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From the Globe & Mail: The 20-minute phone chat was long for two busy mayors, and its light and cordial tone fit the occasion: Their two cities were in a head-to-head battle in the National Hockey League playoffs. In the end, Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli agreed to consider a sweet but sleazy offer from his Buffalo counterpart, Byron Brown: The Sabres would lose to the Senators if Ottawa would send some high-tech jobs to the struggling rust-belt city. ...

From Ottawa67s.com : “Are you interested in becoming a mascot for the Ottawa 67’s? We are looking for outgoing, enthusiastic individuals to perform at many community events over the summer. Reliable transportation a must. If interested, please contact jobs@ottawa67s.com” ...

From Sober Second Thought, a collection of Senators playoff haiku . A sample: Heatley, what is wrong? There was a gaping hole there. It was the damn net. ** Related: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide

Sportsnet’s Ian Mendes is asking readers which free agent defenceman Sens fans would like to keep: Chara or Redden ? ** Related: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide

CANOE – the Canadian web portal and news site – celebrated its 10th anniversary on March 4. Check out snapshots of CANOE’s design over the past decade on their " Past & Present " page. And did you know … ...

CFRA has a collection of recent interviews archived online. “Listen to our interviews when you want,” says an ad on their home page. “Archived interviews ready for you to download…” ** Related: ** Ottawa Radio Guide

Ottawa’s newest radio station, Jewel FM , is now transmitting. According to Milkman Unlimited , the station is still in test mode but the music is consistent with what the station will be playing when it’s officially launched. ...

From Worth1000.com, a photoshop contest with the theme “If Canadians Ruled…” "I love Canada. Hockey...Timbits...Rush...Molson...Colin Mochrie...can it get any better? I think the world might be a better place if it were run by Canadians. (There would be more hockey on TV, that's for sure) This is your task. ...

Can’t remember how we stumbled across this – but here’s a list of condos being built in Ottawa . ** Related: ** Ottawa Home Guide

From a press release received today: ** ** Tony Patterson, who was founding editor of Silicon Valley NORTH, has put together a new team, new publication and new website to deliver news and information about the local tech community. Twenty thousand copies of the inaugural edition of national capital SCAN will be circulating in high tech workplace next week. ...