Meghan Graham
I am a new reporter at Nepean This Week. I was born and raised in Nepean and went to high school at J.S. Woodsworth S.S.
Since I always had an interest in writing and a natural curiosity, I decided to enroll in the joint journalism degree at Algonquin College and the University of Ottawa. I studied for four years and received my degree this past June.
As a requirement of my degree I did a co-op placement at CBC Radio here in Ottawa. I worked as a researcher for the investigative unit of National Radio News. I was then offered a contract position which I worked at until the end of September.
I am interested in gaining community reporter experience, hence why I looked into working for Nepean This Week. I hope to hone my writing and reporting skills as well as meet many residents of the community.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me. I would love to hear any story ideas you have about yourself, your friends and family, or the community you live in.
The Nepean Sportsplex fitness centre has almost
completed a two-month renovation that has given the place a facelift.
Council approves 4.9 per cent tax hike to save services
City council passed the 2009 operating budget on Dec. 8
with a new motion initiated from Coun. Rick Chiarelli. Citizens of Ottawa will see a 4.9 per
cent property tax increase but serious program cuts were avoided.
Thousands left stranded by transit strike
Ninety-eight per cent of drivers, mechanics and dispatchers with
the Amalgamated Transit Union local 279 voted to give their leadership a strike
mandate on Dec. 3. The city was unable to negotiate a new contract with the transit
union which has resulted in a city-wide transit strike starting on Dec. 10.
Nepean
resident Stacey Segal and her daughter Talia will be donating their hair to
Locks for Love in honour of this year’s annual Jewish Federation of Ottawa
Mitzvah Day
A local Barrhaven artist explains how her childhood dream of becoming an artist has become reality.
When Jackie Burke was growing up in southern Australia she
dreamt of becoming an artist. Dreams do come true.