2018

Plant Powered Community

Every other week, an Ottawa resident welcomes guests to an evening of cooking, socializing and community building. All the food is made fresh by the guests, from only plant-based ingredients. Jackie Bastianon started hosting the cooking nights three years ago. Since then, the evenings have adapted to fit her transition into a vegan diet. Guests learn about preparing healthy, meatless meals and new cooking skills, all in a relaxed,...

Back to their Roots

Brittany Boychuk and Alister Augé live in Ottawa, but their happy place is in and amongst nature. Foraging for food is one of their favourite activities to do in the wild. They gather their own ingredients, cook food over a campfire, then take pleasure in sharing their harvest with others. On the menu today: roasted cattail, pine needle tea, hickory nuts and dried berries. Producer: Esther Karin Mngodo Camera: Jane Skrypnek Editor:...

Fall 2018 – Episode 2: Changing Seasons

Changing Seasons   The leaves are falling and the days are getting shorter. How do people in Ottawa adjust to the changing season? Join us for our second episode, and watch a family transform into zombies, cider being made with apples from Canada’s first MacIntosh tree, and the Capital City Bikers Church put their kickstands down for the winter, and more.   Executive Producer: Scott Hannant Technical Producer/Director:...

Planting Seeds, Growing Futures

Like most farms, Ottawa’s Youth Now Farms is preparing for the changing seasons by putting their soil beds to sleep and harvesting their final produce. While farm work can be strenuous, Youth Now’s employees are already missing their shovels and muddied boots. Executive Director Mark Arnold says the effects of working with animals and connecting to the land are transformative. That’s why Youth Now employs at risk youth looking...

Family of the Living Dead

This Halloween, one Ottawa family is going ghoulish. At first, it was just fun. Now that they’re turning into zombies for the seventh year in a row, it’s a part of their identity. We witnessed their transformation. Producer: Lauren McIvor Camera: Hannah Berge Editor: Irene Galea

Summer’s End

Barbecue may bring to mind slow-cooked smoky sandwiches from the Southern US, but it’s also a common meal to share worldwide. For an immigrant community in Ottawa, barbecuing is not just about delicious food, it’s about bringing the family together one last time before the season changes. Producer: Qais Azimy Camera: Ash Abraham Editor: Stephen Cook   Special thanks to Farouq Samim and his family....

Sens Under Fire

Ottawa Senators super-fans like Elysia Desmier and Melanie McDonald live for their hockey team. But this season, something’s different. Desmier has cancelled her seasons tickets, and McDonald is refusing to go to any more games. Both are angry with team owner Eugene Melnyk. In the aftermath of threats to move the team, and trading away star players, they’re using their wallets as a form of protest. Producer: Connor Oke...