City employees were applauded by City Council today after raising $460,645 for the United Way/Centraide of Ottawa through the 2014 Employee Campaign. The money was raised through pledge form donations, as well as a number of employee-led initiatives and special events. ...

Mayor Jim Watson, along with Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward Councillor Tim Tierney, today presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Kerry MacLean for his outstanding community service as high school coach, founder and President of the Maverick Volleyball Club.  Mr. MacLean is recognized for his inspirational leadership of the Maverick Volleyball Club that he started in 1985 and built into the largest and most successful volleyball club in Eastern Ontario, with 27 teams and more than 75 volunteers and coaches. ...

The Ottawa Police Service Break and Enter Section is seeking the public’s assistance to find important documents that were stolen in a Break and Enter last week from a Church located in the 1000 block of Smith Road, in Navan. ...

Ice breaking operations on the Rideau River will begin today between Rideau Falls and Hog’s Back. Blasting will follow starting on March 7.  The City, in partnership with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, undertakes ice breaking operations each year to alleviate possible spring flooding in flood-prone areas. ...

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Today’s opening of the Coventry Pedestrian and Cycling Bridge marks the completion of an important connection between communities on both sides of Highway 417 and adds another link to the city’s ever-expanding cycling and pedestrian network.  “The opening of this bridge demonstrates how the City continues to build on its reputation as a cycling and pedestrian-friendly city by improving its network of cycling infrastructure and multi-use pathways,” said Mayor Jim Watson. ...

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Announced in November, 2014 with $11.7 million over five years in funding from the Government of Canada’s Centres of Excellence for Commercialization and Research (CECR) program, CENGN is hitting the ground running with a five-city national roadshow that concludes on February 10 in Ottawa. ...

The Canadian Museum of History invites all Canadians to connect with their national history through a new blog being launched today.  The history blog at historymuseum.ca/blog will share stories from all areas of the Museum, including exhibitions, research, collections and conservation. ...

The National Capital Commission (NCC) took preventative measures this week and advised residents, farmers and users of the Greenbelt to be extra cautious as there had been, last weekend, an incident involving an attack on a horse in the Woodroffe Avenue area of the Greenbelt. ...