_ (via CRTC) _ In a dynamic communications marketplace, Canadians have choices in innovative communications service providers. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is helping Canadians find the providers that best meet their needs with a new tool on its website. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ City crews continue to remove snow on roads and clear sidewalks following this week’s record storm, and are now preparing to plow and salt priority roads in anticipation of the forecast of snowfall this evening. ...

_ (via Ottawa Police Service) _ The Ottawa Police Service in cooperation with the City of Ottawa’s Security and Emergency Management Branch is pleased to announce that Texting to 911 for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Speech Impaired Community (DHHSI) is now available in Ottawa. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The City of Ottawa will excavate and replace a culvert on Malakoff Road over a period of two weeks starting Monday, February 22 and on Franktown Road starting Monday, February 29.  Replacement of the culvert on Malakoff Road, located almost a kilometre north of Cowell Road, will require the full closure of a section of Malakoff with a detour via Pierce Road, McCordick Road and Donnelly Drive. ...

_ (via Ottawa Public Library) _ The Carp branch of the Ottawa Public Library will be closed on from Monday, February 29 to Thursday, March 10 to receive improvements. As a result of the branch retrofit, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology will be put in place and there will be a new service point. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ The severe winter storm that hit Ottawa yesterday delivered an all time single-day record snowfall of more than 51 cm. The previous record (40.6 cm) was set back in March 1947. In one day, we received the equivalent of 26 per cent of the total snowfall that fell during the entire winter last year. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ If there is a wall in your neighbourhood that keeps falling victim to graffiti vandalism, the City of Ottawa and Crime Prevention Ottawa invite you to Paint it Up! Now in its seventh year, the Paint it Up! ...

Some of our favourite tweets from a record-breaking snow day… https://twitter.com/FailedProtostar/status/699799713701298181 https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/699783500967219200 https://twitter.com/tonysunphoto/status/699796630367768578 https://twitter.com/KylesWeather/status/699792918656069635 https://twitter.com/EricDupere/status/699773620252491776 https://twitter.com/CBCRidlington/status/699772212878909440 https://twitter.com/ScottMoffatt21/status/699761864784289792 https://twitter.com/KittyBroadway/status/699763468946124800 https://twitter.com/Media_Sens/status/699759434168299521 https://twitter.com/HansontheBike/status/699755930708119552 https://twitter.com/LaurenceWall/status/699734752568479744 https://twitter.com/MegBlumenthal/status/699729683542315009 https://twitter.com/PoliceGatineau/status/699732211780681728 https://twitter.com/NancyFromCanada/status/699728122506182657 https://twitter.com/LaurenceWall/status/699728178210869248 https://twitter.com/PoliceGatineau/status/699723172208386048 https://twitter.com/CounterClick/status/699724836310921216 https://twitter.com/Nexxus455/status/699725786002001920 https://twitter.com/KylesWeather/status/699701435869458432 https://twitter.com/NaitSAYger/status/699709528733044738 https://twitter.com/xcottawa/status/699719899430723584 https://twitter.com/CFRAKristy/status/699719853964447745 https://twitter.com/LaurenceWall/status/699725305808814080 https://twitter.com/311laura/status/699714929675390976 https://twitter.com/buckburgess/status/699690914604666880 https://twitter.com/BlackAcesOtt/status/699714078235877376 https://twitter.com/timnaumetz/status/699710769705979904 https://twitter.com/cbcallinaday/status/699689977005875200 https://twitter.com/KylesWeather/status/699680436176293888 https://twitter.com/ottawastart/status/699660828627312640 ...

Volunteer Ottawa is looking for energetic and experienced professionals to assume positions on its Board of Directors. You may know that I’ve been on the VO board for several years and can attest to this being a fantastic, progressive and dedicated group. ...

Stuntman Stu Schwartz, the morning show radio host on Majic 100 and the announcer for the Sens, announced on Monday night that he has leukemia. He posted a video message on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/StuntmanStu/videos/10156604030420061/