About us

The Mainstreeter is a non-profit community newspaper supported by its advertisers and published by Old Ottawa East Community Newspaper Inc. The views expressed in The Mainstreeter are those of contributors, and advertisers, and do not necessarily represent the views of the editorial staff, the sponsors, or the advertisers.

Four thousand copies of the Mainstreeter are distributed free of charge to all Old Ottawa East residents and commercial establishments.

Please send article submissions, under 600 words, and letters to the editor, under 250 words, to editor@mainstreeter.ca in MS Word format. Letters to the editor must include name and street address and may be edited for length and clarity.

The Board of Directors

  • DIANNE WING (Chairperson)
  • PHILIPE LEGAULT (Treasurer)
  • WHITNEY BOND (Secretary)
  • PETER CROAL
  • MELISSA EBERLY
  • LORI GANDY
  • EMILY KOCH
  • CLAUDIA NEWMAN
  • IAN SADINSKY
  • LORNE ABUGOV (ex officio)

 

Our Editorial & Production Team

LORNE ABUGOV Editor-in-Chief editor@mainstreeter.ca
JOHN DANCE Senior Reporter
TANIS BROWNING-SHELP Arts Editor
JILL WHERRETT Food & Drinks Editor
PETER FOWLER Photo Editor
ANTHONY LENZO Web & Social Media
LORI GANDY Copy Editor
JOCELYN CALOZ Rédactrice
BEN CROOKS Advertising Manager advertising@mainstreeter.ca
LYNE LAMOTHE Accounts Manager accounts@mainstreeter.ca
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