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This summer, the City of Ottawa will be hosting free programs and special events at City Hall for every taste and interest.  Here are the events that are scheduled for the upcoming week: ** Saturday, July 11 ** ** ** ** Roller Derby in Ottawa ** 1 to 4 p. ...

Residents are invited to a one-hour budget primer session on June 24, offering a look at how the City of Ottawa spends and how the annual municipal budget is put together.  City Treasurer Marian Simulik and Deputy City Treasurer Isabelle Jasmin will lead the session, which will consist of an overview of the budget process followed by a question-and-answer period. ...

Residents of Ottawa are invited to an open house on Tuesday, June 23 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Road, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the City’s facility allocation policy in relation to the use of arenas, sports fields and ball diamonds. ...

Mayor Jim Watson invites residents to call into a pre-budget Tele-Town Hall on Thursday, June 25. Residents will be able to ask questions and share their views before City staff begins developing the draft Budget 2016, which will tabled later this fall. ...

Mayor Jim Watson, federal dignitaries including Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Dr. Marie Wilson, Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, artist Carey Newman and Elder Irvin Sarazin officially welcomed the Witness Blanket to Ottawa City Hall today. ...

Beginning today, whenever your call to 3-1-1 is placed on hold, you will hear the original music of Ottawa musicians. Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Diane Deans, Chair of the City’s Community and Protective Services Committee, revealed today the names of all 25 artists who have been selected to be part of the inaugural #ottmusik program. ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Alta Vista Ward Councillor Jean Cloutier presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award today to Daniel McCarthy for his dedication to the mission of Scouting and to enhancing Ottawa’s southeast as a healthy, caring community. Over the past 20 years, Mr. ...

You are invited to attend an open house for the proposed cycling facility along O’Connor Street, from Wellington Street to Glebe Avenue.  The open house will take place in Jean Pigott Place at City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West) on Thursday, April 9. ...

Fifty years ago on February 15, 1965, the Canadian flag was raised on the Peace Tower for the very first time. To mark this anniversary, all of the City of Ottawa flags in Marion Dewar Plaza at City Hall will be switched to our beloved maple leaf flag on Sunday. ...

Ottawa residents have an opportunity to learn more about the City’s Draft Budget 2015 and ask questions at one of four multi-ward budget consultations occurring February 9 to 14.  Here are the dates, times and locations of each consultation session: ...