Frequently Asked Questions and Membership

Frequently Asked Questions.

Where do I find you?
How can I contribute?
Submissions?
Community calendar?
When’s the next issue?
Career opportunities?
Advertising?

Where do I find you?

Since 2003, Newswest has been published within the Kitchissippi Times. The paper is delivered free-of-charge to homes and retail locations within the area of west Ottawa bordered by the O-train tracks and Woodroofe Avenue between the Ottawa River and Carling Avenue. If you have not received your copy, call 613-297-5648 or email;
distribution at kitchissippi dot com

How can I contribute?

There are many ways to contribute to your community paper. We accept volunteer articles, news photos and letters to the editor on a wide range of topics of community interest. See Submissions below for details. We particularly welcome content of specific local flavour. We are also actively inviting our local blogging and graphic amateur artists to create content we can host on-line.

We also look for volunteers to work on the board that helps to guide the paper and website. If you are active in another community organization you could be invaluable to keeping your community newspaper in the know. Single-day volunteers can help us out at local events, where Newswest may be a sponsor, by manning a table, tent or other task.
And you can always become a supporting member of Newswest and vote at the Annual General meeting. see Membership section.

Submissions?

Newswest is always on the lookout for volunteer writers itching to pen a story or snap a photo of the community (the area of west Ottawa bordered by the O-train tracks and Woodroofe Avenue between the Ottawa River and Carling Avenue). Contact the editor about your idea at:
editor at newswest dot org

Articles should be maximum 500 words. Letters to the editor should be maximum 300 words. Community calendar items should be maximum 50 words. Photographs should be 300 Dots Per Inch. Print photos should be 3 by 5 inches.

All signed letters to the editor are welcome. We reserve the right to edit for length and content. Submission deadlines are given below or download this Adobe acrobat document.

Community calendar?

Looking to raise awareness of an upcoming, local event? Community calendar notices are free-of-charge for non-profit organizations. Send your notice of about 50 words or less, to:
editor at newswest dot org

Publication is dependent upon space available. Priority is given to notices promoting events within Newswest’s catchment area (the area of west Ottawa bordered by the O-train tracks and Woodroofe Avenue between the Ottawa River and Carling Avenue).

The on-line Community Events Calendar lists those events that have appeared in the paper, that are open-to-all, one-time-contiguous, and take place in the catchment area or environs. Providing a shortened (single sentence) description of your event just for use on-line is appreciated. Place, time, and duration will be extracted from your print version.

When’s the next issue?

Newswest is published 12 times a year. Submission deadlines are typically 10 to 14 days before the Thursday Publication dates. Send submissions for Newswest to:
editor at newswest dot org

The schedule for 2012 is as follows; (dates may be subject to change)

Newspaper Issue Date : Submission Deadline.
January 12 issue  :   deadline of Monday January 2, 2012
February 9 issue  :   deadline of Friday January 27,
March 8 issue  :   deadline of  Friday February 24,
April 5 issue  :   deadline of  Friday March 23,
May 3 issue  :   deadline of  Friday April 20,
May 31 issue  :   deadline of Friday May 18,
June 28 issue  :   deadline of Friday Friday June 15,
September 6 issue  :   deadline of Friday August 24,
October 4 issue  :   deadline of Friday September 21,
November 1 issue  :   deadline of Friday October 19,
November 29 issue  :   deadline of Friday November 16,
December 13 issue  :   deadline of Friday November 30,
The community calendar column also appears in those Kitchissippi Times issues without Newswest. (I.E. Publication dates; December 1, 2011, January 26 2012, February 23, March 22, April 19, May 17, June 14, July 12, July 26, August 9, August 23, September 20, October 18, and November 15th 2012. ) Any other submissions to Kitchissippi Times should go  to; editor at kitchissippi dot com

Submission deadlines for 2012 can be downloaded in this Word document.

Career opportunities?

All submissions to Newswest are on a volunteer basis: Newswest does not compensate contributors, but we would be very happy to receive submissions from you on community stories within our catchment area. If you are an aspiring writer/journalist, it could be very good for your career!

Advertising?

We literally pass the buck on this one. All advertising is handled by Kitchissippi Times within which Newswest is published.
For rates or to place an ad, call Donna Neil at 613-297-5648 or by email;
advertising at kitchissippi dot com

Membership:

A Newswest membership entitles you to add your voice to your community newspaper: members can vote at the annual general meeting and stand for the board of directors. At $5, membership is an affordable way to help Newswest get the word out on community activities and issues.

Look for the membership form in a copy of Newswest. Or download and fill out the attached form (requires Adobe acrobat). Cheques should be made out to Newswest.

Return completed forms with payment to:
Newswest
421 Richmond Road
PO Box 67057 Westboro RPO
Ottawa Ontario K2A 4E4

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