_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA, October 12, 2016 ** – Y’s Owl Maclure Co-operative Centre is hosting a breakfast in recognition of Ottawa employers’ inclusive hiring practices, on Thursday, October 13 at Villa Marconi in Ottawa. The event will be hosted by CBC News Ottawa host, Adrian Harewood, with greetings from Deputy Mayor Mark Taylor, and a keynote speech by Sheila Whyte, owner of Thyme & Again, on the important benefits of hiring employees with disAbilities. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA, ON – ** On Tuesday morning, the Ottawa River Runners (ORR) held a public groundbreaking to celebrate a milestone in their long-awaited quest to replace the shipping containers from which they have operated for the past few decades with a proper home. ...

_ (press release) _ Infrastructure investments are vital to creating jobs, strengthening the middle class and building more inclusive and healthy communities where families can work, learn and play. The Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel (CSST) project will help protect the environment, prevent floods, and ensure that middle class Canadians and their families can enjoy recreational activities like swimming and kayaking on a cleaner and healthier Ottawa River. ...

Happy Halloween! This page lists Halloween events in Ottawa for families and grown-ups. Let us know about your event! Listings on this page are free, just head over to ottawastart.com/start/ to get started. _ ** See also: ** Where to pick a pumpkin near Ottawa. ...

[ ](http://www.greatpumpkinball.com) ** www.greatpumpkinball.com ** Ottawa’s Biggest & Best Annual Halloween Event is back. The theme for this 10th annual edition is - Poison: Descend into Darkness. We look forward to hosting 750 costumed revelers at Ottawa’s premiere Halloween event, at the most unique venue in the city - the St. ...

Don’t miss this once-a-year opportunity to explore the museum’s research and collections facility in Gatineau, Quebec. Discover our national collections of plants, animals, fossils and minerals. See some of our 14.6 million natural-history specimens and artifacts, and meet leading science experts who curate and study them. ...

Folks in Ottawa know how to get around their city through many forms of transportation..cycling, walking, driving, busing, motorcycling and walking all take us to where we want to go. Now these different modes of transportation are brought to life by ** Andrew King ** through a style reminiscent of the 1960’s “RatFink” revolution started by legendary cartoonist and automotive Hot Rodder Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – ** ** New murals were officially showcased today on Queen Elizabeth Drive and Colonel By Drive under the Laurier Avenue Bridge. This is the third year of the [ ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa) – October 7-10, 2016 will mark Operation Impact, a national campaign to make Canada’s roads the safest in the world. This special weekend is a police initiative designed to remind people that an essential part of the enforcement job is to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways. ...

OC Transpo says it is investigating after a person was caught on live television riding the bumper of a bus Tuesday evening. The incident unfolded during a live report on CTV Ottawa’s “News at Six.” The report was, somewhat fittingly, about the introduction of a low-income bus pass. ...