_ (via National Capital Commission) _ The National Capital Commission (NCC) invites you to attend a public workshop on the draft plan for the proposed Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway waterfront linear park. The purpose of this third public workshop is to seek the public’s input on the updated draft concept for the overall park, as well as the more detailed draft concept for the section of the park between Westboro Beach and the proposed Cleary light rail transit station. ...

(via HSBC) Shevaun Ensor-Harrison, student at the University of Ottawa, received the 2016 HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow award for Central Canada from Canada’s largest student leadership development organization, Enactus Canada, and proud program supporter, HSBC Bank Canada. The award presentation took place at the 2016 Enactus Canada Regional Exposition on March 11 in Mississauga. ...

_ (via CBC Ottawa _ _ ) _ Get ready Ottawa! On Monday, March 21 you are invited to showcase everything you love about Ottawa as CBC Ottawa hosts the HEART MY CITY PROJECT to capture “a day in the life” of our iconic hometown and share the moments that make up the pulse of our vibrant city. ...

The City of Ottawa and Tim Hortons are pleased to announce the annual Tim Hortons ** Cleaning the Capital ** campaign, which will take place from April 15 to May 15. Early-bird registration is now available. ** Registration ** ** is quick and easy: ** ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The 290-space ByWard Parking Garage, located at 70 Clarence Street (at Parent Street) in the ByWard Market, will get a top-to-bottom refresh this spring. This planned maintenance is the first comprehensive work to be done on the garage since 1994. ...

_ (via Ottawa Fire Services) _ Ottawa Fire Services, in partnership with Fire Service Women Ontario, is pleased to announce an application call for ** Camp FFIT (Female Firefighters in Training) 2016 ** . Young women between the ages of 15 and 19, who meet the application criteria , are invited to apply. ...

_ (via Ottawa Police Service) _ The violence that has resulted in the murder of five young men in 2016 is a heartbreaking cause for concern for our entire community. It has left families grieving and a community searching for answers on how to prevent these crimes. ...

_ (via Alliance to End Homelessness) _ Ottawa’s Alliance to End Homelessness welcomes the Province of Ontario’s renewed Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy – and is calling for quick action to introduce important new tools announced this morning. These tools will help to increase the availability of affordable housing and to reduce homelessness in Ottawa. ...

_ (press release) _ Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 14, seasonal load restrictions are in effect. Commercial vehicles or trailers with a gross vehicle weight in excess of five tonnes or 11,000 lbs. per axle are prohibited on roads where restriction signage is posted, and on all truck routes identified as restricted on the Truck Route Maps Urban Truck Routes and Rural Truck Routes . ...