Meara Belanger (she/her)

Algonquin College grad. Comms Officer at the NIB Trust Fund. Cat & dog mom, coffee fiend.

[Meara Belanger (she/her) @mearabel]

@CBCNews investigates how duplicitous online reviews can be especially damaging to Canadian small businesses.

I contributed work on this alongside some talented and amazing journalists and in return, I got a byline! Please give it a read.

https://t.co/MvMLuA6UC9

[Amber Mac @ambermac]

Let me fix this for ya since you're struggling with the human part of political leadership.

"CBC is laying off 600 people, just weeks before the holidays. This is difficult news for these media professionals and their families during what is already a challenging time for so many Canadians."

[City of Ottawa @ottawacity]

Reminder: you can seek shelter from the cold at any City of Ottawa facility that is open.

For locations, visit @OttawaHealth's interactive map of places to warm up in Ottawa: https://t.co/UrHZlMzTeI

[Meara Belanger (she/her) @mearabel]

@MessierOnFire People keep saying this, but nobody is talking about changing employment standards for educated immigrants. How many newcomers & immigrants have a Master's or PhD but drive an Uber? We have the workforce we need and aren't letting them work.

[National Capital Commission @NCC_CCN]

NEW | To reduce the number of coyote encounters in the #Greenbelt, the NCC will be introducing select species of road runners to the ecosystem.

This pilot project will begin in May 2022 and will be closely monitored by conservation officers throughout the season. #Ottawa

[Meara Belanger (she/her) @mearabel]

@JLeiper Excited to hear you're running! I remember having a tour of your ward diring my first year of j-school, and you talked about affordable housing. If you haven't already, please look at this campaign. https://t.co/dh9o1rnfi2

[CHUO 89.1 FM @CHUOFM]

Jean is being given the award in recognition of her distinguished career as a journalist, UNESCO Special Envoy for Haiti, third Secretary-General of La Francophonie, and as a former representative of the Crown. Story by CHUO journalist @mearabel #IWD https://t.co/hMtfPRh6pw

[Meara Belanger (she/her) @mearabel]

Happy International Women's Day to all my ladies, femme folks, womyn, etc. You are beautiful, strong, fierce, intelligent, and you kick ass on a daily basis. You are loved, and you deserve to be loved ❤
#InternationalWomensDay #IntersectionalFeminism

[Local Journalism Initiative Journalisme Local @CanadaLJI]

The impact of war felt all over the globe. Ottawa's Ukrainian community of course wooried about family and friends living in Kyiv. This story with @mearabel on @CHUOFM https://t.co/iHAOgi43jb

[CHUO 89.1 FM @CHUOFM]

The Residential Vacant Unit Tax would impose a one per cent tax on the value of a property of six units or more which has been unoccupied for more than 184 days in a calendar year. Story by @mearabel in @CanadaLJI https://t.co/93ZY3ZjAqA #ottawa

[Meara Belanger (she/her) @mearabel]

Who does this? Gross.

[Maddy Eisenberg (she/her) @maddyeisenberg]

The hateful rhetoric being sent my way is getting hard to handle

Just one example (others in my comments)⬇️

Anyway I'll be offline this weekend, but it's important to voice when I'm not okay because it's part of the #MentalHealth conversation

Any positive words are appreciated

[Meara Belanger (she/her) @mearabel]

Sending @MathieuFleury some chocolates for proposing this motion.

[Jon Willing @JonathanWilling]

Council unanimously agrees March 14 will be Valentine's Day in the Canada's capital city.

[Waubgeshig Rice @waub]

Not to diminish anyone's fear or alarm, but it appears white people in Ottawa are starting to understand what it's like to be constantly let down by police and the justice system

[Scott Moffatt @ScottMoffatt21]

Pierre Poilievre on indigenous protest, 2020:

“These blockaders are taking away the freedom of other people to move their goods and themselves...that is wrong”

On truck protest, 2022:

“I’m proud of the truckers and I stand with them”

The hypocrisy is disappointing.

[Althia Raj @althiaraj]

Where is the prime minister?

[Local Journalism Initiative Journalisme Local @CanadaLJI]

Tensions running high in Ottawa as "Freedom Truckers" respond to allegations of racism, hate-crimes. More with @mearabel on @CHUOFM. https://t.co/X4n6r9d173

[Ian Mendes @ian_mendes]

Ottawa: No lemonade stands for children without a permit.

Also Ottawa:

[Rory Friend @RoryDoesTheNews]

Check out my first published story, the first of many to come. https://t.co/oRwNt2LbJW

[Local Journalism Initiative Journalisme Local @CanadaLJI]

Truckers convoy: Ottawa police says city is still gridlocked, but situation is improving. @mearabel has more on @CHUOFM https://t.co/wMGLXcaLCQ

[CHUO 89.1 FM @CHUOFM]

Future litigations involving the city could look a lot different. @CHUOFM journalist @mearabel examines the issue via @CanadaLJI #ottnews https://t.co/gcjYToZJkf

[Meara Belanger (she/her) @mearabel]

Hey @OttawaPolice, people aren't mad because you are deescalating with the truckers. They're mad because of the handling of this protest vs. #Wetsuweten unity protests, #BlackLivesMatter, #FridaysForFuture, etc. when you arrested peaceful protestors just bc you felt like it.