food & drink

_ (Via CFIA) _ Ottawa, August 11, 2016 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has become aware of a report from a Walmart store located in Kanata, Ontario of tampering by product substitution in an infant formula product. This type of issue is not typically associated with the manufacturing process but can occur occasionally when a consumer returns altered products to the retail store for a refund. ...

_ (press release) _ Ontario is offering a new and convenient way to buy alcohol products by introducing online sales through LCBO.com. Starting today, LCBO consumers can buy online up to 5,000 different products from across Canada and 85 other countries. ...

_ Photo credit: Shaw Centre via Facebook _ _ (press release) _ ** Ottawa, ON July 12, 2016 ** – The Shaw Centre is pleased to announce that it has signed on as a founding supporter of Mealshare Ottawa, the local chapter of a national charity working to end youth hunger. ...

#TheBigSticky Social is Back! This Civic Long Weekend in Canada’s Capital is all about the best in Ribs, Chicken and Pulled Pork. Does your mouth water when you think about delicious, slow roasting goodness on the BBQ? Then get your finger licking, tongue hanging, sticky lips smacking ready for ** Capital Ribfest, July 28-31 at Festivals Plaza, Ottawa City Hall ** in beautiful downtown. ...

_ (press release) _ June 13, 2016 – Tomorrow ( Tuesday June 14th ) Mealshare will officially launch in Ottawa and join some of the Capital’s best known restaurant owners to dramatically add to the 725,000 meals that have been served to Canadian youth in need so far. ...

_ (press release) _ In May 2015, ** Brew Donkey ** made the bold decision to offer its tours free of charge, after the ** Travel Industry Council of Ontario (TICO) ** notified them that the company was not compliant with the Travel Industry Act because it was providing a regulated travel service without being registered. ...

_ (This article originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca ) _ Time to raise a glass to ** John ** and ** Kathy vanDyk ** from ** Covered Bridge Brewing ** for their gold medal win at the ** Canadian Brewing Awards ** on the weekend. ...

A local brewery is crediting social media with finding their iconic van after it was stolen Thursday morning. The Beyond the Pale Brewery announced on Facebook that their beloved “rocket van” had gone missing after a break-in overnight, and offered free beer to anybody who could find it. ...

_ (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. ...

_ (press release) _ Residents are invited to provide feedback as the City prepares a new, stand-alone by-law to regulate right-of-way patios – patios that operate on City sidewalks and boulevards.  You can learn more on ottawa.ca/patioreview about how patios are currently regulated through a broader existing by-law, what the objectives of this patio by-law review are and how to submit feedback about the subjects under review. ...