In a particularly eventful production day for Midweek, the reporting team rounded up their pitches right away and set off to chase their stories.
Show producer David Cummings organized the show line-up while the rest of the production team got to work editing and gathering music.
With hosts Haven Caster and Nicole Dainty, the show covered topics ranging from a charity Fire Truck pull for Epilepsy Ottawa, the annual Panda game, and popular internet trends’ direct link to misinformation.
Ottawa’s Trillium Line (O-Train Line 2) is entering its final stage of testing before riders can reap the benefits of the brand-new transit line. Evant Bryant reports on the progress and says riders can expect as early as mid-November.
As Halloween approaches, Ottawa residents can get into the spooky spirit with haunted houses and more at Saunders Farm. Nicole Dainty went to the farm to report on its annual Fright Fest.
The 55th annual Panda Games took place on Oct. 2 with the UOttawa Gee-Gees continuing their six-year winning streak against the Carleton Ravens. This year marked the second year that Panda was hosted on a Sunday, not Saturday.
Ottawa Police reported that no arrests were made following the homecoming celebrations for the first time since 2021.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has directed the Ministry of Transportation to explore raising all 400-series highway speed limits to 110km/hr. Haven Caster spoke with professor of transportation engineering, Yasser Hassan about the implications of this increase.
Affordable groceries is something all Canadians are on the hunt for. Olivia Grandy spoke with Luke Tasse, manager of Kaladar Market, a local-run food market trying to combat the rise in food-costs for Ottawans.
The reporting team rejoined the production room with time to spare and immediately jumped into writing additional stories and building scripts.
Everyone gathered to listen to the live show and took notes on their favourite stories. Overall, the show was productive and informative. See you next week!
Credits:
Show Producer: David Cummings
Chase Producer: Riley Murphy
Music Producer: Audrey Pridham
Audio Editor: Simona Milutinovic
Copy Editor 1: Ali Adwan
Copy Editor 2: Adam Tripp
