_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – The Ottawa Triathlon will take place on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24. Motorists should expect road closures along the race route, which includes Colonel By Drive, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Preston Street south of Carling Avenue, Prince of Wales Drive north of the Central Experimental Farm Pathway, and Pretoria Bridge. ...

_ (press release) _ ** OTTAWA ( July 21, 2016 ) ** – Following an extensive, cross-country search, ** Boom 99.7 ** is proud to announce it is bringing a new morning show to Ottawa with host ** Tim Morgan ** ,beginning ** ...

_ (press release) _ ** Ottawa – ** The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead sponsor CIBC, are thrilled to announce that Inspiration Village, an ephemeral hub for special exhibits and performances to highlight the regions of Canada, will be located in Ottawa’s historic ByWard Market. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa)— The Ottawa Police Service Robbery Unit is investigating an overnight incident that involved both a theft and a robbery. On July 20, 2016, at approximately 1:30 am., two persons, a male and a female, were in the area of Ottawa City Hall, near Lisgar Street. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa)—The Ottawa Police Service (OPS), the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau (SPVG) and the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) will join forces to monitor the gathering of 500+ Hells Angels motorcycle riders in Ottawa from July 22 to 24 ...

Confederation Park was packed Tuesday for an afternoon of Pokémon GO. Hundreds of players gathered for a “luring party” - over 400 people showed up to try catch ‘em all. The game uses phone cameras to show Pokémon characters in the real world, requiring gamers to move around to catch them. ...

The ** Rideau Valley Conservation Authority ** has a cool new tool out, that lets you search your address to find out what Rideau subwatershed you live in. Check it out here .

_ Photo credit: Steve Gerecke _ _ (press release) _ Ottawa, July 17, 2016 – RBC Bluesfest had its first sell-out in close to two decades—for the Red Hot Chili Peppers on July 15. This was the first time that has occurred since Ray Charles performed at the festival at a much smaller site, in 1998. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Every four years, the ** Ontario Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) ** mails property assessment notifications to residential, commercial and industrial property owners providing them with the latest assessed value of their property. MPAC will begin mailing property assessment notices for residential properties in Ottawa on July 18. ...

An incorrectly addressed letter from an 11-year-old girl to her Grandma has been delivered, thanks to the efforts of Perth mail carrier Tash Villeneuve. The letter, sent by a young girl named Abby while at summer camp, simply said “To Grandma from Abby,” along with the postal code of a home on RR #3 - a route with over 800 homes, impossible to know who to give it to. ...