Producers set sights on city as film friendly
Erin Morawetz, Centretown News
Ottawa-based film producer Robert Menzies says the city is a hidden gem for movie shoots. Archive 1997-2016
Robert Menzies, film producer and president of Zed Filmworks Inc., says 2013 will be his company’s busiest year since its formation five years ago. It already has seven features scheduled to be filmed in Ottawa.Erin Morawetz, Centretown NewsOttawa-based film producer Robert Menzies says the city is a hidden gem for movie shoots.
On a hot summer’s day in Ottawa, you can practically see the streets sizzling.
The city’s public health board is taking steps to improve Ottawa’s ability to cope with “extreme weather” phenomena such as heat waves, deep freezes and smog incidents.
Residents in the “meaty part” of Centretown are left to cover their own ears as a result of a design plan released by the Ontario government for new sound barriers along the Queensway, according to the vice-president of Centretown Citizens Community Association.