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About
Long Service to our Community. Volunteer Written and Run. Find us in these Neighbourhoods. Non-Profit Community Newspaper Focus. Since 1978, Newswest has kept the residents of Ottawa west informed about what‘s happening in their neighbourhood. This makes Newswest one of the longest surviving community newspapers in Ottawa. Newswest survives by being able to get into the nooks and crannies of the community to celebrate the people, the events and the institutions that contribute to the vibrancy of the area. Newswest is written by the community for the community. This enables it to provide an unique perspective on life in the Kitchissippi area. A majority of Newswest articles are written by volunteer writers wishing to highlight an issue, a person or an event that they feel is of interest. Volunteer groups are also encouraged to use the pages of Newswest as a pipeline to the broader community to make readers aware of events and issues that escape the notice of the professional media. Since 2003, Newswest has been published within the Kitchissippi Times. By agreement Newswest remains an independent publication. Newswest covers the area bordered by the O-train tracks and Woodroofe Avenue, between the Ottawa River and Carling Avenue. This area includes the neighbourhoods of Mechanicsville, Hintonburg, Champlain Park, West Wellington, Hampton Park, Westboro Beach, Westboro, Highland Park, McKellar Park, Carlingwood and Civic Hospital. Over 16,000 copies of Newswest are distributed free-of-charge 12 times a year to homes and retail locations in the Kitchissippi area. Newswest is a non-profit community newspaper. It does not publish submissions that have as their main purpose the fulfillment of commercial goals. It is the role of the editor, in concurrence with an elected board of directors, to maintain this non‐profit community focus and steer the course for Newswest. Our current board makeup; Our Editor is: Anne Duggan.
 . Open Board Meetings. Find us at Community Events. Latest Contests and Past Winners Photographers Our Board Meetings: Newswest’s board normally meets the 4th Monday of most months. Our next board meeting will take place at 7PM, Tuesday May 22, 2012 (location TBD, likely Hintonburg Community Center, 1064 Wellington St. W.). (Please always check for changes or cancellations before coming). Check our events calendar for dates of other board meetings. Our meetings are open to all, accessible and free parking is normally available near to where we meet. Come and see your community paper in action, and have a say. Current Board positions were decided following our last AGM meeting but we can welcome new board members any time we meet.
Newswest at Community Events: Newswest would love to come to your community event and set up an information and display table. Please let us know about your upcoming events and how we can participate. Back to Announcements top. Latest Contests and Past Winners:
Photographers: Newswest and its website are appealing to the shutterbug in you to keep our pages fresh and beautiful. Simply snap some photos of the world right outside your door and upload them to the photo gallery or send them in to: Back to Announcements top.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I find you? How can I contribute? Submissions? Community calendar? When’s the next issue? Career opportunities? Advertising? Where do I find you? How can I contribute? We also look for;
Submissions?
All signed letters to the editor are welcome. We reserve the right to edit for length and content. Submission deadlines are given below or download this Adobe acrobat document. Community calendar? Publication is dependent upon space available. Priority is given to notices promoting events within Newswest’s catchment area (the area of west Ottawa bordered by the O-train tracks and Woodroofe Avenue between the Ottawa River and Carling Avenue). The on-line Community Events Calendar lists those events that might appear in the paper, that are open-to-all, one-time-contiguous, and take place in the catchment area or environs. Providing a shortened (single sentence) description of your event just for use on-line is appreciated. Place, time, and duration will be extracted from your print version. Back to FAQ top.When’s the next issue? The schedule for 2012 is as follows;
(dates may be subject to change). The community calendar column also appears in those Kitchissippi Times issues without Newswest. (I.E. Publication dates; January 26 2012, February 23, March 22, April 19, May 17, June 14, July 12, July 26, August 9, August 23, September 20, October 18, and November 15th 2012. ) Any other submissions to Kitchissippi Times should go to;
Submission deadlines for 2012 can be downloaded in this Word document. Career opportunities? Advertising? A Newswest membership entitles you to add your voice to your community newspaper: Members can vote at the annual general meeting and stand for the board of directors. At 5 dollars, membership is an affordable way to help Newswest get the word out on community activities and issues. Look for the membership form in a copy of Newswest. Or download and fill out the attached form (requires Adobe acrobat). Cheques should be made out to Newswest. Return completed forms with payment to: E-mail is your best bet for a quick response. E-mail:
Anne
Duggan, Editor
Telephone: (613) 728 3030
Fax: (613) 728 3030Newswest
421 Richmond Rd
PO Box 67057 Westboro RPO
Ottawa
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Ontario
,K2A 4E4 Canada Deadline for the May 31, 2012 issue is: (Community Calendar requests should also CC the editor at Kitchissippi Times for issues without Newswest inside.) Drop-offs may be accepted at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre. Drop-offs may be possible at some Newswest Board Meetings (see Announcements for time and place). Please check first before attempting a dropoff. You can also follow us on twitter . |
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