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The Poppy flag will be flown at Ottawa City Hall and all Client Service Centres from November 5 to November 11 to commemorate Veterans’ Week. In addition, the flags at all City of Ottawa sites will be lowered to half-mast on Tuesday, November 11 from sunrise to sunset in observance of Remembrance Day, and to pay tribute to all Canadians who have served their country. ...

It’s not often you get to put “fun” and “political debate” in the same sentence. This Thursday may be just the opportunity. There’s even beer. Here’s some info about an event on Thursday night at Hooley’s downtown. It’s a demonstration of how Ranked Choice Voting could work in an upcoming election. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2004-06-18-justvote3.jpg) #ottvotechat Tweets OttawaStart will be hosting an Ottawa election Twitter chat ( #ottvotechat ) on Tuesday, September 23 starting at 9:00pm in the evening. Here’s how it works: * A Twitter chat is is a focused conversation about a specific topic or issue. ...

[  ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimwatson_ottawa/10595903153/) Jim Watson at a City Hall bake sale fundraiser. [ From the Mayor's official Flickr page. ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/jimwatson_ottawa/10595903153/) _ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. ...

[  ](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J6ZhBM0vTiI/UliXRMpCk6I/AAAAAAAASLE/M3nAnnNXkIM/s1600/13i-347___003.jpg) Photo supplied by the City of Ottawa. Remember the not-boring-but-actually-a-roadheader-LRT-tunnel-machine that [ we blogged about a couple weeks ago? ](http://ottawastart.com/ottawa-is-boring-the-ultimate-lrt-tunnel-construction-t-shirt/) ** ** Well now, if you’re a Grade 4 student, you can give it a name. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . _ My son Stef called to say he’d had a successful trip to Vegas. He won a $2,000 slot jackpot on the first night which basically paid for all his entertainment for the rest of the week. ...

Earlier today I moderated Mayor Jim Watson’s monthly “#AskJim” online chat with residents. A full recap of the chat is included below, with topics ranging from oil pipelines to food trucks to outdoor swimming pools. You can read previous chats here on the Mayor’s web site… ...

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is one of the city’s most prolific tweeters . Most days he tweets out dozens of messages about events he’s attending, comments on city programs and policies, and responses to his constituents. On Thursday, with a little help from his staff, he posted short video snippets of his day to Vine. ...

My city councillor Shad Qadri shared this infographic in a recent email to residents. It shows how the city plows roads during typical snowfalls. ** ** [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/what-to-expect-during-a-sto.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Winter Storm Guide ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/green-bins.jpg) Delivery crew load green bins into trailers back in September 2009. [ Photo from the City of Ottawa. ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenbinottawa/3994653264/in/photostream) The City of Ottawa has launched an incredibly useful tool that will remind you when to put out your garbage, recycling and compost. ...