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Mayor Jim Watson and City Manager Kent Kirkpatrick presented the 2015 City Manager’s Award for Excellence (CMAE) at today’s City Council meeting. The annual CMAE, now in its ninth year, is comprised of four categories and represents the highest distinction employees can receive through the City’s corporate recognition program. ...

_ Rose Simpson’s column appears every Tuesday morning on the OttawaStart Blog. She also blogs at Rose’s Cantina . You can read her previous columns here . _ _ _ _ _ It is said that membership has its privileges. ...

[ ](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 . You can read her previous columns here . _ [ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/daveyjphoto/9801445993) Cotton Candy Clouds by David Johnson, from the OttawaStart Flickr Group ...

Ottawa’s Barbara Ann Scott passed away yesterday at the age of 84. She won a gold medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Residents are invited to sign book of remembrance for Barbara Ann Scott at City Hall until Friday, October 5. ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/klein.jpg) Really interesting profile in the Globe and Mail _ _ of Geroge J. Klein . Check out some of the amazing stuff he worked on during his career: _ George Johann Klein was considered one of Canada's most productive 20th-century inventors. ...

Screen capture from Leigh Chapple’s last show on CTV Ottawa on May 4, 2012. On May 4, Ottawa’s “Queen of late night TV” (as Max Keeping calls her) anchored her final broadcast on CTV Ottawa. Here’s what happened: 11:30pm Last time for voiceover guy to say, “CTV news with Leigh Chapple”. ...

_ Starting today, every Monday I’m going to re-post an older article from the OttawaStart blog. This one appeared way back in January 2006 : _ OttawaStart reader Rev. A. McKee asked: "Where does [ Max Keeping ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Keeping) get his ties? ...

[ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/me1.jpg) Inspired by the guy who managed to parlay a red paper clip for a house , Ottawa resident Martin Prevost (that’s him on the right with his son) is trying to trade up from a Minolta SLR Maxuum 400si (with carrying bag) to a Tesla Roadster. ...

There are lots of streets that are (likely) named after celebrities in Ottawa. Paul Anka Drive, Shatner Gate, Lightfood Place. And there’s, um, Alanis Private.  (via [ Adrian Archer's blog ](http://www.adrianarcher.com/post/2831822083/alanis-pvt-ottawa-on) ) ** ** ** Related: ** Ottawa Maps Guide