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_ (press release) _ JUNE 8, 2016, OTTAWA – On Wednesday night, the Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) celebrated Ottawa High School entrepreneurs at the 3rd Annual JA Company Awards. 28 award recipients were unveiled before nearly 250 attendees including top community and educational leaders and business stakeholders, including proud sponsors the Department of Economic Development & Innovation at the City of Ottawa, CIBC and the Telfer School of Management. ...

I recently read about an intriguing project to help the homeless. It’s taking place in Paris’ storied 11 th arrondissement, just blocks from the hyper-touristy areas and home to the Bataclan theatre and Le Carillon café, both now famous as targets in last November’s terror attacks. ...

_ (press release) _ Cyclists are shoppers and every study going demonstrates that facilitating shopping-by-bike boosts business. Local residents are not the only individuals spending when biking- a recent Tourism Oregon study found that bicycle tourists spend 20% more per visit than any other category of tourist. ...

_ (press release) _ Ottawa, ON – On Friday, June 3rd, 2016, the Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) will host the 7th annual Give Back to School Day. This event offers an opportunity for OttawaReads corporate teams and others to work together improving the appearance of the economically disadvantaged schools to foster school pride. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – More than 250 representatives from the tourism industry, local business community and government gathered this morning at the Shaw Centre for the sold out Ottawa Tourism Summit. The event was hosted by the City of Ottawa and Ottawa Tourism, in partnership with the Economic Club of Canada, and sponsored by the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association and the Shaw Centre. ...

_ (press release) _ OTTAWA—( May 26, 2016 ) Today, Big Rig Brewery officially releases ** Salute 1179 ** . Although a brand new beer to enter the brewery’s core lineup, Salute 1179 has been years in the making. Big Rig Brewery brewmaster Lon Ladell had a standing offer on the table for Chris Phillips, his partner and long-time NHL defenseman, since the inception of the brewery. ...

_ (News release from Government of Ontario) _ Ontario is partnering with Epocal Inc. to expand production and grow its business, creating 48 new jobs and retaining 263 positions. Epocal manufactures blood diagnostic systems with wireless-enabled technology for hospitals and acute care facilities to support bedside testing of blood gases, electrolytes and metabolites. ...

_ (press release) _ The new Ottawa Central Walmart Supercentre , a former Target store , located in Billings Bridge Plaza at 2277 Riverside Drive, will officially grand open to the community on Thursday, May 5. The 101,000 square foot store features an impressive assortment of fresh groceries, general merchandise, and convenient services available at Walmart’s low prices every day. ...

_ (press release) _ Communities across Ottawa will see new small parklets and patios cropping up in the coming weeks as the Streetside Spots project gets underway. Eleven locations applied to take part in this pilot program, which runs from April to October. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa trade mission to India, with Mayor Jim Watson and a delegation of 35 business and industry leaders, generated investments and opportunities in technology, education, film production and tourism. The resulting list of Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), strategic partnerships and mutually beneficial agreements between Ottawa companies and their Indian counterparts has an estimated total value of over $80 million. ...