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Posted today by Paul Dewar on Facebook : _ Dear friends, _ _ I have some news to share. _ _ On January 26th, I went for a 36 km skate on our beloved Rideau Canal. The following days I experienced some discomfort in my left arm, which I attributed to my skating. ...

Retro Rx: The Civic Pharmacy sign, on the corner of Carling and Holland. Photo by Robert Metzger. (Via Andrew King’s blog, Ottawa Rewind) All too often I use this blog to lament over the loss of Ottawa’s classic old signs, a trend that seems to have now finally been swayed in the other direction. ...

[caption id=“attachment_86182” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] A concept drawing of RendezVous Lebreton’s plan for a redeveloped LeBreton Flats. (RendezVous LeBreton)[/caption] _ (Via National Capital Commission) _ ** National Capital Region ** —The National Capital Commission (NCC) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement in principle with RendezVous LeBreton Group for the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats. ...

[caption id=“attachment_3672” align=“aligncenter” width=“580”] Photo by Robert Janelle.[/caption] A new digital news outlet for Ottawa is slated to launch in mid-February, run by a company with a history of successful online news startups across Ontario. Village Media posted a job ad this week for the position of multimedia reporter for the forthcoming _ ottawamatters. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85791” align=“aligncenter” width=“640”] Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle include three “biospheres” filled with plants and endangered species. (Photo by brewbooks , used under a Creative Commons license.)[/caption] Amazon passed over Ottawa in its bid to find a location for a second headquarters on Thursday, when it released a list of 20 finalist cities that contained but one Canadian option – Toronto. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85625” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Kathleen Wynne, Ontario premier, will host a town hall in Ottawa on Jan. 18. In this file photo she hosts a Q&A with students at Algonquin College in spring 2017. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] _ (Via Carleton Provincial Liberal Association) _ Premier Kathleen Wynne is traveling across Ontario to hear from people on the issues that matter most to them. ...

I believed I had chosen a profession where I would make a difference and what I wrote would impact people’s lives. I also expected to retire from this profession. That was not to be. -- Theresa Fritz, former managing editor of Metroland Media East. ...

[caption id=“attachment_74427” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Long Ma can walk, trot or gallop at a maximum of 7 km/h. It took him about an hour to travel from city hall to the National Gallery of Canada.[/caption]  Here’s our annual list of things that Ottawa was obsessed with in 2017. ...

The New Year’s Eve 2017 party on Parliament Hill will be missing the music after the Department of Canadian Heritage cancelled planned performances due to extreme cold. But the celebrations will still have a fireworks show at midnight to ring in 2018, as well as viewings of the sound and light show Christmas Lights Across Canada. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85324” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Guy Laflamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017, sat down with ottawastart.com for a year-end interview. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] After helping to put on over 200 events to commemorate Canada’s 150th, Guy Laflamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017, said he is glad it’s all coming to an end. ...