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His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, is issuing a challenge to all Canadians: dare someone to give with you! ** Dare2Give ** , the latest in the ** My Giving Moment campaign ** , is an opportunity for Canadians to dare their friends, family and colleagues to donate or volunteer with them. ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/7578738408) [ Fresh produce at the Byward Market. Photo by Jamie McCaffrey from the OttawaStart Flickr Group ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/15609463@N03/7578738408/) _ _ _ Rose Simpson’s column appears most Tuesday mornings on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/1010326_10152148197689475_2566186638340053242_n.jpg) ** ** ** ** As thousands of runners get set to participate in the Ottawa Race Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, a group of athletes has set their sights on an even bigger challenge: running 100km in a single day from Ottawa to Montebello. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ _ _ Our old Subaru died three weeks ago. It was 13. May it rest in peace. Alternatively, may some talented mechanic get it up and running after buying it at auction. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/BVvUzfCCAAA_k8C.jpg) OttawaStart is excited to be involved once again with Babes4Breasts (B4B) , a local fundraising initiative that includes a concert, a cd, beer, and more. Funds raised at this year’s concert will go to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Music Therapy Program and the Maplesoft Centre. ...

This note came in the other day from Ottawa sports historian Jim McAuley: _ Hi Folks, _ _ _ _ Our friend Glen Richardson is in a bit of a dilemma. _ _ You may know that Glen has a hobby of making mini chairs out of wooden hockey sticks. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8172004672/) Andrew King, Great Race organizer and master of ceremonies. [  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/ottawastart/8172004578/) Some of the cars lined up to race. ...

We’ve switched our logo and masthead on OttawaStart to pink this month to raise awareness for Babes4Breasts and their efforts to raise funds for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. There are several events on the go this month, including: ...

_ Here’s a guest blog from Cheryl Hogan, about International Yoga Day in Ottawa on Saturday, April 28. Cheryl’s a volunteer with Amnesty International. _ As Canadians, the majority of us are raised to stand-up for ourselves, our beliefs, and for ...

We received this email recently from the Brothers Dube, who we’ve mentioned a few times before on this blog . They’re the kid / teenage rock band out of Orleans. Brothers Dube are at it again and need YOUR help getting to Haiti to share their message so please [ donate ](http://brothersdube. ...