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March for Life protesters in downtown Ottawa on May 11, 2017. (Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca) Editor’s note: The annual March for Life rally and march is scheduled to take place between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Thursday. It will include a rally on Parliament Hill followed by a march along Wellington Street. ...

(Via Ottawa Fire) Ottawa Fire Services is placing a city-wide fire ban into effect immediately to prevent the rapid spread of fire due to grass and brush fires. This ban will remain in place until conditions improve and the green grass starts to show through dead tall grass. ...

_ (Via Canadian Radio-Television and Communications Commission) _ On May 7, test alerts will be sent to compatible LTE (long-term evolution)-connected mobile devices in Quebec and Ontario. These test alerts will also be distributed on television and radio in those provinces. ...

_ _ _ (Via Carleton University) _ Carleton University’s Board of Governors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Benoit-Antoine Bacon as its 15th President and Vice-Chancellor. Dr. Bacon will commence his five-year appointment effective July 1, 2018. ...

_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – Tuesday, May 1, 2018, is the first day eligible individuals may file nomination papers for the offices of mayor, councillor and school board trustee for the 2018 Municipal Elections. In addition, it is the first day to file a notice of registration as a third party advertiser. ...

[caption id=“attachment_89416” align=“aligncenter” width=“442”] Daniels. (LinkedIn)[/caption] Boom 99.7 announced on Monday that Wendy Daniels is no longer with the station, due to a programming change. Daniels, who came to the station via the former 106.9 The Bear, posted a goodbye message to Facebook shortly after. ...

Ride-sharing platform Lyft celebrated its one-month anniversary in Ottawa on Tuesday and sent along some statistics showing where people are traveling: ** Top destinations ** * Hotel: The Westin * Mall: Billings Bridge * Nightlife spot: The Lieutenant's Pump * Movie theatre: Cineplex Cinemas Lansdowne and VIP * School: Carleton University. ...

[caption id=“attachment_89160” align=“aligncenter” width=“980”] Via Salvation Army[/caption] _ ** Update: One firefighter was released from hospital on Monday and the other remains sedated, Fire Chief Gerry Pingitore tweets. ** _ https://twitter.com/ChiefPingitore/status/986270703006683136 _ (Ottawa Fire Services sent out this news release on Monday evening. ...

** Ian Boyd ** , the owner of ** Compact Music ** , sent us a note to say that the store will be celebrating 40 years in the music business on Saturday, April 21. That date is also ** Record Store Day ** , “a day that celebrates independent record stores all over the world with parties, in-store performances and special releases. ...

Jonathan Pitre, the young man who inspired our city with his courage and spirit while he fought unimaginable pain, has passed away. Andrew Duffy reports in the Ottawa Citizen : He found solace and strength in science fiction, and like those he read about, Jonathan Pitre had otherworldly qualities. ...