Media Reports

Thanks to our media partners for these wonderful stories detailing our progress and for sharing our enthusiasm for this project.
  • Globe and Mail "Before Modern Turned Retro" - August 2009 
  • Ottawa Citizen "Sonja Bata: 'Designers have power'" - June 2009 
  • Ottawa Citizen "Big ideas for a little town" - June 2009 
  • Ottawa Citizen "Reinventing Batawa: Young minds in factory" - June 2009 
  • Globe and Mail "A gutsy plan to bring Batawa back to life" - June 2009 
  • Ottawa Citizen "Sonja Bata's dream: Breathe life into a dying village" - June, 2009 
  • CTV News: Partnership of Batawa Development Corporation and Carleton University - June 2009 
  • The Hour: Interview with Sonja Bata - December 2008
  • Globe & Mail "Sonja Bata: Spreading philanthropy, responsibility and great shoes" - November 2008
  • The Pioneer "Local Village a Model for the World" - December 2007
  • The Shield "Message From Director of Planning and Development" - October 2007
  • Globe & Mail "Mrs. Bata cobbles a new town" - August 2006