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Reversing time:

A look back at 20 years in Kitchissippi

BY CHARLIE SENACK

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ime is a funny concept. It’s an unsolved mystery, a force of unknown nature, a precious resource. Days can feel like weeks, years can feel like months.

Sometimes it feels like the world needs to slow down, other times we want it to speed up. Good memories feel like they pass too quickly, bad times feel like they never end.

No matter the life circumstance, situation, or outcome, time never stops. Each moment in time soon becomes the past, then a distant memory. We live in the present as we look ahead for a better, brighter future.

With time comes change, evolvement, new beginnings. It gives us an opportunity to look back, reflect, and view what we could have done better.

The Kitchissippi community is ever evolving and adapting. With time, it has changed through various cycles of life.

Over the last two decades, used car lots have been turned into high-rise condo projects. Zoning amendments have been introduced to allow for larger scale developments. Light rail transit has finally come to fruition after decades of planning and years of construction havoc.

While many changes are noticeable, many aspects of the community have remained the same. Wellington West and Westboro are home to some of the longest running businesses in Ottawa.

Memories from the past are ingrained in the walls of heritage buildings that the community fought hard to protect. The Parkdale Market is still going strong after almost 100 years.

What’s not changed is the care, dedication and passion Kitchissippi residents have for their neighbors, their community, and their city.

As a community paper, we have been able to ensure that untold stories reach living rooms, kitchens, storefronts, and coffee shops since 2003.

Almost 15,000 people read the Kitchissippi Times in print monthly. Tens of thousands more stay up

to date with the community through our website.

To celebrate our 20th anniversary, we are looking back at some of the biggest newsmakers Kitchissippi has faced over the last two decades.

On the sides of pages you will see the stories of many faces who have been on the pages of Kitchissippi Times over the last 20 years. Some stories are heartfelt, others are tragic. All are important.

By my rough count, we have published somewhere between 300 and 400 newspapers since the very first issue of KT hit newsstands in October 2003. Since then thousands of interviews have been conducted and thousands of local stories have been told.

Unfortunately, most of KT’s archives from our first seven years have been lost to time. A big thank you to Millie Farley, Andrea Tomkins, and Dave Allston for their help in filling the gaps.

Visit our website for more in-depth archives at Kitchissippi.com.

Members of the Kitchissippi Times team past and present gathered in late October to share memories of the paper. Former editors Andrea Tomkins (second left) and Maureen McEwan (middle) were among those in attendance.

Inserts from top to bottom: Publisher Michael Curran, sales representative Eric Dupuis, graphic designer Céline Paquette, editor Charlie Senack and ‘Early Days’ writer Dave Allston. ALL PHOTOS BY ELLEN BOND.

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or 20 years, hundreds of Kitchissippi Times issues have made their way through the gold coloured boxes which can be found throughout the neighbourhood.

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Here’s to another 20 years of informing Kitchissippi residents!

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The newspaper printed its first issue in October 2003 after local journalist Mark Sutcliffe wanted to fill a void in community news.

Two decades later, our original mission statement is still going strong: “To serve as a community leader by maintaining a strong, vibrant and specifically local information forum for the people of Kitchissippi, by providing strong and useful content about local issues, events, and people.”

The newspaper was formed at a time when community journalism was competitive in Ottawa, before platforms like Facebook and Twitter (now called X) changed the media landscape.

Sutcliffe said it was a small operation which was primarily run through his living room.

“We were a very small team and it was a very small business, and for the longest time we didn’t even have an office,” he said. “When we first started, I was a photographer who took a lot of the pictures for the paper. I did some writing, I worked with some of the businesses [and] I did the finances.”

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As part of the agreement, Newswest remained an independent entity. They retained editorial control of content, its name, its board and its accounts receivable. KT assumed Newswest’s debt which it paid back over a set schedule, and was also in charge of selling ads for both sections.

The partnership came to an end in January 2019.

“The paper is getting smaller, the median age of volunteers is getting older – and a lot of us just can’t do the running around anymore,” said then Newswest editor Tim Thibeault. “It’s a tradition that began, but as time has changed, so have traditions.”

Over the past 20 years, the Kitchissippi Times has evolved as well.

Editors and writers have come and gone, sections and columns have been added or removed, and the publication has shifted from printing 26 issues a year to 10.

When the newspaper was founded, 37,000 people lived in Kitchissippi ward. Today, that number is over 43,000. Our distribution area is even larger when you count parts of Bay and Somerset wards where the paper also has a strong presence.

At a time when community news is struggling to stay alive, KT continues to be strong. It’s thanks to the team, advertisers, and most of all, the readers.

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Sutcliffe’s mom, Florence Ng-Yelim, would also help with the invoicing.

Donna Neil, who was KT’s associate publisher and chief marketing officer, said it was like a family-run business.

When the newspaper boxes were acquired, Neil said they weren’t quite ready to be put on street corners yet. Her sister spent hours cleaning them, scraping off the old stickers, and putting on new ones.

“The very first issue… we did an overprint.

Friends and family spread out across the neighbourhood and handed out copies,” Neil said.

The first issue of KT included an eight page spread on Newswest, a volunteer-run publication, founded in 1978. Their organization was facing climbing debt at the time, and joined forces with Kitchissippi Times as a way to survive.

Having a “paper in a paper” was a controversial move with the Newswest board being divided over the proposal. Even so, they voted 170 to 46 in support of merging, labeling the partnership as a “second chance” in the first joint issue.

“The board said that a failure to find volunteers to contribute to and distribute the paper would lead to its eventual demise,” wrote Natalie Hanson in the October 2003 Newswest section.

“Under the agreement, Newswest will be guaranteed at least eight pages of editorial content in the Kitchissippi Times, which will grow in tandem with the new paper.”

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Family loses house, not spirit, to fire

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With fire spreading through the basement of his family’s three-storey, half-million dollar, century-old Westboro home, a young boy clutched a bag of cheese as he left, under his mother’s orders, in search of more fire extinguishers.

Amidst all his choices, Johane Westeinde, then 7, knew exactly why he grabbed the cheese. “I was getting it in case we went poor,” he said.

The Westeinde family home, built in 1903 at the northwest corner of

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Golden Ave. and Kenwood Ave., quickly went up in flames. The blaze began in the basement. Trucks containing 53 personnel from seven fire stations were quick to respond. Firefighters used chainsaws to cut through the roof and smashed windows. Close to $450,000 in damages were reported.

“The whole thing took about one or two minutes. All I could see was a foggy orangeness in the basement,” said then 9-year-old Nicole Westeinde.

​– Jay Baltz, past president and chair of the zoning committee for the Hintonburg Community Association.

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OCTOBER 2003 The first issue of the Kitchissippi Times is published by Mark Sutcliffe and Donna Neil. Top stories that month include hazing at Nepean High School, development at the corner of Holland and Wellington, and Tunney’s Pasture Transitway restoration.

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NOVEMBER 2004 Three preliminary designs are presented to residents over what should be done with Bayview Yards. They include residential construction and community greenspace that would replace Laroche Park.

When I moved back to Kitchissippi in 1998, I just loved how vibrant and exciting the neighbourhood was.

There were so many interesting people, so many great neighbours I was getting to know, so many great things happening. I started the paper because I wanted to capture the nature of Kitchissippi.

Kitchissippi Times took off really quickly in terms of people’s appreciation of it. It wasn’t because of me, it was because of all the people who put in the effort. It quickly became one of the best newspapers in Ottawa. I heard that from people regularly; it really reflected the character of the community.

We live in a country in a city, but where we really live is in a neighbourhood. We are connected

to the shops and businesses, the community centre, the school, and to the recreation facilities and local charities.

I’m very proud to see KT still printing and I’m happy because I know how much the newspaper means to the residents of Kitchissippi. I always grab a copy when I’m walking down the street and I see a new edition in one of the boxes. It’s a source of pride for me.

JANUARY 2005 A 13-year-old boy from Broadview Public School recovers from a broken jaw after being beat up outside Aladdin Convenience at Broadview Ave. and Carling Ave. Four Notre Dame High School students are charged and facing expulsion as a result.

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OCTOBER 2007 The new Great Canadian Theatre Company [GCTC] Irving Greenberg Theatre opens for the first time.

The first play was The Man From The Capital held on Oct. 11. That same year, Hintonburg was listed in "enRoute", Air Canada's inflight magazine, as one of the top emerging neighborhoods in the country.

August 2004

Donna Neil

Associate publisher, chief marketing officer 2003-2014 which was “the spirit of Kitchissippi.”

I hit the streets and I must have walked miles for weeks and weeks telling businesses about what we were doing. I’m sure between us, Mark and I stopped in every single business in Westboro and Wellington West.

Community newspapers contribute to a neighbourly community feeling.

It’s important to do stories that other media isn’t going to cover. We were fortunate enough to have created something that is still embraced by Kitchissippi. To see the paper still going strong is rewarding.

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APRIL 2010 Residents oppose transitway buses on Scott Street. “This would mean up to three buses a minute during peak hours and bus traffic 24 hours a day for the next five years,” said Cheryl Parrott.

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At this point, I don’t even care whether the city settles with them or not because I’m already peeved about December. If you’ve got a union that’s wanting public support, they haven’t gotten mine

By using blades with five wheels, Stephane Tremblay, a long distance and sprint inline skater, has taken his passion through North America and into Cuba.

The then 32-year-old Kitchissippi resident was fresh off a fourth place finish at the nationals, good enough to qualify him for the national team. On average, he can reach speeds of 40 to 50 km per hour.

As a kid he played hockey but quickly realized he was better on wheels instead of blades.

“I’m not very agile. I would be skating and the boards would be arriving. I was going too fast,” he said. His head tilts back and a laugh escapes as he describes the temptation of asphalt. “Every time we drive by a parking lot that’s smooth, we just want to skate there.”

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Mark Sutcliffe and I had worked together previously and we had talked about maybe starting a newspaper in this growing, prosperous neighbourhood.

We just hit the road running. NewsWest was publishing in that neighbourhood for many years, so one of our first steps was to approach them and work out a relationship.

We had lots of help in terms of time and effort. It was like a small, family business. We literally met in Mark's living room or at a coffee shop and talked about what the logo was going to look like, or the tag line

Blading near the produce

​– Mike Morris, owner of Wellington Home Hardware.

JUNE 2008

JANUARY 2009 Kitchissippi retailers are feeling the blow from OC Transpo’s transit strike after a year where sales were already low because of neighborhood construction work.

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DECEMBER 2011 Residents oppose Uniform’s plan for 194 units in two towers—14 and 16 storeys at 335 Roosevelt Avenue in Westboro.

It is inline with allowed density, but residents say the height and shape of the towers would grossly contradict the cherished human scale that marks the neighbourhood.

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The former St. George’s School on Piccadilly is demolished to make way for a new townhouse development. Tennis courts south of the church are lost to make way for houses. That same month, St Mary’s School on Beech Street closes due to low enrollment.

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Westboro native tees up in Nevada

The temperature hovers around zero as Julie Cashaback tears the cover off her driver.

The then 24-year-old Westboro native golfing star recently returned from Mesquite, Nevada, where she competed in the Re/Max World Long Drive Competition, placing 19th.

She ranked among the top female competitors in Canada in the growing sport.

“I’ve gone from a nobody to a long drive superstar,” she joked. “I want to get on TV. I want to hold a trophy and watch it on ESPN.” Cashaback, who worked at the Royal Ottawa Golf Club, said the biggest challenge is nerves and keeping the balls in bounds. Her eyes

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light up when asked why she prefers long drive over traditional golf.

“It’s the bomb feeling you get when you hit the ball,” Cashaback said. “You don’t know how the ball got there, but it did.”

In the first year I wrote about everything from political campaigns to sporting events, fundraisers, notable institutions, and condo developments which were big issues at the time. It was always fun to meet new people and do my best to write stories that helped inform people, maybe educate them sometimes, and make them appreciate that Kitchissippi is a pretty incredible place to live.

In the early days, I was writing a lot of pieces about youth in the community who were doing amazing things. They were musicians, artists, scientists, or athletes going to national competitions and events.

I remember how excited the kids always were to be featured. It felt like a real honour to write about them.

In the very first issue the editor at the time asked if I knew any other writers. It turned out that my son Nick, who was in grade six at the time, had quite an interest in writing.

I asked if they’d be interested in having a youth column and so it began for him. He wrote until about halfway through his high school career, when he then handed the baton off to my daughter, Mollie.

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JULY 2016

The Westboro BIA announces that new life will be coming to Winston Square. Paving stones, art, benches, flagpoles, and a living wall with plants are all part of the plan. “It’s about bringing the community together,” said Patti Church, a local marketing expert involved with the project.

Abdirahman Abdi dies outside his Hilda Street apartment after an incident with the Ottawa Police Service. Constable Daniel Montsion is charged with manslaughter. In 2020 he was found not guilty. Abdi’s death led to many Black Lives Matter protests across Ottawa.

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A new YMCA-YWCA is announced for Carlingwood Shopping Centre. That same month, an inaugural Wellington Mile Race is held over the Thanksgiving longweekend, with Leah Laroque coming in first place. Residents also meet to discuss the future of Byron Park.

The heritage process begins for Bayview Yards. The year prior city council announced a new innovation centre would be coming to the site. “This building is going to be a really inspiring place to do some great economic work,” said councillor Jeff Leiper.

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November 2006

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Editor 2003-2005 ‘Kitchissippi Catch Up’ which was a roundup of what was going on in residents' lives. The idea was like an old fashioned newsletter.

I think it’s great that KT is still going strong. Community newspapers are so important for a neighbourhood because it gives people a chance to share their own concerns about things that will directly impact their lives. It tells stories that won’t be told anywhere else. It gives people a sense of belonging, an opportunity to feel like they are part of a place that is more than the walls of their house.

Want to know how a young Kitchissippi kayaker gets selected by the United States and Chinese Olympic committees to train on an Olympiccaliber course in China? Just ask Melbourne Avenue's Michael Tayler.

"I just want to get better. This was an opportunity to improve my skills for the Canadian junior team trials next year," Michael, then 14, said.

He won the past two Canadian whitewater championships for cadets (14 and under) as well as his age group at August's North American Whitewater Championships and two gold medals at international slalom races in the U.S. His sixth-place finish in the 2006 junior (18 and under) caught Canadian eyes, such

Wellington West’s historic Magee House suffers a partial collapse after its west-facing wall falls onto the street below. Engineers said an absence of mortar is to blame.

Years later the court battle is still in limbo as the building sits vacant and boarded up. Owner Ovidio Sbrissa said he still hopes to save what he calls his “castle in the sky.”

The COVID-19 pandemic hits and all non-essential businesses are forced to close.

The Westboro BIA encourages businesses to expand their online shops. The Parkdale Food Centre sees an increase in demand as their drop-in programming is canceled.

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A double decker OC Transpo bus collides with the overhang structure at Westboro Station. Part of the upper deck is torn on impact, killing three people and injuring 23 others. Driver Aissatou Diallo is charged with three counts of dangerous driving causing death and 35 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. She is later acquitted of all charges.

The Prince of Wales Bridge becomes the Chief William Commanda Bridge. The City of Ottawa announces a $22.5 million plan to open the interprovincial crossing to pedestrians and cyclists.

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as Colorado-based international development coach Chris Wiegand, who led the trip to China.

Editor’s note: Tayler has gone on to compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, and the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Mark and I had worked together on lots of publications before. When he wanted to start the paper it seemed like a really great fit and I got involved.

I saw a chance for a newspaper that really contained all the basic nuts and bolts but went beyond it.

It reflected the people of the neighbourhood and talked about things people were gossiping about.

We got to sort through if rumors were true. We got to highlight residents of the neighbourhood who were doing interesting things with their lives. We had a page called

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December 2008 Life’s twists bring new opportunities for young artist

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From small-town Estonia to Hintonburg may seem like a huge step in anyone's life, but for artist Julia Naurzalijeva it represents a continuum of development and adaptation - a reality of the modern world. One door closes, another opens.

Naurzalijeva moved here in April 2008 with her husband, Krzysztof (Kristof) Grabarczyk and two children - Timmy, 7, and Sophia, 2 - from Chicago, where they had lived for eight years.

Before immigrating to the United States, she worked as an artist in film and theatre in Russia. When all the movie and theatre productions shut down due to financial problems, Kristof - who has a background in social work - suggested they look elsewhere.

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met Vince Piazza, owner of the Ottawa Bagel Shop and Deli. Piazza gave Naurzalijeva employment in his store as she searched for full-time work as a counsellor, and was able to host two exhibitions at the Wellington St. W business.

“My grandmother started to draw after she retired. She did very nice landscapes and still-life. We lived together and I really liked to paint, draw, and do paper mache,” said Naurzalijeva.

“My work is of feelings, emotions, and impressions.”

I joined the Kitchissippi Times team in fall 2010, when I started working with its parent company. At the time, the newspaper was led by a terrifically talented and devoted team that included Lisa Georges, Donna Neil and Mark Sutcliffe.

I was immediately impressed by two things: Kitchissippi Times had the feel of a small town village newspaper. Its unique editorial mission cultivated a real sense of connection between neighbours, specifically profiles of notable residents, volunteers, artists and shopkeepers.

The other thing I noted was its fervent readership. At a time when many people were shifting away from printed newspapers, it was difficult to keep Kitchissippi Times stocked in street boxes and racks located along Wellington Street. The pick-up rate signalled the newspaper’s popularity with readers.

Over the years, I’v pleasure of working devoted team memb the editorial side, I memories of Andrea and Maureen McEwa sales side, Donna Ne Sharpe. On the design Moran and Regan Van Du Let me wrap up by talking future. These are tough times for co newspapers. Dozens of newspapers have since the pandemic. Going against the flo Kitchissippi Times. A small but mighty te mainly consisting of Charlie Senack, Eric and Celine Pacquette, supported by free contractors — throw their energy and cre Kitchissippi Times.

The team is united in its mission to ke informed and connected. The end result? community.

DECEMBER 2004 Amid camera flashes, applause, and a gale-like November wind, the Great Canadian Theatre Company announces they will break ground for a new building at Holland Ave. and Wellington St. in 2005.

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​– Michael Frojmovic, local urban planner.

Kitchissippi residents win a fight not to have the Queensway exit onto Island Park changed. Initial plans saw a proposed roundabout that was going to cut into Hampton Park.

The first “Taste of Wellington” event is held by the newly formed Wellington Village Business Association. That organization does not last long as city council approves the formation of the Wellington West BIA in November 2007.

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DECEMBER 2003 City council vows to forgive the Parkdale Food Centre of its $52,000 debt. The decision took so long, however, the non-profit is left scrambling to find a new home after being vacated from its location for 17 years in an old fire hall.

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I was the production manager for all Transcontinental papers at the time. I worked very closely with Donna Neil to come up with a look and feel for the paper that was different. We wanted to make a community paper that didn’t look like a community paper, that looked solid and reliable.

I remember the masthead, the flag of the newspaper, the logo at the beginning, is what Donna was most concerned about getting right. She relied on my expertise to come up with font styles for the body text, headlines, and bylines. We decided right away it would be a modular newspaper which means there is a limited amount of sizes for ads so the pages can go together nicely. It wasn’t a new concept at the time, but it wasn’t always widely used either.

I recently went online and was tickled pink to see Kitchissippi Times is still using the same logo assembly I created!

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk might turn to a local Atom B house league hockey team for some advice on how to turn his club around. At least that's what Frank Simioni, coach of the West End Devils, thinks.

They're hard workers. There are no egos on the team. They've grasped the positioning involved in good hockey play.

They're team players in the truest sense of the word. And they win a lot of games.

They're the West End Devils, and they're made up of 14 nine and tenyear-olds who recently went all the way to the finals in the Bell Capital Cup. While they lost their final game to the Beijing Imperial Guard team from China, they played their hearts out and just never quit.

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Residents express frustration over the Wellington St. West Phase 2 infrastructure project, which includes the replacement of sewers and water mains.

Traffic can only head eastbound as completion is delayed until the end of year.

The famous Newport Restaurant closes at Richmond and Churchill. It relocates to 322 Churchill where it merges with Moe Atallah’s other restaurant, Donna’s Express.

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WestFest celebrates their 10th anniversary. Dubbed as “Best Fest” by Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar, the lineup includes chanteuse Jill Zmud, flamenco dancer Juliana Pulford, Jane Siberry and Eliott Brood, one of the hottest bands in the country music scene.

The Wellington Marbles are unveiled. Eighteen of the familiar marble fire hydrants pay tribute to local culture and activity.

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Coach Simioni, a McKellar Park resident, says without a trace of doubt, that this team is the greatest team he has ever seen.

"Their name should be the West End Dogs," he laughs, but adds seriously that their work ethic is admirable and their desire to win unstoppable.

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Ella Rowland, 11, learned an important lesson at school — that history books sometimes miss out on important details.

The Civic Hospital area resident and Grade 5 student has — together with her classmates at Devonshire Public School — worked on a project highlighting the abuse suffered by approximately 150,000 Aboriginal children who attended residential schools between 1840 and the 1960s.

"I think everybody should know more, if something this bad happened [in our history]", says Rowland.

'Project of Heart' allows Grade 5 and 6 classes at Devonshire to learn about Indian residential schools through stories, videos and the Internet. The project aims to use hands-on, artistic endeavours to bring together different

My opportunity with the Kitchissippi times came because I had been working with Mark Sutcliffe on the launch of iRun magazine. KT needed an editor and they asked if I wanted to take on that role. It was a great fit for me.

What struck me most is what a vibrant community Kitchissippi is.

It’s home to so many authors, artists, and volunteers. There was always a real sense they were looking out for one another.

There is one story I remember fondly. I had the chance to speak with a hockey player named Kyle Lafreniere. Around that time there was a hockey team called the Capital City Condors which gave opportunities to special needs players to participate. He was so incredibly enthusiastic in getting

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the chance to play hockey. It was the highlight of his entire week. He’d be up at the crack of dawn on days they’d have practices even though he’d have six hours to wait.

Community news is vital because it makes room for the stories that connect us as humans. Today's news cycle can be incredibly overwhelming and depressing. We need stories of people who are lifting each other up and making a difference.

JULY 2018 The Westboro Legion celebrates their platinum anniversary amidst declining membership. “Membership peaked in the 1980s at about 800 members. Current membership stands at 300,” said Doug Munroe, an active legion volunteer since 1973.

“Branches are suffering, closing and amalgamating to try to lessen the burden, and this branch is not any different,” added legion president Doug Cody.

FEBRUARY 2015 The Kichi Sibi Winter Trail (then known as the SJAM Winter Trail) is launched as a pilot project. A $20,000 fundraising campaign is started the next year to keep the activity going.

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institutions and generations within our community.

Students decorated small, colourful, wooden tiles which were displayed at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People in Winnipeg as part of the first national event of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

"It is important for Canadians to acknowledge the pain of the residential school experience in order to help our Aboriginals with their healing journey," said teacher Lynn Rainboth.

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The Parkdale Market celebrates their 90th season. “It’s a real farmers market,” said Catherine Barrette, who has attended the market for 60 years. “It’s such a beautiful place,” echoed Azeb Debebe.

To commemorate Canada’s 150th anniversary, the Kitchissippi Times publishes a photo spread showcasing the faces of 150 Kitchissippi community residents. “We don't know exactly what the future will look like. But even as we evolve with our community, we can pause and appreciate what we have in each moment along the way. We are here for a reason,” wrote Mark Sutcliffe.

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Production artist 2005-2008, Creative director 2008-2011, publisher 2011-2014 we featured had to be from the community. The stories we featured had to be upcoming of what was happening in the neighbourhood and not post news.

Here you have the opportunity to learn about the people and events in your community.

That brings people together.

By reading you get to find out your neighbour is not just a mother of three but also a published author. Or that the man across the street who you wave to every day was an incredible military officer.

Greg Cargill, 16, shines at archery nationals and skateboarding worlds One sport requires him to be perfectly still; the other demands breakneck speeds.

Greg Cargill, a 16-year-old Nepean High School student, has the calm and the fearlessness to excel at both — a versatility he demonstrated in the month of August at archery nationals in Saskatoon and, one week later, at the slalom skateboarding world championships hosted locally at Dovercourt.

More than 80 of the world's top slalom skateboard racers were in the

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Phase 1 of light rail transit officially opens after decades of planning and years of construction. An official unveiling is held at Tunney’s Pasture Station. Excitement however soon turns to disappointment as glitches slow down the system, crowded platforms strand passengers, and door jams cause chaos.

Mechanicville residents organize a protest to save greenspace at Lazy Bay Commons. They are opposing an embassy row precinct which is planned for the site. “We are begging the city not to approve rezoning this greenspace,” said Lorrie Marlow, president of the Mechanicsville Community Association.

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Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, visit the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral on Byron Avenue as part of their three-day tour of Canada. “It was unbelievable. There was a feeling of gratefulness to God that we have such good and strong relations between Ukraine, Canada and Great Britain,” said Father Taras Kinash.

The Jackie Holzman Bridge officially opens, connecting the communities of Wellington West and Civic Hospital. “Continue building bridges — May all those who cross over remember that they are not alone.

There are two vibrant communities supporting them,” Holzman said in her opening remarks.

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neighbourhood August 19 and 20 for the World Championship of Slalom Skateboarding — the first time since Expo '86 that the event has been held in Canada.

Cargill seems to have no trouble going against the grain. He was the only Kitchissippi resident to tackle the courses at the slalom skateboarding worlds — though not for lack of recruitment efforts on his part. He was happy with his overall 6th-place performance, particularly in the tight slalom event.

"I spent the last half of the school year trying to get some of the long boarders at Nepean H.S. to try slalom skateboarding," Cargill reports, "though interest, I am sad to say, was severely lacking.”

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I was on maternity leave and I was looking to work from home which was a really unusual thing back then.

I put an ad in the Kitchissippi Times for another company at the time, and Donna Neil offered me a job.

It was a really good time for the newspaper when I came on board.

KT started out at 12 issues and soon ramped up to 22 issues a year.

The evolution of the neighbourhood really influenced the evolution of the newspaper.

The mandate for the Kitchissippi Times was really strong. The people

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As one issue goes to press, I am already busy working with our team of freelance writers to research what is happening in the community. We look for stories that are taking place through the vast neighbourhoods of Kitchissippi, while ensuring we have a mixture of profiles and harder news content.

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Graphic designer Céline Paquette, meanwhile, is hard at work planning a layout for the upcoming issue.

“I like to have an overview of the pages and plan them in advance. Being organized ensures we don't miss anything,” Paquette said. “We sort where all the advertising will go and ensure we have enough room for each story.

This then gives the editor an idea of how much content will be needed. It’s like a big jigsaw puzzle.”

At the same time, sales representative Eric Dupuis is busy dealing with the local business community to book advertising.

“A lot of the business owners in Kitchissippi have unique stories and backgrounds. I know their kids’ names, they know my kids' names,” he said.

“I’ve heard many stories about how advertising with us has made a positive difference. It’s great to talk to them and get that village feel. You don't get that working for a large news organization.”

Over the course of a few weeks, Kitchissippi Times reporters spread out across the community, attending local events and visiting people’s homes and businesses. Bradley Turcotte often covers the arts and culture scene, Daria Maystruk and Christina Korotkov focus on profiles, and Simon Hopkins hits the streets to gauge residents’ opinions on topics.

KT photographer Ellen Bond is tasked with capturing the beauty of the neighbourhood. She started working for KT as the 'Humans of Kitchissippi' writer and photographer between her first and second year taking photography at Algonquin College. Bond spent years as a teacher before returning to post secondary school after turning 50.

“I love having the freedom to go and look at what captures my eye whether it’s people taking in the spring weather or flowers and plants in the summer,” she said. “My favourite thing is seeing the joy on people’s faces when they see the photos I took of them.

They take my photos and use them as their profile picture on social media, make Instagram stories with it, and put it on their fridges.”

One of KT’s most read columns is 'Early Days', written by local historian Dave Allston.

His passion for the past started in elementary school. Allston then wrote a history column for Newswest in the 1990s, and then joined our team in Spring 2017.

“Kitchissippi has the perfect storm of history. There are families who have been in this area for almost 200 years,” he said. “People enjoy reading about it, and the 'Early Days' column adds a lot of value to the neighbourhood experience.

It’s great to bring the buildings, streets and people of the past alive again.”

After all of the stories are collected, graphic designer Paquette begins to work on the pages. She listens to murder mystery podcasts while sorting where the text and images will go.

After publication is near complete, it is reviewed by Tanya Connolly-Holmes, who is responsible for all the design elements that are used. She was also in charge of the paper's redesign in 2018.

“Evolution means that you have to have a constant eye on what’s changing in the neighbourhood.

We need to be more connected with the people in Kitchissippi,” Connolly-Holmes said. “What are people reading about? What are people interested in?”

Once approved, the paper is off to the printers where it will then be delivered to 30 newspaper boxes across the community. The process then starts all over again for the next month!

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Sarah McVie is the daughter of a career civil servant. "My father started working for the government as a parole officer and ended as a deputy minister," says the Sims Avenue actor.

Although her own career has taken a different trajectory, McVie feels a particular affinity for the dedication and loyalty that many civil servants exemplify. She's drawing on that experience as well as many hours of interviews with over 20 civil servants for the play, The Public Servant, she co-created with fellow actors Haley McGee and Amy Rutherford and with director Jennifer Brewin.

"We're billing The Public Servant as a tragi-comedy because it's asking

I always liked the Kitchissippi Times. I thought it was full of good local news. I read it cover to cover, ads and all, because I wanted to know what was happening in my neighbourhood.

In 2005 or 2006 I offered to write little bits here and there. I think my first story was of Saint Vincent de Paul. I got a tour of the basement where they did all the sorting.

I was the editor of another local publication owned by Great River Media called Capital Parent. About six months later, Mark Sutcliffe and Michael Curran talked to me about taking on the editor role at Kitchissippi Times.

One of the features I introduced was ‘Humans of Kitchissippi’, which was inspired by ‘Humans of New York’.

My belief is everyone has a story.

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big questions like, 'How do you serve as best you can while honouring your own individual needs?'” said McVie. “[Also] through scenes like an earnest new employee named Madge trying to find a chair and bumping up against bureaucracy.”

The Public Servant was performed at the GCTC from February 5 to 7, 2013 as part of the popular undercurrents festival.

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Local film stars Hintonburg resident Local actress Kate Smith and transplanted Kitchissippi native Amanda Sage are two artistic forces behind a short film, Bliss, that made its local debut at the Ottawa International Film Festival.

Bliss is the second film written and directed

by Sage, who dabbles in a number of creative fields including writing and photography. After years spent applying for grants and coming up with nothing, Sage decided to go ahead with the film after a few budget conscious changes - like substituting a sandy, tropical beach for a frozen garlic field in Quebec.

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the troubled, emotional relationship between a man and woman.

"It started out as postcard moments, but then you find out they are not these idyllic, post card moments," Sage said of the storyline. Without the luxury of a long run time, Sage said she chose to show only "snap-shots of key moments" as opposed to showing everything.

For Smith, as an actress, the role was a departure from her usual work in live theatre.

"Doing film is weird for me because it's not chronological, and you have a chance to go back and do the same moment 15 times," she said.

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It was a turbulent time for my editorship at the start. I had my first April 2020 edition and then production was suspended for two months because of the pandemic. I was particularly thrilled when I got to see the paper back in those gold boxes in August 2020.

No matter what, the stories were always there because Kitchissippi is a very active community. During my time as editor we had the pandemic going on and we had three elections, one at every level. We had the trucker convoy roll into town and the aftermath of that.

I was really honoured to talk to people like Catherine McKenna for an exit interview when she left the House of Commons. I also sat down with Albert Dumont, the Ottawa poet laureate, about the renaming of the

A person told me once he reads the paper every issue, and the first thing he does is look inside to see who he knows. That always stayed with me because that is one of the best things about a community paper is you see your neighbours, even those you don’t know very well.

Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway to something that more reflects Indigenous history and culture. It was a huge privilege for Charlie Senack and me to be there when Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla were in Kitchissippi.

Kitchissippi Times continues to adapt and give important information to the community. There are not that many journalists out there covering what’s happening in this specific ward.

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Twenty years of Kitchissippi politics JANUARY 2004:

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Kitchissippi ward city councillor Shawn Little announces he will not seek re-election in 2006. “Nine years of your life is a long time,” he said. “I never set out to be a career politician.”

Joel Harden becomes the NDP MPP for Ottawa Centre after beating Yasir Naqvi with 46 per cent of the vote. That October, Jeff Leiper wins a second term on council with over 85 per cent of the vote.

NOVEMBER 2006: Christine Leadman wins Kitchissippi ward with 41 per cent of the vote.

She was up against three other candidates. Larry O’Brien becomes mayor, beating incumbent Bob Chiarelli.

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MARCH 2007: After serving as Ottawa Centre’s Liberal MPP from 1987 until 1990, and then again from 1995 until 2007, Richard Patten announces he will not seek re-election. Yasir Naqvi later wins the local leadership candidacy, beating city councillor Diane Deans, who had Patten’s endorsement. Naqvi goes on to win the October 2007 provincial election, keeping the riding red.

NOVEMBER 2010: Katherine Hobbs wins the municipal election in Kitchissippi ward with 44.18 per cent of the vote, beating incumbent Christine Leadman.

Carlingwood-area resident Jim Watson is elected as Mayor, beating Larry O’Brien, who had various scandals during his one term in office.

OCTOBER 2014: Jeff Leiper beats incumbent Katherine Hobbs in the 2014 municipal election with 55 per cent of the vote. He was one of five names on the ballot.

OCTOBER 2015: Liberal candidate Catherine McKenna beats longtime NDP representative Paul Dewar with 43 per cent of the vote.

FEBRUARY 2019: Longtime Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar dies after being diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, the year before.

AUGUST 2020: An Ottawa man films himself launching into a hateful and invective-laced diatribe outside Catherine McKenna’s constituency office. The year prior a photo of McKenna was defaced with a misogynistic slur. “Those people are trying to drive you out and, for me, it just made me double down and work harder,” she said. “It was a targeted campaign to discredit me, and that is challenging when you’re trying to land a climate plan.”

SEPTEMBER 2021: Yasir Naqvi makes a return to politics after Catherine McKenna steps aside.

The former MPP for Ottawa Centre gets voted in as the federal representative for the same community. “I will still be able to drop my kids off at school and pick them up at the end of the day,” said Naqvi.

OCTOBER 2022: Kitchissippi Times founder Mark Sutcliffe is elected mayor of Ottawa with a slight majority after Jim Watson decided not to seek re-election. Jeff Leiper wins a third term with 72 per cent of the vote.

JUNE 2023: After less than two years in federal politics, Yasir Naqvi announces he is running for the Ontario Liberal party leadership. He resigns from his role as parliamentary press secretary but keeps his federal seat.

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Her path to the culinary world may have been an indirect one, but chefowner Briana Kim of Café My House in Hintonburg knows she’s found her true calling.

“When I was completing my political science degree at the University of Ottawa almost a decade ago, I began to dream of one day running a restaurant,” said Briana, who worked for Health Canada for a few years before opening Café My House on Bank Street in 2009.

Five years later, she relocated to a larger space in Hintonburg and hasn’t looked back. Although her roots are Korean, Briana’s creations – presented in the form of multi-course tasting menus and sharing-style plates – is very much ingredient-driven.

“Our main focus is on presenting

When Moe Atallah moved to Canada from Lebanon in 1976, he was determined to spread the Christmas spirit.

He opened the Newport Restaurant in 1988, and immediately knew he wanted to do something for the less fortunate in our community. Every December 25, Moe opened the doors of his Westboro restaurant at the corner of Richmond and Churchill, and fed a few hundred people a free Christmas meal.

“When we started the first year we thought we’d have 20-40 people,” said Moe. “The second year we had a few hundred, and every year more people came and more people volunteered and helped.”

Those who came to the restaurant on Christmas left with more than a

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meal, he added. “Lots of customers brought lots of toys and gifts. We also had hats, mittens and scarves which were knitted by some of our volunteers, but we also had to buy some because we never had enough.”

The tradition that Moe never expected to grow went on for nearly 30 years until the restaurant downsized and moved to Churchill and Scott (formally Donna’s Express) in 2012.

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vegetables to our customers in a fun way. We want to bring a lot of imagination to the menus we plan; we think about what things we haven’t tried yet with particular ingredients,” she said. “We are always exploring new ways to present a vegetable and new ways we can enhance its flavour and this is part of our strategy for Gold Medal Plates.”

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We look forward to another 20 years of building a better Kitchissippi, together.