[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/segregated.jpg) _ Westboro _ Traffic in the Westboro area along Richmond Road was congested further today after the City Of Ottawa created a double Segregated Construction Lane (SCL) that reduces road traffic to a single 5 foot wide lane. ...

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[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Aug-Sept-Oct-2008-244.jpg) The annual [ Butterfly Show at Carleton University ](http://ottawastart.com/story/17962.php) begins this Saturday and runs until October 8. Arrive early and bring orange slices for the butterflies to land on. Photo by JB. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/klein.jpg) Really interesting profile in the Globe and Mail _ _ of Geroge J. Klein . Check out some of the amazing stuff he worked on during his career: _ George Johann Klein was considered one of Canada's most productive 20th-century inventors. ...

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Roughly translated, that means “tables with cabirou feet”.Yours for $200. Here’s a link to the original ad. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/T2eC16J-ysE9sy0h-WgBQW3V-rofw-48_20.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Used Stuff Guide If you liked this post, you should ** subscribe to etcetera , ** our free email newsletter. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdb466/7992101549/) Mural in Chinatown. Photo by [ Ross Dunn ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdb466/7992101549/in/pool-ottawastart) , from the [ OttawaStart Flickr Group ](http://www.flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Here are our contributors' picks for the best local events in Ottawa this week. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/green-bins.jpg) Delivery crew load green bins into trailers back in September 2009. [ Photo from the City of Ottawa. ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenbinottawa/3994653264/in/photostream) The City of Ottawa has launched an incredibly useful tool that will remind you when to put out your garbage, recycling and compost. ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sticker5.jpg) Westboro DINKS The recent trend of vehicle owners adhering stickers to their back windows denoting their family status has taken a turn for the worst as new, more detailed stickers have appeared on a number of area minivans and SUVs. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ottawastart-etcetera.jpg) Last week we launched a new email newsletter called Etcetera . (Here’s a sneak peak .) Every Friday, we’ll send out a collection of interesting local news, cool Ottawa events and special contests and giveaway. If you’re a regular reader of OttawaStart, I think you’ll enjoy it. ...