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_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** ** – ** In conjunction with Canada Water Week and World Water Day, and in compliance with Ontario’s Clean Water Act, the City of Ottawa is raising public awareness about efforts to protect municipal drinking water sources, and how residents can help. ...

_ (Via OPP) _ (LEEDS, ON.) - Members of the Ontario Provincial Police are continuing to investigate multi vehicle collisions on Highway 401. On the 14th of March 2017 at about 2:00 P.M. members of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a multi vehicle collision on Highway 401 westbound, in Leeds and the Thousands Township. ...

Mayor Jim Watson said on social media Thursday morning that he intends to run again in the 2018 municipal election. [caption id=“attachment_62723” align=“alignright” width=“198”] Watson. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Watson, 55, has served two consecutive terms after being elected in 2010 and again in 2014. ...

For youth drug abuse, prevention and help to battle addiction is key to stopping tragedy – if it’s easy to find. [caption id=“attachment_62790” align=“alignright” width=“363”] Following the deaths of Kanata teens from drug overdoses, youth drug abuse is in the public mind. ...

_ (Via Ottawa 2017) _ Due to conflicting and inaccurate reports on attendance numbers for this past weekend’s Red Bull Crashed Ice, we would like to provide the following information on site capacity for the event. Approved site capacities based on the emergency plans of the City of Ottawa: ...

[caption id=“attachment_4990” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Retro Rx: The Civic Pharmacy sign, on the corner of Carling and Holland. Photo by Robert Metzger .[/caption] The building - and landmark “CIVIC” pharmacy sign - at the corner of Carling and Holland is up for sale for $3,360,000. ...

“Trophy’s in my spot,” said Cameron Naasz as he walked into the drawing room of the Château Laurier, around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. Less than 30 minutes earlier, he had been crowned the Red Bull Crashed Ice world champion for the second season in a row, making him the only man to defend the title. ...

Finnish athlete Mirko Lahti won the Red Bull Crashed Ice Junior World Championship Friday night, just beating Canadian Samuel Nadeau in a photo finish. It was day one of competition (Thursday was practice runs) and it continues Saturday from 6:30 p. ...

If a city councillor tweets a barb, does Ottawa’s council code of conduct come into play? We wondered this after Coun. Stephen Blais tweeted that Coun. Tobi Nussbaum’s refusal to vote on a contentious issue at city council was “a chicken move. ...

“My first thought every morning is to check that Paige is alive,” writes Kanata dad Sean O’Leary in a letter that’s been circulating in recent days on Facebook and through e-mail. Photo: Kotval O’Leary, whose daughter Paige is addicted to drugs, told OttawaStart. ...