_ (press release) _ Canadian Public Libraries for Fair Ebook Pricing continue to advocate for more reasonable prices and terms for ebooks from multinational publishers with an open letter to Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan Publishers, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster. ...

_ (press release) _ Board of Health member Councillor Mathieu Fleury, Dr. Isra Levy, Medical Officer of Health and Denise Belanger, Associate Director for the University of Ottawa Health Services, will join staff from Ottawa Public Health (OPH) and University of Ottawa Health Services to encourage students to “Pee to See” and get tested for sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). ...

_ (press release) _ Construction is about to rise above ground at the site for the Ottawa Art Gallery Expansion and Arts Court Redevelopment project. With the structure of the underground parking garage now complete and the structure of the concourse level set for completion in mid-April, Mayor Jim Watson joined the Honourable Madeleine Meilleur, MPP for Ottawa-Vanier and Rideau-Vanier Ward Councillor Mathieu Fleury today to celebrate the start of the next stage of construction. ...

_ (press release) _ As part of the _ Leave the Phone Alone _ distracted driving enforcement campaign, officers from Ottawa Police and Gatineau Police conducted a city wide enforcement blitz Tuesday morning, targeting drivers using cell phones. In total, Ottawa and Gatineau Police issued 79 Provincial Offence Notices (PON) to drivers for using handheld communication devices. ...

_ (press release) _ The City of Ottawa will resume work on Tuesday, March 29 to rehabilitate the Minto Bridges East and Centre, along Union Street over the Rideau River in New Edinburgh.  The renewal of the Minto Bridges East and Centre started in July 2015. ...

_ (press release) _ Beginning Monday, March 28 at 7 a.m, and continuing until Saturday, April 2 at 10 p.m., Queen Street between Bank and O’Connor streets will be closed to general traffic as crews work to relocate city watermains and storm and sanitary sewers in front of 155 Queen Street (Heritage Place). ...

_ (press release) _ Mayor Jim Watson and Stittsville Ward Councillor Shad Qadri presented a Mayor’s City Builder Award to Tysen Lefebvre at today’s City Council meeting. The 15-year-old youth was recognized for his tireless and enthusiastic work to raise funds for Make-a-Wish Eastern Ontario to make big wishes come true for children with life-threatening illnesses. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa Gatineau International Auto Show has made a generous donation to Ottawa East Habitat for Humanity ReStore. At the conclusion of the four day show which brought close to 300 cars and thousands of visitors to the Shaw Centre, almost 20,000 square feet of gently-used carpeting from the Auto Show was donated to the store, which sells a wide range of new and used building materials. ...

_ Roaring Penguin Software will be _ _ exhibiting _ _ at _ _ _ ASCII _ _ _ _ ' _ _ _ _ s MSP workshops and Peer Networking _ _ _ for IT channel companies _ _ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin _ 22 March 2016 - Roaring Penguin Software Inc. ...

(press release) Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCH) welcomed today’s Federal announcement and its commitment to invest in social infrastructure.  Affordable housing and homelessness are important social concerns for Canadians. Having a safe, affordable home means a greater chance for a healthy and successful life. ...