Field notes — recorded this week, Kanata studio.
Dispatch Labs
News and a podcast for Kanata & Ottawa's west end
Dispatch Labs covers Kanata, Stittsville, Carp, Bells Corners, the Carp Ridge and the tech park along the west end with a weekly newsletter and a biweekly podcast. We sell three straightforward advertising placements to local businesses, co-operatives and community organizations who want to reach readers and listeners in this stretch of the Ottawa Valley.
Advertising placements
Three placements, one rate card. Prices are set and do not change by negotiation; what changes is the format and the length of the run. Every placement includes a review step before anything goes out.
Field Log Newsletter Line
A one-line sponsor mention with a link in our weekly field log newsletter, read by subscribers across Kanata, Stittsville, Carp and Bells Corners. For small businesses and community events in the west end. Runs for two editions and includes a copy review and open counts.
Ridge & Valley Audio Package
Four host-read sponsor mentions across our biweekly podcast, which features stories from Kanata, the Carp Ridge and the tech park corridor. For suppliers, co-operatives, retailers and cultural organizations across the west end. Spans about two months and includes script help, approval before airing and listen summaries.
Field Season Partnership
A three-month partnership: a sponsor credit on our field-reporting section, monthly newsletter features, six podcast mentions and one partner-labelled feature about your organization's role in the Kanata and west-end community. Includes a kickoff call, a shared calendar and monthly plain-language updates.
How a placement is made
What we use to produce it
- 1A small studio on Black Tern Crescent for podcast reads, with a second field kit we carry to interviews in Stittsville and Carp.
- 2An email newsletter platform for the weekly field log, with open and click reporting per edition.
- 3A shared editorial calendar so sponsor placements land next to the relevant local coverage, not buried in an unrelated issue.
Setting levels before a sponsor read.
The steps, in order
- 1
First message
You tell us the placement you want and roughly when. We reply within one business day.
- 2
Copy & script
We draft the newsletter line or podcast script and send it back for your sign-off before anything runs.
- 3
It runs
The placement goes out on the agreed schedule — a newsletter edition, a podcast episode, or a feature slot.
- 4
Summary
You receive open counts or listen summaries so you know the placement actually went out as booked.
Where we cover
Our reporting and our advertiser base both sit inside Kanata and Ottawa's west end. The map below shows our office on Black Tern Crescent; our actual coverage runs from Kanata proper out through Stittsville, Carp and Bells Corners, up onto the Carp Ridge and back through the tech park corridor along the west end.
Notes from a Carp Ridge assignment.
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What we don't do
- We do not sell placements outside Kanata and Ottawa's west end — if your business is elsewhere in the city, our readership won't match your customers.
- We do not write or read copy that reads as news. Every sponsor mention is labelled as a placement, clearly separated from our reporting.
- We do not promise a lead count, a sales figure or a subscriber number for any placement. We report what actually ran and, where measurable, open or listen counts — nothing more.
- We do not run more than one advertiser read per newsletter edition or podcast episode, so a placement is never buried behind competing sponsors.
Quick answers & terms
Do you cover all of Ottawa?
No — Kanata and the west end only: Stittsville, Carp, Bells Corners, the Carp Ridge and the tech park.
Can I choose which edition?
We schedule around your preferred window and confirm the exact edition or episode before booking.
Is there a minimum run?
Each placement's run length is fixed to its listing — two editions, roughly two months, or three months.
How do I pay?
Booking and payment terms are set out in full on our advertising terms page.
A short glossary
- Field log
- Our weekly newsletter covering the west end.
- Host read
- A sponsor mention read live by the podcast host, not a pre-recorded ad drop.
- Partner feature
- A labelled article about an advertiser's role in the community, separate from news coverage.
- Make-good
- A replacement placement offered if a booked read or line is missed on our end.
Coverage area
Kanata and Ottawa's west end, specifically:
- Kanata
- Stittsville
- Carp
- Bells Corners
- The Carp Ridge
- Ottawa's tech park
Prepping a feature on the tech park corridor.
Get in touch
Dispatch Labs
- 74 Black Tern Cr., Kanata, ON K2M 2Z3
- +1 613-592-5299
- [email protected]
- Monday – Friday, 09:30–18:00
- Eastern Time (ET) — Kanata