OTTAWA — A week after Bell Media laid off 16 on-air staff at CTV Ottawa
and at four of its radio stations, the city’s top-ranked television
station was hit by another round of staff cuts Friday.
At an afternoon meeting at the Market Mall building, CTV Ottawa
employees were told that management is looking to eliminate 20 full-time
and 15 part-time jobs by mid-June.
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Published by Calgary Herald
on 12 Feb 2012
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