The Ottawa Music Industry Coalition (OMIC) is seeing more musicians joining their coalition since the pandemic provided a period of creativity to aspiring artists. Melanie Brulée, executive director of the OMIC is encouraged to see this level of growth. The City of Ottawa is well known for its love of music, Brulée said, and that […]
2021 was another year of staying home and keeping ourselves busy. Thankfully it was also a year of a lot of exciting releases for us to enjoy. We asked the ELMNT FM team to share their 2021 favourites and here is what they had to say. Matthew Bisson What were some albums you loved this […]
Students going back to school in September will regain some of the normalcy they have lost during the pandemic. The Ontario government announced today that when students go back to classrooms next month, they will be able to take part in extracurricular activities like sports, use instruments in music class, and attend field trips among […]
Spoilers about Bo Burnham’s, Inside, lie ahead. If you like to enjoy things for the first time, just watch this – it’s on Netflix. I promise you will laugh! “If you’d have told me a year ago that I’d be locked in my home, I’d have told you, a year ago: Interesting. Now leave me alone.” These are […]
The Assembly of Seven Generations (A7G) invites you to come together virtually for their 4th Annual Virtual Round Dance, a group healing practice as we grieve the great losses that have come from the pandemic. A7G is a youth-focused organization based in Algonquin territory that strives to reconnect Indigenous youth with culture through events and activities. On Monday, the full lineup […]
It’s been a year like no other. With the COVID-19 outbreak spreading across most of the world, this year has tested us in ways few could have imagined. And though it would be easy to focus on the negatives, we want to leave 2020 on a positive note and highlight some of the good things […]
Bushby Found Guilty: A man who threw a trailer hitch at an Indigenous woman in Thunder Bay has been found guilty of manslaughter in her death. Justice Helen M. Pierce ruled the Crown proved Brayden Bushby knew he would seriously injure Barbara Kentner when he threw the hitch at her from a moving car in […]
COVID-19 Ottawa: There are just 18 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ottawa Tuesday. The Capital has now reached 8,819 confirmed cases in total, with 8,057 resolved, and 381 active. 381 people in the city have died after contracting the Novel Coronavirus. COVID-19 Ontario: Across Ontario, 1,676 new cases, and ten new deaths from the virus are […]
COVID-19 Ottawa: Ottawa Public Health is reporting 38 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, and another death from the virus. 8801 cases have been confirmed in total, with 8007 resolved, and 413 active. 381 people in Ottawa have died from the virus. COVID-19 Ontario: Ontario is reporting another record amount of new cases, with 1,925 confirmed, as well […]
COVID-19 Ottawa: Ottawa Public Health is reporting 45 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases, and another death from the virus Friday. The Capital has recorded a total of 8653 cases, with 7891 resolved, and 383 active. 379 people in Ottawa have now died after contracting the Novel Coronavirus. COVID-19 Ontario: There are 1,780 new, confirmed cases, and 25 […]