New Edinburgh News is a local newspaper published in New Edinburgh

New Edinburgh

New Edinburgh is a small neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada. It is located to the east of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the Rideau River, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the south by Beechwood Avenue, to the east the border is less regular but is marked in part by Springfield...

, a community in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

. The publication was founded in 1976. The current editor of the newspaper is Cindy Parkanyi. This newspaper is subscribed to by the Governor General of Canada

Governor General of Canada

The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...

 and the Prime Minister of Canada

Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...

. The embassies of France

Embassy of France in Ottawa

The Embassy of France in Ottawa is the diplomatic mission of France to Canada, located at 42 Sussex Drive in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa....

 and South Africa also subscribe to this local newspaper.

The paper provides extensive coverage for local issues (eg. the unsuccessful fight leading up to and after the closure of Crichton Street Public School

Crichton Street Public School

Crichton Street Public School was an elementary school in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Canada.The first school in the village of New Edinburgh opened in 1838. The school moved to Crichton Street around 1875. In 1887, when New Edinburgh was annexed to Ottawa, this two-room school...

 in 1999.

Editors of the paper

• Eleanor Dunn - 1976 - unknown
• Mick Glover - unknown
• Barbara Benoit - 1993 - 1999
• Carolyn Brereton - 2000 - 2005
• Cindy Parkanyi - 2005 - present

Interviewees

• Adrienne Clarkson
  Adrienne Clarkson
  Adrienne Louise Clarkson is a Canadian journalist and stateswoman who served as Governor General of Canada, the 26th since Canadian Confederation....
  
   - former Governor General of Canada
  Governor General of Canada
  The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...