The death of a lively wordsmith remembered for his wit, unique turns of phrase and relentless ability to make people laugh has left a hole in Ottawa’s tight-knit slam poetry scene.
Elizabeth Beddall, Centretown NewsFaye Estrella, Steve Sauvé's girlfriend, recites his poem Heart beside a candle created in his memory. Sauvé, who passed away in January, was an inspiration to many in Ottawa's poetry scene for his comedic style and self-deprecating humour.
Category: Portrait
Watchful eye
Before her door was kicked in and her house ransacked, before she learned what the tell-tale signs of a crack house are, before she began pushing for a new law to make neighbourhoods like hers safer, Stephanie Strudwick was a middle-aged federal public servant who shared a century-old house on Elm Street with her son.
Elizabeth Beddall, Centretown News The LeBreton Flats Neighbourhood Watch is one of five such groups in the area, which includes Chinatown.
Bitten by the weather bug
It all started when Bill Welychka was in his last year of high school. For a presentation, he rented a video camera from the library and instantly realized he’d love to work in radio and television.
Ainslie Coghill, Centretown News Bill Welychka, weather anchor for A-News in Ottawa, admits that hosting the weather has been the highlight of his lengthy career in television.
A different kind of working mom
Krystle Martin is a single mom to 13 youths. The young men and women live on the sixth floor of the YMCA’s Shenkman residence. Martin listens to their problems, enforces the rules, and makes sure they’re going to school or work everyday. 
Sarah Hartwick, Centretown News Krystle Martin's office in the YMCA's Shenkman Residence is adorned with a mural made by the youth who have lived there over the past few years.