Today, Prezi launched its first North American Prezi Causes campaign, which will raise awareness for Classroom Champions, an Ottawa-based nonprofit organization founded by U.S. Olympic gold medal winner Steve Mesler. Classroom Champions motivates students to recognize their potential by creating mentor relationships between Olympic and Paralympic athletes (such as U. ...

Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader Joins Canadian Foundation for Economic Education and BMOFinancial Group to Mark Third Annual ‘Talk With Our Kids About Money Day’ at Parents’ Meeting in Ottawa _ Talk With Our Kids about Money _ , powered by BMO Financial Group, is a program to help young Canadians learn about money and personal finance. ...

After some hard-fought negotiation, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre have agreed to the terms of their bet for the upcoming NHL Playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens.  The terms: 1. The losing city’s Mayor will wear the winning team’s jersey to a City Council meeting 2. ...

Beginning in May, Ottawa will welcome some new food options to the city’s streets.  Five new vendors – four trucks and one cart – will join the existing roster of more than 50 street food vendors on Ottawa’s street this spring. ...

_ A discussion on the design and planning of urban waterfronts. _ ** Tuesday, April 21, 7 pm to 8:30 pm ** The National Capital Commission (NCC) is pleased to invite the public to a discussion about best practices in the design of urban waterfronts. ...

Ottawa Youth Flag Football League (7-14 Co-Ed) is starting this spring (May 30th 2015). This is a non-competitive league and is all about the kids having ** FUN ** while learning about the game of football. We are very excited about the possibilities of this program and what it could mean for football in the area. ...

https://twitter.com/yowtoollibrary/status/587603837894139904 (This post originally appeared on the Green Living Ottawa blog.) Ottawa’s new ** tool library ** is taking shape! The non-profit ** Ottawa Tool Library ** will be a place that people can go to borrow household, garden and kitchen tools, attend workshops, use the workspace and more. ...

Posted today on the Cheshire Cat Pub Facebook page : On March 28 – Earth Day around 9:24pm – The “Steamwhistle” toboggan was stolen from our front entrance. This is a note to the two guys that took it. We have full footage of your theft. ...

Highway 417 eastbound will experience lane reductions between Pinecrest Road and Woodroffe Avenue on Monday, April 13 between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Motorists should also anticipate periodic lane reductions and ramp closures in the area beginning April 13. The majority of the lane reductions and ramp closures will occur at night. ...

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