and Somerset? Police say no, the local community association and city councillor say yes. #ottnews
https://t.co/v2SpDuvBOo
kitchissippi.com
It’s a Thursday evening in late August, and paramedics are responding to an overdose call on Somerset Street near Booth Street.
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