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Born with one kidney, Marie-Eve Bisson has always known the vital role kidneys play in our overall health and wellbeing. An active person since her teen years, Marie-Eve took up running several years ago to help her stay fit and that’s when she learned about the Alive to Strive Kidney Fitness Project. ...

A $2.5-million investment from the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association attests to the successful approach the City of Ottawa and its partners have taken towards developing an exciting year of celebrations for the 150 th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation in 2017. ...

Early birds have been registered for weeks, but now it’s official for everyone: Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital is underway.  Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital is a city-wide event that brings together families, friends, neighbours and communities and friends to help keep Ottawa clean and green. ...

The City of Ottawa invites residents to provide feedback on two environmental assessment studies for the Confederation Line East light rail transit extension (Blair to Trim) and the related widening of the Highway 174 / Prescott-Russell County Road 17 corridor (Highway 417/Split to Clarence-Rockland). ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Osgoode Ward Councillor George Darouze presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Mitch Kurylowicz today in recognition of his volunteer work with Free the Children, the world’s largest organization of kids helping kids, and his four years to date of fundraising to build a boys’ secondary school in rural Kenya. ...

Today, Prezi launched its first North American Prezi Causes campaign, which will raise awareness for Classroom Champions, an Ottawa-based nonprofit organization founded by U.S. Olympic gold medal winner Steve Mesler. Classroom Champions motivates students to recognize their potential by creating mentor relationships between Olympic and Paralympic athletes (such as U. ...

_ A discussion on the design and planning of urban waterfronts. _ ** Tuesday, April 21, 7 pm to 8:30 pm ** The National Capital Commission (NCC) is pleased to invite the public to a discussion about best practices in the design of urban waterfronts. ...

https://twitter.com/yowtoollibrary/status/587603837894139904 (This post originally appeared on the Green Living Ottawa blog.) Ottawa’s new ** tool library ** is taking shape! The non-profit ** Ottawa Tool Library ** will be a place that people can go to borrow household, garden and kitchen tools, attend workshops, use the workspace and more. ...

Students from Mother Teresa High School in Ottawa are bringing dozens of ice skates to Igloolik, Nunavut to share with their exchange twins from Ataguttaaluk High School. On April 16, the Ottawa youth depart on a ten-day adventure to northern Canada where they will have the opportunity to experience life in the small Aboriginal island community. ...

You are invited to attend an open house for the proposed cycling facility along O’Connor Street, from Wellington Street to Glebe Avenue.  The open house will take place in Jean Pigott Place at City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West) on Thursday, April 9. ...