** 2015 Living Locally Fair (Russell) ** The Russell and District Horticultural Society takes credit for the (to my knowledge) first fair of 2015. On January 17, the Society organizes its annual “Living Locally Fair”, a one-day event that’s all about local foods and other products that go in or on your body, as well as environmentally friendly ways of living. ...

_ Gord McCormick is the broker of record with Oasis Realty Brokerage and a senior member of the Ottawa Real Estate Board. Gord will be contributing a series of guest posts analyzing Ottawa’s real estate market. _ Is it “déjà vu, all over again” in Ottawa Real Estate? ...

Here are some photos and a video from the Sears Great Canadian Chill (aka New Year’s Day polar bear dip) at Britannia Beach. The Chill is a series of polar bear dips that raises money for local and national paediatric oncology initiatives through the Sears Canada Charitable Foundation. ...

The 16th annual Bell Capital Cup, the world’s premier atom and peewee hockey tournament, continues with games and events on Thursday, Jan. 1.  The 2015 edition of the Bell Capital Cup, which runs through Friday, Jan. 2, includes 18 divisions (including two girls groups), which will play nearly 600 games (almost 1,000 hours of hockey) on 25 ice surfaces across Ottawa, from Stittsville to Orleans and points in between. ...

Check out our list of 2015 events here: Ottawa New Year’s Eve Events – December 31, 2015

Check out the list for 2015 here: Ottawa New Year’s Eve Events – December 31, 2015

Here’s a more up-to-date list: Open and closed in Ottawa on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2017

The public is asked to remain off the Rideau Canal surface, as the ice is still dangerously thin.  Although it may appear that a layer of ice has formed on some parts of the canal’s surface, the ice is still too thin. ...

** More than 250 teams to make their tournament debut across Ottawa ** After officially opening with the tournament’s Fanfest and Esso Friendly Games at the Bell Sensplex on Sunday, the 16th annual Bell Capital Cup , the world’s premier atom and peewee hockey tournament, gets underway in earnest later today when more than 250 teams make their respective tournament debuts. ...

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