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_ (Press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – Ottawa residents are invited to sample a variety of fitness opportunities at City recreation facilities during the fall edition of Try it! You have the entire month of September to try three free fitness sessions at City facilities. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Fury FC) _ Ottawa Fury FC midfielder and Ottawa-native Jamar Dixon has been named to the Canadian Men’s National Team for a pair of upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in September, Canada soccer announced on Thursday. ...

_ (press release) _ _ Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On! _ has announced that Ottawa will once again host one of its street hockey tournament tour stops at the Canadian Tire Centre on July 9-10, 2016. ** Registration closes on Monday, July 4. ...

_ (press release) _ Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the Transportation Committee, profiled several infrastructure projects and programs offered by the City to make cycling safe and easy.  “Ottawa is continually expanding our cycling network,” said Mayor Jim Watson. ...

_ (via National Capital Commission) _ Join us for presentations by international guest speakers on _ ciclovía _ , a Spanish word for a street that is open for cyclists. Learn more about what people are doing in other parts of the world. ...

_ (via Ottawa 2017) _ Ottawa 2017 and Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, announced today that Red Bull Crashed Ice will make its Ottawa debut when the Ice Cross Downhill World Championship crashes and glides its way into the capital in 2017. ...

** Ottawa ** The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Saturday, December 24 to Monday, January 2. ** Recreation Services ** : ** Sens Rink of Dreams ** ** , ** located on Marion Dewar Plaza at Ottawa City Hall, is open daily from 6 a. ...

It’s Winter in the City and there is a lot to do in and around Ottawa.  The cold and the snow are just around the corner so get out and enjoy the season by going for a skate at a City facility , sign up for a course , join the excitement at Lansdowne for the Ottawa 67s or attend a Senators game, enjoy the arts at Centrepointe Theatres and Shenkman Arts Centre , or discover the past at a City museum or the Ottawa Archives . ...

Amidst a colourful spectacle of performers and mascots, Mayor Jim Watson and representatives from the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group (OSEG) showcased the many festivals, events and activities taking place in Ottawa throughout the fall season during an event at Lansdowne today. ...

The newly renovated Constance and Buckham’s Bay Community Centre, a $1.725-million investment that includes a two-storey addition to the centre and an expanded Constance Bay branch of the Ottawa Public Library, was officially opened today by Mayor Jim Watson, Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward Councillor Tim Tierney, Chair of the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) Board, West Carleton-March Councillor Eli El-Chantiry, and representatives of the Constance and Buckham’s Bay Community Association (CBBCA). ...