_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** ** Ottawa ** ** – Today, after several months of discussion, Mayors Jim Watson and Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin announced an agreement between Ottawa and Gatineau that will better integrate the regional transit network. The Mayors were joined by Councillors Gilles Carpentier, Chair of the STO, and Stephen Blais, Chair of the Ottawa Transit Commission. ...

[caption id=“attachment_68944” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Ryan Mason, left, and Zara Ansar are planning a large skip rope party in Lansdown Park on June 3. They received a $1,000 microgrant from Awesome Ottawa to fund it. (Awesome Ottawa)[/caption] Remember the days of yore when carefree recesses were spent on the schoolyard with friends, playing foursquare and tag and double dutch? ...

_ (Via Ottawa Police) _ (Ottawa) - The Ottawa Police Service would like to advise the community that Ms. Karbisheva was located deceased this early afternoon in a wooded area in Stittsville. No foul play is suspected. Her dog was found safe by her side. ...

[caption id=“attachment_68632” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] A stand-up comedy show will be filmed in Ottawa using VR technology, for people to watch on their phones with special headsets. The phone technology is a dialed-down version of what this man is wearing at Ottawa VR parlour Colony VR, which is sponsoring the event. ...

** Related: What’s open and closed in Ottawa on Victoria Day weekend ** Looking for something to do in or around Ottawa this Victoria Day long weekend? _ OttawaStart.com ** ** _ has you covered! Got a suggestion? Tweet them at us @OttawaStart or comment below. ...

Here are some photos of this year’s Canadian Tulip Festival, which runs until May 22 at four locations . Tulip Festival pics

[caption id=“attachment_68566” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Ottawa’s Marie-Odile Junker will receive the Governor General’s Innovation for her work researching Aboriginal languages in Canada. (Via Rideau Hall Press Office)[/caption] _ (Via Rideau Hall) _ OTTAWA—His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, will preside over the second annual presentation ceremony of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards on ** Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at 6 p. ...

Learning Photography is a great exercise tool for your brain because your left-brain functions help with processing technical aspects such as, adjusting your shutter speed and reading light meters, and your right-brain functions help with your creativity, and imagination. ** GTA Photography ** is one of Ottawa’s premiere photography summer camp for Kids (8-12) & Teens (13-17) and they’re here to help them exercise their brain! ...

The Vimy Brewing Company opens its doors at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. They’ll have their three ales on tap and the Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins on their 80" TV at 8 p.m. ** The Kitchissippi Times has more… ** ...

** A Tribute to Johnny Cash: The Man in Black Starring Shawn Barker ** ** Presented by: Paquette Productions ** ** Thursday, May 25 and Friday, May 26, 2017 at 7 pm ** Tickets / More information Close your eyes and imagine the unique sound of Johnny Cash, as if it were live and for the first time in the early 1960’s. ...