_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** January 30-February 1: First Weekend of Winterlude ** A kilt skate, soccer in the snow and a world record attempt are all part of the opening weekend of Winterlude. ...

Creating lasting change happens one person and community at a time. Recognizing the power youth have in inspiring healthy change in their communities, the Canadian Cancer Society’s Youth 4 Action grant program helps young people across Ontario lead projects that raise awareness about important health policy issues and educate community members about ways to prevent cancer. ...

OTTAWA, ON – The Winter Design Festival announced today Montreal architect Sylvain Bilodeau as the winner of Ottawa’s first ever Winter Design and Build Competition. Bilodeau’s proposal was selected by a panel of design industry experts and community activists coming from the educational and professional stream of Architecture and Urban Planning. ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Councillors Rick Chiarelli and Mark Taylor presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Margaret Knight today in recognition of more than 35 years of running free breakfast and lunch programs at the Foster Farm Community Centre, as well as volunteering with several other community charitable organizations. ...

** What is Physical Literacy? ** ** OCDSB Speaker’s Series ** ** Featuring Dr. Rebecca Lloyd ** ** Thursday, January 29, 2015 ** ** – ** ** 7:00 – 9:00pm ** ** Sir ** ** ** ** Robert ** ** ** ** Borden ** ** ** ** High School ** ** Auditorium ** ** 131 Greenbank Road ** ...

The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit has laid charges in connection to two bank robberies and an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect. On November 5, 2014, at approximately 3:30 pm , a lone suspect entered a bank situated along the 400 block of Rideau St. ...

_ ** Editor’s note: ** Today’s guest blog is from Dave Allston, an Ottawa writer and researcher. Dave is a history buff who runs a service called House Story Co. , providing research about old homes and businesses in the Kitchissippi area. ...

Joined by her many talented friends Elizabeth Manley takes to the ice at TD Place on Saturday February 14, for an evening of music, skating, Cirque Aerial Acts and community involvement. This one night only event brings figure skating elite like Elvis Stojko, Shawn Sawyer, Gladys Orozco, Javier Fernandez, Kimmie Meissner, Sara Hurtado, Adria Diaz, Violetta Afanasieva, Pete Dack and many more to showcase their talent in Nation’s Capital. ...

Ottawa residents can now view, print and pay their property tax bill and water and sewer bill online at ottawa.ca through My ServiceOttawa.  By creating a My ServiceOttawa account using a single email address and password, residents can securely access and customize online City services and information that matter most to them 24 hours a day, including: ...

The next “Battle of Ontario” takes place on Saturday, March 21, 2015, when Ottawa Senators host Toronto Maple Leafs at C.T.C. in Ottawa. You can win two 100 level tickets to the game, including parking. The 100 level seats are valued at $235 each. ...