Following the success of OTTAWA OUTDOORS MAGAZINE and its 80,000 monthly devoted readers, we’re elated to be taking The Ottawa Outdoor & Adventure Travel + Sportsmen’s Show into its 7th year! Covering regions like Ottawa-Gatineau, the Ottawa Valley, the Pontiac, eastern & northern Ontario and into western Quebec, we’re attracting sportsmen and women devoted to outdoor pursuits such as hiking, biking, canoeing, fishing, kayaking, fish and game, boating, camping and more! ...

[caption id=“attachment_89160” align=“aligncenter” width=“980”] Via Salvation Army[/caption] _ ** Update: One firefighter was released from hospital on Monday and the other remains sedated, Fire Chief Gerry Pingitore tweets. ** _ https://twitter.com/ChiefPingitore/status/986270703006683136 _ (Ottawa Fire Services sent out this news release on Monday evening. ...

_ (press release from the City of Ottawa) _ Mayor Jim Watson, Transit Commission Chair Stephen Blais, Garry Griffin, Shoppers Drug Mart District Manager, and Annalise Czerny, PRESTO’s Executive Vice-President, were at a Shoppers Drug Mart in Barrhaven today to announce that Presto card services will be rolling out to retailers across Ottawa. ...

** Ian Boyd ** , the owner of ** Compact Music ** , sent us a note to say that the store will be celebrating 40 years in the music business on Saturday, April 21. That date is also ** Record Store Day ** , “a day that celebrates independent record stores all over the world with parties, in-store performances and special releases. ...

[caption id=“attachment_62300” align=“aligncenter” width=“6000”] Ottawa City Hall. Photo by Devyn Barrie.[/caption] _ (media advisory from City of Ottawa) _ With the upcoming candidate nomination period and third party registration starting on May 1, 2018, the City of Ottawa’s Elections Office will be holding a Candidate and Third Party Advertiser Information Session on Thursday, April 19, 2018. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/3v3rton/22181679055/in/photolist-zRzgqY-zxFG8s-pi3kVc-p3ZiXS-p2EjFt-pi3zMv-pqq1Lp-p6HcnR-p4Yv3p-pqHiE4-zN7Uok-pttqJw-DEo3er-Gou5Hq-zM19qf-zA6kX7-K6BtoY/) We recently asked our social media followers to suggest the best places for a walk-in haircut. They delivered, with a few ideas from around the city (other than First Choice): * [ Walker's Finest Barbershop ](https://www.walkersfinestbarbershop.ca/) (130-2 Riocan Ave. ...

[caption id=“attachment_88971” align=“aligncenter” width=“545”] Ottawa Public Library Rosemount Branch. Photo via OPL.[/caption] (press release via Ottawa Public Library) The Rosemount branch of the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is celebrating its 100th anniversary! This centennial anniversary marks a major milestone for the busy, popular branch serving the Hintonburg community through programs, cultural events, and activities that bring people in the neighbourhood together. ...

Jonathan Pitre, the young man who inspired our city with his courage and spirit while he fought unimaginable pain, has passed away. Andrew Duffy reports in the Ottawa Citizen : He found solace and strength in science fiction, and like those he read about, Jonathan Pitre had otherworldly qualities. ...

_ (Via RBC Ottawa Bluesfest) _ RBC Bluesfest organizers announced the addition of ‘fest favourites, ** Blue Rodeo ** . Since the festival’s inception, Blue Rodeo has repeatedly charmed, thrilled, and outright rocked RBC Bluesfest audiences. They’ll be appearing on July 12 . ...

[caption id=“attachment_78807” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] An Inuksuk display. (Photo by G. Gower / 2017)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_78806” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] A mosaiculture display at MosaiCanada. (Photo by G. Gower / 2017)[/caption] _ After attracting huge crowds for Canada 150, Mosaïculture returns to Gatineau for 2018. ...