Simon Hopkins

@SteveWarneMedia @BradFritsch It’s not bad but the closest station is quite small and struggles with high capacity events at Lebreton Flats like Bluesfest. Other transit solutions would be needed in addition to an arena next to the train line

@BradFritsch I don't have stats or anything, but I've definitely seen fewer eye-rolling headlines in the past year

Picture the new NHL arena on this thin strip of land and how close it will be to the trains headed in both directions. If they're working, exiting the rink after Sens games should be spectacularly better

Amazing to have four of our @JSchool_CU grads tell our first-year journalism students about their work. Thanks to (L-R in the portrait) Joy SpearChief-Morris (Toronto Star), Jonah Grignon (GlacierFarmMedia), Marissa Galko (Ottawa Business Journal) and Simon Hopkins (The Low Down)

Liberal MP for Gatineau Steven MacKinnon says Mark Carney’s plan to “build Canada” aligns with Gatineau’s need for a new bridge crossing the Ottawa river.

Speaking at a campaign launch event in Chelsea, Que, Liberal MP for Hull-Aylmer Greg Fergus said “We need to avoid ideological cuts to the public service.”

Liam Carey, the head chef at Wakefield’s Village House, won the jury’s choice award at the Outaouais en cuisine cooking competition, while Wakefield Mill chef Marie-Ève Gingras won the popular vote. Read about it today in the Low Down lowdownonline.com/wakefield-chef…

@nojoudalmallees And the fact that it can transcribe it in the voice notes app. But the transcription still isn’t as good as otter

The new iPhone call recording feature has changed my life as a journalist.

SOURCE CALL-OUT 📣: Have you noticed an increase of road salt used inside, outside and around OC Transpo stations? Do you have thoughts about this usage? If so, for @OttawaCitizen, I’d love to chat. DMs are open and my email is alex.mackie.canada@gmail.com

Chelsea Mayor pushes through $54 million five-year plan with tiebreaker vote #Chelsea #Quebec #LocalNews lowdownonline.com/news/chelsea-m…

Wakefield’s iconic Black Sheep Inn set to reopen in January following 4 year hiatus. Cue the music! #ottnews #blacksheepinn lowdownonline.com/news/black-she…

Man in early 20s killed in Hwy 5 accident in Chelsea, QC lowdownonline.com/news/early-mor…

@LeftHandStu Oh yeah? I didn’t know I could do that. I’ll have to - that’s good. I think the new transcription that’s supposed to come is supposed to specify between speakers like Otter Ai which will be nice

@Reporter_Simon As soon as the call ends you can share the recording to your voice memos and voila, it’s transcribed.

Journalists rejoice: iPhone lets you record calls directly from your phone now!

Guénard called the first the “visual identity” of the anniversary and the second the official logo.

And the logo incorporating the existing Chelsea logo

Chelsea Mayor Pierre Guénard announces the municipality’s logo to celebrate the municipality’s 150th anniversary in 2025.

A tree goes down in Wakefield cutting power to much of La Pêche. My story for the Low Down lowdownonline.com/news/wind-stor…

An Ottawa Public Health report found one in four households experienced food insecurity in 2023, up significantly from the previous year when one in seven households struggled to afford groceries. #Ottnews cbc.ca/news/canada/ot…

Glad to see journalism students @JSchool_CU take the initiative to catch up with Premier Doug Ford after he helped launch Carleton's new nursing program. When the Premier slipped out a side entrance with no media availability, journalism students scrummed him in the garage. Bravo

NCC lowered ice thickness standard to push Rideau Canal Skateway open in February ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ncc-lowered-ic…

MRC des Collines Police arrested a Zamboni driver at a Chelsea, QC rink for allegedly driving the Zamboni under the influence on Oct. 21. Video shared by the police appears to show the ice resurfacing machine crashing into the boards. More: lowdownonline.com/news/zamboni-d…