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Residents are advised of the following lane reductions and ramp closures on Highway 417 and Highway 174: ** Anticipated Lane Reductions ** * During the week of November 17: * There will be off-peak lane reductions on Highway 417 in both directions between Nicholas Street and the Highway 417/174 split and in the eastbound direction between Lyon Street and Elgin Street. ...

The City is holding a photography contest in conjunction with the upcoming Wildlife Speaker Series event. Winter is for the Birds, the fourth and final event in this series, takes place on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 p.m. at Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive. ...

Three local writers were honoured with the prestigious Ottawa Book Award and Prix du livre d’Ottawa tonight at the Shenkman Arts Centre. David O’Meara, Paul Wells and Philippe Bernier Arcand were each awarded a prize of $7,500. _ Arc Poetry Magazine _ also recognized Mr. ...

_ Club’s Police Youth Centre Members and local artist created three-panel artwork to be permanently installed at Clubhouse _ The writing is on the wall for the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa’s Police Youth Centre: thanks to support from the Paint It Up! ...

** A Giant Party Celebrates Giant Tiger’s Support for Boys and Girls Clubs ** ** Who ** ** : ** Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa and Friendly, the Giant Tiger ** What : ** A Basketball Game and Party Celebrating Giant Tiger’s Donation ...

Every day in December leading up to Christmas, local photographer Christophe Ledent is travelling around the city and sharing a photo and story about Ottawa Christmas lights. ( You can see all the photos so far here. ) ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/6581609569_bc3468cc20_z.jpg) ** Peace Tower Lights. ** Photo by [ Mike Alexander ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikealex/6581609569/in/pool-1894735@N21/) via [ OttawaStart's Flickr Pool ](http://flickr.com/groups/ottawastart) . Here's part of an interesting article that appeared recently in [ OttawaStart Community News ](http://ottawastart. ...