Every day young artists practice their passion for the arts in their school classrooms, private studios, or even at home in their basements. For the past 10 years, the City of Ottawa has been providing artists between the ages of 12 to 19 with opportunities to showcase their creations through a program called Young at Art. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** April 22-28: Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition ** The festival takes place twice a year; it’s one of my favourite activities. ...

The Ottawa Police Service would like to make the public aware about a scam whereby phone calls are received from the “Marriott Hotel”. People are being asked for personal information over the phone. Marriott International is aware that people have been receiving calls about a “free Marriott Hotel rooms” prize. ...

The Board of Directors of the National Capital Commission (NCC) approved today, at its public meeting, the “100-day agreement” to allow the City of Ottawa’s western light rail transit (LRT) extension to be fully buried under the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway. ...

The City of Ottawa is asking residents, rental contract holders and organizers of large public events, to please stay off ball diamonds, sports fields and general turf areas at the City’s recreation centres and parks.  Due to recent weather, the fields are extremely wet and could be damaged if used in their current condition. ...

_ (A version of this article originally appeared on the Awesome Ottawa web site.) _ April’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Graeme Peterson, to support community beekeeping, as well as demonstration and education, by the Ottawa Community Beekeepers . ...

[caption id=“attachment_10561” align=“alignright” width=“300”] [ ](http://ottawastart.com/ottawa/pedalheads/) Pedalheads Summer Bike Camps[/caption] Set your child on the path of a lifelong love of riding! You’ll be amazed at how quickly your child picks up the skills to be safe and competent on his or her bike. ...

Effective Wednesday, April 22, 2015 the students and staff of Charles H. Hulse Public School be relocated to the Parkwood Hills Public School building at 60 Tiverton Drive. Transportation will be provided for all students. Students and staff will resume regular instruction ...

The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is working with the National Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program and the Canadian Bankers Association with respect to several ongoing 2015 bank robbery investigations. The Robbery Unit is today releasing video footage from 5 different bank robberies< [ https://www. ...

** Tuesday, April 28, 2015 ** 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm: information kiosks 6:30 pm to 8 pm: expert panel The National Capital Commission (NCC) is pleased to invite the public to a discussion about regional issues around invasive species. Which species are invasive? ...