The City of Ottawa Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on six separate naming proposals to: * Name a new park at 701 Meadow Ridge Circle “Doug Rivington Park” * Name a woodland area on Abbott Street adjacent to Sacred Heart High School the “Kemp Woodland” * Name a new park at 130 Woodbine Place “Percy Taverner Park” * Rename the Osgoode Multi-Use Pathway the “Doug Thompson Multi-Use Pathway” * Name the gazebo in Davidson Park at 5 Ryerson Avenue the “George Watson Gazebo” * Rename Black Tern Park at 53 Black Tern Crescent “Brian Parsons Park” ** Doug Rivington Park – (Ward 5 – West Carleton-March) ** In recognition of Doug Rivington’s extensive community service, the City of Ottawa has been asked to name a new park at 701 Meadow Ridge Circle “Doug Rivington Park”. ...

Beginning on Monday, April 20, one lane will be closed in both directions on sections of Sussex Drive, from St. Patrick Street to King Edward Avenue, from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.  These closures are required to complete the installation of new intersection crosswalks along Sussex Drive as well as final road resurfacing. ...

Lyon Street has been reduced by one lane from Queen Street to Albert Street to accommodate utility relocation work in advance of light rail transit station construction for the O-Train Confederation Line. The work is scheduled to be completed in early May. ...

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** Dealing With Retail Woes ** Recently, stories of retailers either deciding to pull out of Canada or going out of business altogether have been a regular occurrence in the press. We all know what happened to the American chain Target, as well as Canadian retailers Jacob (although this company recently announced it will continue to operate its original stores - which remained open during the liquidation process - in Montreal, Quebec City and Sorel-Tracy), Future Shop, and Smart Set (part of the Reitmans Group). ...

Here is our weekly list of the most viewed jobs in Ottawa from this past week. 1. ** Sanmina ** – [ Administrative Support Clerk ](https://hiredottawa.com/postings/42073) 2. ** Maxsys - ** [ 14.21$ an hour – Entry Level Labour Role ](https://hiredottawa. ...

Born with one kidney, Marie-Eve Bisson has always known the vital role kidneys play in our overall health and wellbeing. An active person since her teen years, Marie-Eve took up running several years ago to help her stay fit and that’s when she learned about the Alive to Strive Kidney Fitness Project. ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** We meet up with Majeed Mogharreban, a trendous public speaker in Ottawa on all things entrepreneurship, reaching your goals, achieving happiness through doing what you want to in life and much more! ...

Canton, NY – The first annual St. Lawrence International Film Festival (October 22-25, 2015) taking place on both sides of the US/Canada border announces its open Call for Entries in the categories of Feature, Short, and Digital projects. Events for the Festival are scheduled to take place in Ottawa,ON, Canton, NY, Potsdam, NY and Brockville, ON. ...

A $2.5-million investment from the Ottawa Gatineau Hotel Association attests to the successful approach the City of Ottawa and its partners have taken towards developing an exciting year of celebrations for the 150 th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation in 2017. ...