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How would you improve OC Transpo? That’s one of the topics of discussion at LiveJournal’s OC Transpo community. Some suggestions so far: ** ** * Implement a Global Positioning System * Singing bus drivers * Buses that run all night * Make the buses go to Carp ** Read all the comments or post your own here… ...

Just before the deadline for nominations, someone named Robert Larter registered as a candidate for Mayor of Ottawa. Other than a phone number posted to the City of Ottawa official list of candidates, we know very little about the guy. ...

Blogger Carl Chesal offers six little-known Ottawa tourist attractions: The Acoustic Anomaly of the Baldwin-LaFontaine Statue on Parliament Hill. The Cat Sanctuary on Parliament Hill. RCMP Musical Ride Training Facility. Gatineau Park. ...

From OttawaStart News: ** " ** Do you dare spend even one hour in one of the most haunted jail in Canada. Would you spend even 15 mintes alone in Solitary Confinement? … visit Historic Cornwall Jail. " Read more… ...

Both the Ottawa 67’s and the Ottawa Senators launched new web sites on Friday. Both sites have new designs, and are promising new content for the season. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/Ottawa-2067-27s-20Hockey-20Club.-20Ontario-20Hockey-20League.-20Ottawa-2C-20Ontario1159715726078.png) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/20Ottawa-20Senators-20-1159715718484.png) ** Related: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide

The latest issue of Guerilla Magazine is now online. Articles in this issue include a piece on the architecture of shipping containers, a local artist who makes handmade plush toys, and spoken word poet Anthony Bansfield. Besides new articles this issue, the site also has a new design and some new features, including a blog . ...

We totally called it . Lucy van Oldenbarneveld is the new host of CBC News at Six . ** Related: ** Ottawa Television Guide

* While attending university, he worked part-time cleaning student residence bathrooms. * His university nickname was Chico. * He enjoys rock and roll dancing and country music. * During his early years in Ottawa, he was an asphalt truck driver. ...

There’s a cool new tool on the OC Transpo web site: a bus stop search using Google Maps. Just type in your address, and little icons pop up showing nearby stops. You can also look up stores that sell passes & tickets . ...

Four mayoral candidates will be part of a panel on entrepreneurship and economic development. It happens September 12th from 7pm-9pm at Bitheads (1309 Carling Avenue). Moderator: Janet Eastman from Ottawa Citizen Business TV Opening Speaker: Adam Chowaniec, Chairman of the board of directors at Tundra. ...