Coalition brings local music scene together

Jill Krajewski
Mehdi Cayenne Club performs during the launch party of the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition on Sept. 17. The organization will announce plans for future events to help the growth of the Ottawa music business by early November.
A new organization has been created to help develop Ottawa’s growing music business. The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition aims to bring different sub-groups of the music business together to improve networking between artists and other behind the scenes groups.

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Ottawa Public Library supports aspiring authors

Kait Labbate, Centretown News
Author Michael Stewart will be hosting creative workshops for youth during the month of Oct. The workshops will provide aspiring writers with pracitcal tips for polishing their work.
The Ottawa Public Library’s first-ever writer-in-residence, Michael F. Stewart, is keeping the fight alive to reach young writers in a digital world. 

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