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The City of Ottawa has extended the deadline to submit an application for the Streetside Spots pilot until February 15, 2016.  Streetside spots are small outdoor spaces created by temporarily re-purposing on-street parking spaces. They contribute to a vibrant and liveable community while sharing the right of way space with pedestrians of all abilities, cyclists and drivers. ...

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, joined by Cheryl Jensen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Algonquin College, Councillors Cloutier and Fleury, co-chairs of the City’s efforts in Ottawa 2017, and Guy Laflamme, Executive Director of the Ottawa 2017 Bureau, today announced a partnership to create hands-on learning opportunities for students as Ottawa prepares to welcome millions of visitors for Canada’s 150 ...

Santa and his helpers made a stop at Loblaws, 1980 Ogilvie Road, Gloucester Centre today as part of the 2015 OC Transpo/Loblaw Annual Christmas Food Drive, which will collect donations of non-perishable food items or cash from residents on Saturday, December 5. ...

The Ottawa Public Library Board has approved the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) 2016 draft operating and capital budget. The complete budget envelope is $45.362M which includes funding for both operating and capital expenses. On the operations side, the 2016 budget maintains existing services at current levels across the City. ...

The City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on a proposal to rename Ottawa Fire Station #83, located at 2352 Roger Stevens Drive, the “Allen Sadler Fire Station”. ** Allen Sadler Fire Station (Ward 21 – Rideau-Goulbourn) ** In recognition of Allen Sadler’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to rename Ottawa Fire Station #83, located at 2352 Roger Stevens Drive, the “Allen Sadler Fire Station”. ...

As a heartfelt thank you to its community, and in tribute to the faithful support of its public, the National Arts Centre Orchestra Players' Association is pleased to announce the annual presentation of its “FanFair” an annual free concert that benefits the ** Snowsuit Fund ** and the ** Ottawa Food Bank ** . ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Rideau-Goulbourn Ward Councillor Scott Moffatt presented a Mayor’s City Builder Award to Peter Ryan at today’s City Council meeting, recognizing his many years of generous volunteering in Ottawa.  Peter was a firefighter with the City of Ottawa before amalgamation, from 1957 to 1996, when he retired with the rank of District Chief. ...

The Ottawa Police Service would like to announce a change of service hours over the holidays – from December 24, 2015 to January 1, 2016 – with Front Desk Services at the police stations located at 3343 St-Joseph Boulevard (Orleans), 245 Greenbank Road (Nepean), 211 Huntmar Drive (Kanata) and 4561 Bank Street (Gloucester). ...

** Please note: ** _ This is the old, out-of-date list for 2015. You should check out instead: _ http://ottawastart.com/ottawas-best-christmas-light-displays-2016-parliament-hill-taffy-lane-and-much-more/ [caption id=“attachment_19262” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] Patrimoine canadien/Canadian Heritage[/caption] Christmas Light Map ** Can you help? ** Some listings on this map are from 2014 and labelled as “unconfirmed” for 2015. ...

** COLA (Coalition for Landfill Accountability) ** wants the City of Ottawa to engage in real and meaningful consultation with residents during the negotiations of the Host Municipal Responsibility Agreement (HMRA) for the Carp Road landfill expansion. The HMRA is being negotiated between the City and Waste Management (WM) behind closed doors, with no community engagement. ...