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_ (press release) _ The flags at all City of Ottawa sites will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, April 28 to commemorate the National Day of Mourning (Workers' Mourning Day) for persons killed or injured in the workplace ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa Public Library is hosting an annual Short Story Contest for older adults.  Adults 50 years or older, who have a Library card, are eligible to enter. They are invited to submit a maximum of two short stories either in English or French. ...

_ (press release) _ Get ready to make space on your refrigerator or in your garage; the City’s new 12-month waste collection calendar will be delivered by mail to residences across the city starting in May.  The calendar starts in June 2016 and runs until May 2017. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will be hosting its fifth annual Awards Night & Video Screening for the Teen Tech Week Video Contest on April 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the Centrepointe Studio Theatre, 101 Centrepointe Drive. ...

_ (press release) _ To control nuisance mosquito growth in Kanata North and the surrounding areas, larvicide will be applied throughout the summer, beginning with ground applications April 21, and ending September 15.  Kanata North Nuisance Mosquito Control Program deals with treating mosquito larvae in wetlands so they won’t hatch. ...

_ (press release) _ Residents and businesses are invited to engage with City staff at a new event, _ Building Better Connections _ – a community forum organized by the City’s Planning and Growth Management Department.  The forum promises to bring together Ottawa’s residents and provide a space for meaningful discussion on a series of planning topics. ...

_ (press release _ _ ) _ Mayor Jim Watson and Somerset Ward Councillor Catherine McKenney presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Donna Gray at today’s City Council meeting.  Donna works for the Somerset West Community Health Centre and is the coordinator of Good Food Markets, which improves access to healthy foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables in low-income communities. ...

Soup Sisters, a national non-profit, is delighted to team up with ** The Women’s Network at Global Affairs Canada ** , in conjunction with the ** Retired Heads of Mission Association ** and the ** ** ** Ottawa Diplomatic Association ** for a very special community event to support the Syrian refugee community in Canada’s Capital Region. ...

https://twitter.com/Tagalongtoys/status/718096290324852736 _ (press release) _ PLAYMOBIL, known for its imaginative play and iconic figures, today presented Kanata toy shop, Tag Along Toys, with a new PLAYMOBIL life-size figure to replace the fireman stolen from last week’s daylight heist. The Kanata toy shop’s four-foot-tall watchman was a local icon, drawing attention as it stood outside the doors of the shop. ...

_ (press release) _ The agenda, and associated documents, for the upcoming Ottawa Public Library Board meeting, scheduled for April 12, 2016, are now available at https://biblioottawalibrary.ca/en/opl-board-agenda-and-minutes At this meeting, which is open to the public and media, the Board will receive information on the next steps in the Central Library Development Project planning process. ...