Let’s show some Thanksgiving gratitude: Midweek’s third show is on the books! On our show, we speak to those giving thanks for election polling booths on Carleton University’s campus, and to those who aren’t so thankful about new security measures in the Byward Market or the new Chateau Laurier additions. We’re also taking to the streets talking about protests and artwork, bike safety and parking.
Hosts Julie Tierney and Menaka Raman-Wilms
And what about those who might not have access to food this Thanksgiving weekend? Midweek reporter Claire Duncan asked the Ottawa Food Bank why food security isn’t a big ballot issue this election season, and why the issue is bigger than just making sure folks in Ottawa are fed.
Speaking of streets: Menaka Raman-Wilms and Erica Endemann asked the Ottawa Bicycle Co-op about that Monday’s dangerous day for cyclists after three were hit on Ottawa roads and whether cyclists in Ottawa are worried after such a dangerous morning.
Reporter Erica Endemann also took us to a therapy centre for musicians, and in between beautiful piano duets, learned about how musicians rehab after injuries. Musicians often practise for hours on end to improve their skills, leading to high numbers of strain injuries. The centre aims to support musicians by showing them they aren’t alone in dealing with pain, and remove the stigma surrounding injury and fear of being seen as weak in the highly competitive industry.
Midweek’s Alexandre Robaey talked with Joan O’Neill, Elections Canada’s liaison officer for Eastern Canada, about the polls at Carleton, where students are already able to cast their votes in the Ottawa Centre riding.
The show goes to air!
The leader of one of the federal parties students will be able to vote for on Oct. 21, Andrew Scheer, has announced his Conservative Party will make national museum admissions free. What does this mean for Ottawa, home to seven of nine of Canada’s national museums? Well, increased traffic to these attractions for one, but as Holly Maass reports, there’s more to this the Conservatives aren’t talking about.
And inside one of those museums, Midweek’s Meagan Brackenbury spoke with the curator of a Japanese photography exhibit at the National Gallery in Ottawa about the new exhibit, highlighting snapshots of Japanese landscapes and women and children through work from the 1930s until the 1990s. The exhibit opens on Friday.
Midweek reporter Justine Ricketts broke down the legal battle planned against the design of the new Chateau Laurier additions. Activists in town want a design that better reflects the current design of the landmark hotel. Midweek’s Meagan Brackenbury broke down opposition to Mayor Jim Watson’s new proposal for increased surveillance in the Byward Market, and spoke to groups opposed to more cameras as a way to slow mounting violence in the popular tourist area.
Photos taken by youth living with epilepsy displayed at the Epilepsy Perspective Images Club Showcase (top).
Meaghan Casalino takes us to the Queensway overpass over Bank Street, to highlight a unique piece of street art that is stirring conversation in the art community about the role of street art in Ottawa. Menaka Raman-Wilms clicked into Carleton’s new sustainability website, launched this week, and about why Carleton felt a site dedicated to highlighting the university’s energy initiatives was important.
Our reporter Graham Neysmith spoke with the Maple Hill Valley Farm about this year’s special corn maze. This year’s maze has been modelled in a way meant to educate guests on the history of the land, and how Indigenous peoples were its stewards long before us.
Midweek’s Holly Maass brings the story of a young woman who wants to change people’s perception and understanding of those who suffer from epilepsy.
You’ve definitely heard of vegan food, but what about vegan films? Julie Tierney has the latest on a vegan film festival happening here in the city. It’s a growing event taking place with the aim of educating devoted vegans and the vegan-curious about the ins and outs of the movement through the art of moving pictures.
And speaking of food, let’s get to the roots of the matter — and the berries and the leaves: Midweek’s Lauren Hicks takes us on a walk through the park with a local educator who aims to teach people the joys of foraging for food, and using the ingredients found in a particular place to create tea, and how that can help them reconnect in a deep, meaningful way to the world around them.