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_ (City of Ottawa) _ The flag of Belgium is being flown at City Hall at the request of Mayor Jim Watson to mourn the tragic and senseless loss of life which happened in Brussels today and to express the sadness of all residents of Ottawa. ...

_ (Ottawa Public Health) _ Ottawa Public Health (OPH) has issued a precautionary Boil Water Advisory for users of theCarlsbad Trickle-Feed water system. The advisory is being issued due to a water main break which has resulted in a loss of water pressure in the area. ...

The Ottawa Senators and the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program (“SSP”) are teaming up to raise funds and welcome newly arrived refugees to Ottawa. On Saturday, March 26, a group of newly arrived refugees will take to the ice with the help of volunteers at Canadian Tire Centre just hours before they’ll see the Senators take on the Anaheim Ducks. ...

_ (press release) _ The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today announced that Canadians will be able to turn to the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services (CCTS) for help in resolving issues about their television service providers. All licensed television service providers will have to become members of the CCTS by September 1, 2017. ...

_ (press release) _ The City is seeking residents’ feedback to help develop a new rate structure to ensure that the cost of operating and maintaining Ottawa’s water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure is done in a way that is sustainable, fair and affordable. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The 290-space ByWard Parking Garage, located at 70 Clarence Street (at Parent Street) in the ByWard Market, will get a top-to-bottom refresh this spring. This planned maintenance is the first comprehensive work to be done on the garage since 1994. ...

_ (via Ottawa Police Service) _ The violence that has resulted in the murder of five young men in 2016 is a heartbreaking cause for concern for our entire community. It has left families grieving and a community searching for answers on how to prevent these crimes. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Property owners are reminded that the interim property tax bill, which was mailed out during the last week of February, is due on Thursday, March 17.  You can view, print and pay your property tax bill by visiting ottawa. ...

_ (press release) _ Osgoode Councillor George Darouze launched a petition today urging the Ontario Government to harmonize hydro rates in Ottawa.  45,000 Ottawa residents are Hydro One customers, paying up to 30% more in hydro rates compared to their neighbours under Hydro Ottawa. ...

_ (press release) _ The Canadian War Museum is pleased to announce the acquisition of a locket that once belonged to pioneering Canadian military nurse Georgina Pope, known as “Prince Edward Island’s Florence Nightingale.” The gold-filled pendant and chain, presented to Pope for service in the South African War, was donated to the Museum by her great-niece Louise Birkett Krapf, shortly before Krapf’s death in 2015. ...