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_ (press release) _ The National Capital Commission and the Royal Canadian Geographical Society today announced the creation of Canada’s Centre for Geography and Exploration at 50 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The Centre is scheduled to open its doors in 2017 as a Confederation Pavilion during Canada’s 150th anniversary. ...

Radio host Katfish Morgan is being remembered as an extremely talented professional and a great friend, days after he died following a six-month long battle with cancer. The Live 88.5 deejay, whose real name is Andrè Maisonneuve, had left the air in April with no reason given. ...

After 16 months on leave to fight cancer, CBC Ottawa anchor Lucy van Oldenbarneveld says she’ll be returning to work soon. She posted a video update to CBC’s website with the news Saturday, promising she’d be on the air shortly. _ Video via CBC Ottawa. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA-GATINEAU ** - The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) today announced that former Ottawa Mayor, Jim Durrell, will Chair Ottawa’s 2017 Grey Cup Festival. The Grey Cup Festival 2017 is a series of events and activities that take place during the week prior to the Grey Cup game. ...

[caption id=“attachment_32422” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Erica Wiebe celebrates after qualifying for the Olympics at the Pan Am Olympic Qualifier in Fresno, Texas in March. Photo via Erica Wiebe.[/caption] _ (Via Councillor Shad Qadri) _ As announced at her homecoming party on August 25 ...

_ (press release) _ Writs were issued today under Section 9.1 of the Election Act for byelections in the electoral districts of Ottawa-Vanier and Niagara West-Glanbrook. The byelections will fill vacancies created in the provincial parliament. Under the Election Act, elections must be called on a Wednesday and held the fifth Thursday after the date of the issue of the writ. ...

_ (press release) _ On October 19 th , Councillor George Darouze will join MPP Lisa MacLeod at Queen’s Park as she presents the Fair Hydro for Ottawa petition to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It will be a big moment for all of Ottawa residents who are faced with the burden of paying up to 30% more on their hydro bills simply because they are customers of Hydro One. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Mayor Jim Watson will be joined by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnson, Governor General of Canada, Councillor Riley Brockington, Chair of the Summit, and Jonathan Lister, VP Americas, Sales Solutions and Canada Country Manager at LinkedIn, for the Education and the Economy Summit on Friday, October 21 at City Hall. ...

** UPDATE: The city says registered letters were delivered between Sept. 20-23 to homeowners who may be expropriated. After our request for a list of properties, the city sent a second round of letters which were delivered on Oct. 12 and 13. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa) -The Ottawa Police Service Major Crime Unit has commenced an investigation into human remains that have been positively identified as a person who went missing in 1994. The remains were discovered on May 10, 2016 on a property being developed for housing in the Maple Creek Estates area on Cabrelle Place in the Manotick area. ...