There are so many different things going on here in Ottawa at any given time. Seriously. I know it doesn’t seem that way, because you have go to digging, but there are actually super cute cafes and must try cuisine, different ways to pamper yourself with amazing makeup artists and hairstylists, cheap yoga and a variety of fun ways to get that super hot bod you always wanted, the coolest You Tubers and movers and shakers around; our city is seriously abundantly awesome. ...

_ (press release) _ Wear It Forward is Ottawa’s newest apparel company, with a heart! wearitforward.ca Wear It Forward’s first product - “The Not-So-Ugly Christmas Sweater” recently launched online and in Bayshore, where founder Jasmine Begin partnered with CHEO, as she pledged to donate 10% of each unit’s profit to the Children’s Hospital. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – The Transportation Committee, which is responsible for the City’s transportation planning and infrastructure, today approved its 2017 draft budget . The budget calls for a continuing commitment to delivering a safe and convenient cycling and pedestrian network – expanding and improving cycling routes, multi-use pathways and sidewalks. ...

_ (press release) _ Ottawa Fire Services received a call at 9:05 a.m. from a very concerned neighbour. It appeared as though a dog was on the back roof of a Rowhome on Sorento Street in Barrhaven. Ottawa Fire Dispatch staff gets all kinds of requests and this one was especially perplexing. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – The City’s Finance and Economic Development Committee today approved its 2017 draft budget and Ottawa’s bid for the 2021Canada Summer Games.  The draft Budget for 2017 features major savings through reorganization and internal efficiencies, and commits new spending to the arts, public transit, economic development and community services. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** The shelves at the Ottawa Food Bank were stocked this weekend after another successful OC Transpo/Loblaw Christmas Food Drive. This year’s 32 nd annual drive collected a total of 108,496 food and non-perishable items and $32,315 in cash and food vouchers. ...

_ (press release) _ Ottawa ­ The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) and Football North have partnered to provide high school football players access to an elite student­ athlete development program with university and CFL experienced coaches and an opportunity to compete against high school football teams from the United States. ...

A lot has changed in Ottawa since 1984 and now there’s a simple way to see it happen right in front of you. Google recently released its Google Earth Timelapse , a compilation of satellite imagery across the world. It allows users to see a 32-year timelapse of any location on earth. ...

The numbers are out. It may take a keen eye to notice who’s won and who’s lost, or it may not. While the topline numbers don’t always tell the whole story, they are all we have to digest. Sometimes the best way to tell who won and lost is how individual stations react to these numbers. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week! _ _ You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . Check back here, as the list is updated throughout the week. _ Top events ...