[caption id=“attachment_67071” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] A figure skating performance in honour of Teslin Russell on Friday. Russell died of a drug overdose on Dec. 31, 2016. (Charlie Senack/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] _ Charlie Senack – Special to OttawaStart.com _ Hundreds packed a Kanata arena Friday for a tribute in honour of Teslin Russell, a teen whose overdose death served as one of the wake-up calls for the Ottawa opioid crisis. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67088” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] There has been blowback recently over potential loss of parking spaces in Ottawa. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] “But what about the parking?” That seems to be the common response in Ottawa whenever there is a development or change that would incidentally threaten the availability of parking spaces, as happened twice in recent days. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67020” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Ottawa 2017’s executive director says parking spaces on York Street were re-accommodated as Inspiration Village takes over this month. Shipping containers being installed on Thursday, April 27. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com[/caption] The 92 parking spaces taken up by Ottawa 2017’s shipping container extravaganza do not represent a net loss of parking in the ByWard Market, because the city was able to shift them elsewhere, Ottawa 2017 Executive Director Guy Laflamme said. ...

[caption id=“attachment_66818” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] From a Bayshore area crackhouse to overdosing in a Kanata garage, to getting clean in a detox centre, Aiden, 17, recounts his close calls as a drug user. (Charlie Senack/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] _ Charlie Senack – Special to OttawaStart. ...

** Friday, April 28 • 8:00 pm - 11:59 pm ** _ Canadian Museum of Nature _ Nature Nocturne at the Canadian Museum of Nature is Ottawa’s hottest Friday night party! You’re in for a whale of a time this month as we invite you to dive deep into the theme of ** ‘The Life Aquatic ** ’! ...

When the Confederation Line opens in 2017, the existing Trillium Line will become OC Transpo’s number two line. And given the history of the number two bus, those are big shoes to fill. OC Transpo route two has been running for decades and, over the generations, ingrained itself into the nostalgia of old Ottawa and the memories of its regular riders. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lac-bac/16298065867/in/photolist-7RSqx8-PQy3pH-oJRPu4-qQcRaD-oKU2iM-ub7tg2-g94RiE) _ (Via Canadian Museum of History) _ _ Gatineau, Quebec, April 20, 2017 _ — As Canadians celebrate the country’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, a new exhibition produced by the Canadian Museum of History and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is taking a look at daily life a century and a half ago. ...

[caption id=“attachment_66587” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] A print edition of the New York Times. Digital access to the venerable newspaper’s website is now available online through the Ottawa Public Library. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Whether getting your daily Trump fix, following world affairs or doing research, you can now get free access to the _ New York Times _ and parts of its historical archives through the Ottawa Public Library. ...

_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** Crews will be working on a one block stretch of Lyon Street from Albert Street to Queen Street over the next two weekends to remove the steel plates and repave the road surface. ...

The City of Ottawa is served by a confusing array of police forces. The general city is patrolled by Ottawa police. The highways by OPP. And on federal lands, such as Parliament Hill or anything owned by the National Capital Commission, it’s the RCMP (plus military police who congregate around military or National Defence buildings. ...