Introducing a member of the IMAGE team

Meet Alanna Yee, who has lived in Sandy Hill since 2017 and became one of IMAGE’s copy editors in 2024. She joined the IMAGE team because she thought editing would be fun (which it is!) but also because being more involved in the community paper deepened her love for the neighbourhood. She particularly likes its “homey” feeling despite being so close to downtown (where she works) and its walkability to public green spaces, such as Strathcona Park. A proud car-free, full-time pedestrian, Alanna is often out and about enjoying what Ottawa has to offer or reading in Strathcona Park. IMAGE is very grateful to have Alanna as part of the team, carefully reading, editing and formatting texts before every issue goes to print. If you want to join in the fun too, contact us at: editor@imagesandyhill.org.

 

 

 

Community newspaper networking brings surprise reunion

 

A May meeting of downtown community papers brought two people together who first met in 1969 – to their surprise and delight! IMAGE designer (and previous longtime editor) Jane Waterston (left) and Old Ottawa East Mainstreeter board chair Dianne Wing (right) shared a room on the RMS Empress of Canada ocean liner all those years ago because their names ended in “W”. Jane was from Guelph, Dianne from Waterloo, and they were heading to Europe with a few dozen teenagers to study for a year.

“University, kids, professions, and the Queensway conspired to keep us apart through all those decades,” says Jane. “Dianne had a super career in magazine publishing (as I knew from various mastheads) and me, I had IMAGE. Now, we have a chance to be ladies who lunch. And reminisce!”