Here’s some fun weekend reading - the Ottawa Citizen reports on two MPs who helped a beaver cross the street in downtown Ottawa . ** **

Brian Kilrea’s Ottawa 67’s just lost in Game 7 against the Niagara Ice Dogs. It was a close one - 4-3 in OT. So that’s it, Killer has coached his final game with the 67’s. There were lots of great stories and photos of “Killer” published a couple weeks back after his last regular season game. ...

Karen at Apartment613 wants to know what are the best used book stores in Ottawa . She lists four of her favourites - Book Bazaar, Bytown Bookshop, Patrick McGahern Books, and All Books - but wants your suggestions too. ...

Ottawa’s power consumption dropped 6% last night during Earth Hour – at least that’s what Mayor Larry O’Brien says in his blog . That’s better than the 4% reduction achieved in 2008. O’Brien says that the 6% reduction is equivalent to the amount of electricity needed to power 58 homes for a month ** . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/Images-of-Centretown-Traffic-Operations-Division-Tour-part-II_1237847878171.png) Signs, signs, everywhere signs. That’s the theme of a recent post on the Images of Centretown blog, documenting a tour of Ottawa’s Traffic Operations Division . Inside a building on Loretta Street, city workers make and store traffic signs, street name signs, and more. ...

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Sens forward Chris Neil gives an all access tour of the Ottawa Senators locker room. (from Sens TV Online ) ** Related: ** Ottawa Hockey Guide

Here’s an amusing rant from David Scrimshaw, about his experience emailing a medical specialist to confirm an appointment time . I’d give you a little snippet, but you really have to read the whole thing. ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Health Guide

Eric Darwin’s West Side Action blog reports on the removal of the letters from east side of the “CITY CENTRE” building near Lebreton Flats: The City Centre office and warehouse complex, 250 City Centre Avenue, opposite the Bayview OTrain station and Tom Brown Arena, is often referred to as the ugliest in the city. ...

Brian Kilrea coached is final regular season game today. Check out this great photo gallery of a day in Killer’s life . Photographer John Major followed Kilrea behind-the-scenes for a Sunday afternoon game back in February. Check out the Ottawa 67s Fan Blog for some photos and stories from today’s gam e. ...