OTTAWA, September 12, 2016 – Om Nom Ottawa is an inventive new local cooking show that combines comedy and food. All 6 episodes are available On Demand on Bell Fibe’s TV1 as of September 1st. Local farmers and producers are interviewed by Eva Bee, a wildly energetic host who’s been on the foodie and film scene in town for years. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ _ You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . Check back here, as the list is updated throughout the week. _ Top events: ...

Construction could begin next year for a proposed expansion of the iconic Château Laurier, which would move the parking garage underground while adding 200 more rooms. Details on the proposal were released Wednesday by the hotel’s owner, Larco Investments. The company said community consultations will be held before a site plan is submitted to the city. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Section would like to inform the public that the male cyclist was identified and charged. Romain HUBNER, 37 years old of Gatineau, turned himself in on Tuesday late afternoon. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Mayor Jim Watson and Knoxdale-Merivale Councillor Keith Egli presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Reverend Joseph Kiirya at today’s City Council meeting. Reverend Joseph Kiirya is a St. Paul University graduate and a dedicated community leader. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** Today the Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, announced fourteen projects that will receive a total of $250,000 in funding to create vibrant experiences that will highlight Ottawa’s diverse arts, culture and heritage offerings during Canada’s sesquicentennial celebrations. ...

[caption id=“attachment_5636” align=“aligncenter” width=“500”] Ottawa in the fall. By ssstevieb, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group[/caption] As autumn rolls in, _ ** OttawaStart.com ** _ is taking a look at some of the new music released over summer in Ottawa/by local music groups (In no particular order): ...

_ (Via councillor George Darouze ) _ Dear Premier Wynne, Every day in the Province of Ontario, Hydro One customers are faced with the choice between feeding their families and turning on the lights. How can the province allow things to get so bad for its own citizens to choose between basic needs? ...

_ (press release) _ The National Capital Commission (NCC) announced the list of potential federal sites for the new Civic Campus of The Ottawa Hospital, as well as a series of draft criteria upon which each site will be assessed. ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – The Canada Games Council announced today that Ottawa is among the cities advancing to the second phase of the bid process to host the 2021 Canada Summer Games. The Games are Canada’s largest multi-sport event for the next generation of national team athletes and represent the pinnacle of interprovincial/territorial sport competition. ...