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(Via University of Ottawa) With regret, the University of Ottawa provided notice of termination of its agreement with the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO). Effective December 24, 2018, the University will no longer recognize the Federation as the exclusive association representing undergraduate students. ...

_ _ _ (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 Carleton.ca : In September, when Carleton journalism students return to campus, they’ll continue reporting and publishing stories that matter to Ottawa residents, from breaking news and in-depth coverage of important issues to offbeat features and profiles of local personalities. ...

[caption id=“attachment_87813” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Layout of the proposed Sooners football dome and club house from Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects Inc.[/caption] (This post originally appeared on our sister site, StittsvilleCentral.ca) The ** Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est ** (the French Catholic school board) has sent in a planning proposal to the City of Ottawa, seeking permission to build a sports dome and field house behind ** École Paul-Desmarais ** in Stittsville. ...

_ (press release) _ Ottawa-born and world-renowned impressionist and comedian ** Rich Little ** , who attended ** Lisgar Collegiate Institute ** , will return to the nation’s capital in May to perform at the opening event of the school’s ** 175th Anniversary Reunion. ...

[caption id="attachment_81134" align="aligncenter" width="1038"]  Students, staff, volunteers and elected officials took part in a ribbon-cutting ceremony -- complete with kid-sized scissors -- at Stittsville Public School on Friday, September 29. It marked the official opening of a new outdoor classrom. ...

This ** SUNDAY, October 1st ** you’re invited to the Our Kids Private School Expo at Ottawa’s ** Shaw Centre ** . This is your chance to meet with 20 schools in just one afternoon, and learn from education experts about new curriculum and the best way to find a school that your child will succeed at. ...

[caption id=“attachment_74597” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] From left: Natalia Whitia, Aaron Osborne, and Audrey Scanlan are students attending SHAD at Carleton University. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Wiping away tears, 60 high school students from across Canada said goodbye after a month of learning together, as they returned home with a new look on life. ...

A fire last week in a portable at the Kanata Montessori School destroyed many of the school’s musical instruments. David and Marie Haynes, who have kids who attend the school, are organizing a donation drive to collect instruments to replace what was lost. ...

[caption id=“attachment_64356” align=“aligncenter” width=“6000”] The Fulcrum, uOttawa’s campus newspaper, has been served libel notice by the president of the university’s student union. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] The president of uOttawa’s student union filed a notice of action to sue campus newspaper _ the _ _ Fulcrum _ after they published allegedly defamatory statements made against him at a union meeting. ...