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Ron Eade reports on Ominvore Ottawa about a “serial complainer” who’s targetting local restaurants : ** ** Someone out there appears to be scamming Ottawa restaurants. Or, trying to at any rate. The nice folks at Juniper Kitchen & Wine Bar, 245 Richmond Rd. ...

Here’s some fun weekend reading - the Ottawa Citizen reports on two MPs who helped a beaver cross the street in downtown Ottawa . ** **

Brian Kilrea’s Ottawa 67’s just lost in Game 7 against the Niagara Ice Dogs. It was a close one - 4-3 in OT. So that’s it, Killer has coached his final game with the 67’s. There were lots of great stories and photos of “Killer” published a couple weeks back after his last regular season game. ...

Sens forward Chris Neil gives an all access tour of the Ottawa Senators locker room. (from Sens TV Online ) ** Related: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide

Here’s an amusing rant from David Scrimshaw, about his experience emailing a medical specialist to confirm an appointment time . I’d give you a little snippet, but you really have to read the whole thing. ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Health Guide

Eric Darwin’s West Side Action blog reports on the removal of the letters from east side of the “CITY CENTRE” building near Lebreton Flats: The City Centre office and warehouse complex, 250 City Centre Avenue, opposite the Bayview OTrain station and Tom Brown Arena, is often referred to as the ugliest in the city. ...

Brian Kilrea coached is final regular season game today. Check out this great photo gallery of a day in Killer’s life . Photographer John Major followed Kilrea behind-the-scenes for a Sunday afternoon game back in February. Check out the Ottawa 67s Fan Blog for some photos and stories from today’s gam e. ...

CTV is the latest local media outlet to make cutbacks to its newscasts. The Ottawa Citizen [ reports ](http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Business/cuts+local+insert+from+Canada/1387014/story.html) : ** ** CTV Television has discontinued the local news inserts that were part of the Canada AM morning show, but the move will not result in any lost jobs in Ottawa. ...

CBC is reporting that “A” (formely A-Channel, and before that The New RO, and before that CHRO) has cancelled the 6:00pm and 11:00pm newscasts. (The morning show, however, will continue.) Employees were called to a meeting this morning, and were told that the newscasts - and their jobs - were gone effective today. ...

** The Globe and Mail has an article today about the preparations for Barack Obama’s visit to Ottawa this Thursday, February 15. Here’s an excerpt: ** The advance team — having followed the pre-advance team and joined by a massive security detail — will even now be racing around the nation's capital, finalizing scripts and scenic touches like a movie crew. ...