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• Consortium confirms Q1 LRT handover date; opening day for passengers unknown - Ottawa Business Journal

  03-01-2019 23:53
  Consortium confirms Q1 LRT handover date; opening day for passengers unknown  Ottawa Business JournalA specific day for revenue *service* availability – a date already pushed back multiple times – was not provided.
  
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• UPDATE: Memo from @ottawacity Rail Construction Program Director "RTG has advised the City that it will achieve RS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 23:48 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Memo from @ottawacity Rail Construction Program Director"RTG has advised the City that it will achieve RS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Pembroke lumber yard owners assess options after massive fire

  03-01-2019 23:44 via ottawacitizen.com
  The owners of Heideman’s Pembroke planing mill say the operation will be shut down for an extended period after a massive blaze at the Boundary Road operation on Wednesday.
  About a dozen of the 26 employees at the Lavern Heideman and Sons Limited mill were on site at when the fire broke out around 8 p.m. By the time the Pembroke Fire Department arrived, a large portion of the main mill building and hopper were engulfed in flames and the fire eventually spread to and levelled an adjacent bu
  
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• Adopt Me: Penny loves being the centre of attention ottawamatters.com/adopt-me/adopt…

  03-01-2019 23:37 via twitter.com
  Adopt Me: Penny loves being the centre of attentionottawamatters.com/adopt-me/adopt…
  
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• City will get keys to Ottawa's LRT system by end of March, builders say

  03-01-2019 23:36 via ottawacitizen.com
  The builders of Ottawa’s light rail transit system say it will be turned over to the city on or before March 31.
  The Rideau Transit Group was originally to have told city officials by Wednesday when it could deliver the completed LRT system, but city officials gave the consortium a one-day extension to Thursday. The new date was announced after 5 p.m. Thursday.
  Rideau Transit Group is a consortium of more than a dozen firms in charge of building and outfitting the LRT, including const
  
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• City will get keys to Ottawa's LRT system by end of March, builders say - Ottawa Citizen

  03-01-2019 23:17
  City will get keys to Ottawa's LRT system by end of March, builders say  Ottawa CitizenThe builders of Ottawa's much anticipated light rail transit system say it will be turned over to the city on or before March 31 and, according to the city, riders can ...
  
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• Another kilometre of the Rideau Canal Skateway to open on Friday - Ottawa Citizen

  03-01-2019 23:12
  Another kilometre of the Rideau Canal Skateway to open on Friday  Ottawa CitizenOne more kilometre of the Rideau Canal Skateway will open Friday morning, the National Capital Commission has announced.The additional stretch of the ...
  
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• Canadian urban foresters enlist Google Street View to count the trees

  03-01-2019 23:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  In analyzing the state of Canada’s urban trees, the Canadian Forest Service visited only half of the 100 communities it studied.
  For the rest, it gazed at the digitized trees of Google Street View.
  And in the future, it may remove human eyes from the job entirely, and let artificial intelligence handle it.
  The forest service wants cities and towns to know what mix of tree species they have, and what the balance of young and mature trees is, because a lot of money is tied up in trees. In pa
  
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• Ottawa woman with MS back home today after PSW shortage keeps her in hospital for more than a year - CTV News

  03-01-2019 23:09
  Ottawa woman with MS back home today after PSW shortage keeps her in hospital for more than a year  CTV NewsAn Ottawa woman is home tonight after spending a year and a half in hospital because of a shortage of personal support workers. Christine Benoit calls her ...
  
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• Canadian urban foresters enlist Google Street View to count the trees - Ottawa Citizen

  03-01-2019 23:07
  Canadian urban foresters enlist Google Street View to count the trees  Ottawa CitizenIn analyzing the state of Canada's urban trees, the Canadian Forest *Service* visited only half of the 100 communities it studied.For the rest, it gazed at the ...
  
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• Ottawa police hand off vital autism registry to MedicAlert

  03-01-2019 22:59 via ottawacitizen.com
  About 200 Ottawa residents with autism have been registered with MedicAlert after Ottawa police ended its own autism registry on Jan. 1.
  Ottawa is one of 27 police services across Canada to partner with MedicAlert for an autism registry that can provide police, paramedics and other first responders with vital information about vulnerable people.
  When registering, individuals or caregivers provide MedicAlert with background information such as things or actions that might trigger a person with au
  
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• A timeline of events in the Meng Wanzhou case, and Canada-China relations. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  03-01-2019 22:35 via twitter.com
  A timeline of events in the Meng Wanzhou case, and Canada-China relations.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• What Ottawa's rental market is expected to look like this year - OttawaMatters.com

  03-01-2019 22:20
  What Ottawa's rental market is expected to look like this year  OttawaMatters.comRenters face some of the highest rates ever seen in the city.
  
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• Ottawa police hands off vital autism registry to MedicAlert

  03-01-2019 22:08 via ottawacitizen.com
  About 200 Ottawa residents with autism have been registered with MedicAlert after Ottawa police ended its own autism registry on Jan. 1.
  Ottawa is one of 27 police services across Canada to partner with MedicAlert for an autism registry that can provide police, paramedics and other first responders with vital information about vulnerable people.
  When registering, individuals or caregivers provide MedicAlert with background information such as things or actions that might trigger a person with au
  
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• Paying tribute to jazz's other Herbie (Lucas Gillan's Many Blessings CD reviewed, Mark Miller's Herbie Nichols biography re-reviewed)

  03-01-2019 22:07 via ottawacitizen.com
  Herbie Nichols: A Jazzist’s Life (The Mercury Press)Mark Miller
  Chit-Chatting with Herbie (JeruJazz Records)Lucas Gillan’s Many Blessings
  Happy Centenary, Herbie Nichols!
  For those of you who want a thorough introduction to the life and music of the late and lesser-known but brilliant jazz pianist and composer, I recommend Mark Miller’s fine biography, Herbie Nichols: A Jazzist’s Life, which was published in 2009. Allow me to re-up a chunk of the review that I wrote then
  
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• Feds worry technology will force ’vulnerable’ groups out of labour force - Ottawa Citizen

  03-01-2019 21:43
  Feds worry technology will force ’vulnerable’ groups out of labour force  Ottawa CitizenOTTAWA — Fearing that technologically demanding jobs will force “vulnerable” workers out of the labour market — and strain government benefits programs ...
  
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• Interruption of eastern Quebec ferry service forces 800-km detour for some. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  03-01-2019 21:35 via twitter.com
  Interruption of eastern Quebec ferry service forces 800-km detour for some.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• After releasing a list of rinks in need of volunteer help, the @ottawacity says it's getting a ton of calls.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 21:23 via twitter.com
  After releasing a list of rinks in need of volunteer help, the @ottawacity says it's getting a ton of calls.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Ottawa police hand off vital autism registry to MedicAlert - Ottawa Citizen

  03-01-2019 21:16
  Ottawa police hand off vital autism registry to MedicAlert  Ottawa CitizenAbout 200 Ottawa residents with autism have been registered with MedicAlert after Ottawa police ended its own autism registry on Jan. 1.
  
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• Ottawa entrepreneurs turning wellness into a house call - Ottawa Business Journal

  03-01-2019 21:13
  Ottawa entrepreneurs turning wellness into a house call  Ottawa Business JournalAn Ottawa company's goal to bring wellness services to your door – and on your schedule – is earning it acclaim in the early days of operations. Nurtured Life ...
  
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• City of Ottawa flooded with calls about community rink volunteering - OttawaMatters.com

  03-01-2019 21:12
  City of Ottawa flooded with calls about community rink volunteering  OttawaMatters.comWhile the outlook is positive for many of the remaining rinks in need of volunteer help, the greatest need remains on the city's east side.
  
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• West Vancouver clothing donation bins sealed after death of trapped man. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  03-01-2019 21:05 via twitter.com
  West Vancouver clothing donation bins sealed after death of trapped man.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• New year, new e-petition system in Ottawa - iPolitics.ca

  03-01-2019 21:03
  New year, new e-petition system in Ottawa  iPolitics.caThe federal government is modifying its e-petition system so Canadians can get responses to their inquiries faster. On Jan. 22, online petitioners will be allowed ...
  
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• Pro-pipeline convoy to leave Red Deer next month for Ottawa - Red Deer Advocate

  03-01-2019 21:00
  Pro-pipeline convoy to leave Red Deer next month for Ottawa  Red Deer AdvocateHundreds of Alberta truckers are driving a convoy to Ottawa next month from a mustering-point in Red Deer to protest government inaction on pipelines.
  
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• Retail cannabis licence lottery begins next week. ottawamatters.com/local-news/ret…

  03-01-2019 20:35 via twitter.com
  Retail cannabis licence lottery begins next week.ottawamatters.com/local-news/ret…
  
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• Waning iPhone demand highlights Chinese consumer anxiety. ottawamatters.com/world-news/wan…

  03-01-2019 20:05 via twitter.com
  Waning iPhone demand highlights Chinese consumer anxiety.ottawamatters.com/world-news/wan…
  
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• There's only one taxpayer - Dan in Ottawa - Castanet.net

  03-01-2019 20:00
  There's only one taxpayer - Dan in Ottawa  Castanet.netIt was not long into the new year when a citizen shared with me an email they received from their employer stating:
  
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• More than 100 impaired charges in OPP holiday RIDE stops

  03-01-2019 19:58 via ottawacitizen.com
  More than 100 drivers were found to have been too festive over the holidays at provincial police RIDE stops.
  In all, 97 drivers were charged with being impaired by alcohol and eight more charged with being impaired drugs at the 2,700 Festive RIDE stop operations across the region from Nov. 23 to Wednesday, the OPP said in a news release.
  An additional 68 drivers had their licenses suspended after registering in the “warning” range on roadside testing devices.
  “One impaired driv
  
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• More than 100 impaired charges in OPP holiday RIDE stops - Ottawa Citizen

  03-01-2019 19:36
  More than 100 impaired charges in OPP holiday RIDE stops  Ottawa CitizenMore than 100 drivers were found to have been too festive over the holidays at provincial police RIDE stops.
  
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• North Korean envoy to Italy vanishes - did he defect? ottawamatters.com/world-news/nor…

  03-01-2019 19:35 via twitter.com
  North Korean envoy to Italy vanishes - did he defect?ottawamatters.com/world-news/nor…
  
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• Not 'convenient' to discuss charges against imprisoned Canadians: China. ottawamatters.com/national-news/…

  03-01-2019 19:05 via twitter.com
  Not 'convenient' to discuss charges against imprisoned Canadians: China.ottawamatters.com/national-news/…
  
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• Canadian air task force finishes Romanian mission, personnel coming home later this month

  03-01-2019 18:38 via ottawacitizen.com
  Canada’s air task force in Romania has completed its four-month deployment with NATO and its personnel will return home later this month.
  The task force was composed of approximately 135 Canadian Forces personnel and five CF-18 Hornets. The personnel were mainly from 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, supported by personnel primarily from 2 Air Expeditionary Wing and 3 Wing Bagotville, Que.
  This is Canada’s third air task force deployment to Romania in support of NATO, according to
  
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• UPDATE: Police say missing woman, Cassandra Jackowski has been located safe. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…

  03-01-2019 18:30 via twitter.com
  UPDATE: Police say missing woman, Cassandra Jackowski has been located safe. #ottnews twitter.com/OttawaPolice/s…
  
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• Coming up at 12:30: @DrRob_Thacker joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly segment looking at the latest science news… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 18:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 12:30:@DrRob_Thacker joins @_MarkSutcliffe for his weekly segment looking at the latest science news… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, January 3rd: 1:08: @ottawacity 1:17: @PaulKoring 1:30: @DavidMacCdn 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 18:23 via twitter.com
  The @rick_gibbons Show for Thursday, January 3rd: 1:08: @ottawacity 1:17: @PaulKoring 1:30: @DavidMacCdn 1:45:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up on Ottawa Today's Power Lunch: @Go_Taylor & @SamLapradeCFRE join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio 📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 17:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up on Ottawa Today's Power Lunch: @Go_Taylor & @SamLapradeCFRE join @_MarkSutcliffe in-studio📻: 1310 💻:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11:30: Ottawa South MPP and interim Liberal Leader John Fraser joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss his p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 17:28 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11:30:Ottawa South MPP and interim Liberal Leader John Fraser joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss his p… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Coming up at 11: Sportsnet reporter Kyle Bukauskas joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the state of the Ottawa Senat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 16:58 via twitter.com
  Coming up at 11: Sportsnet reporter Kyle Bukauskas joins @_MarkSutcliffe to discuss the state of the Ottawa Senat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• Merivale reopens after water main repairs

  03-01-2019 16:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  The city has reopened a 100-metre stretch of Merivale Road following two days of work to repair a broken water main.
  The stretch, between Shillington and Kirkwood avenues, had been mostly closed (one southbound lane was open) since New Year’s Day.
  The city tweeted Wednesday night that the road had reopened.ALSO IN THE NEWS:
  Lack of volunteers could ice season for 13 outdoor city rinks
  Investigation continues in New Year’s Eve death of Kingston pedestrian
  Egan: Victim of door-to-door
  
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• Ottawa to get new LRT handover date on Thursday after RTG gets extension - Global News

  03-01-2019 15:28
  Ottawa to get new LRT handover date on Thursday after RTG gets extension  Global NewsThe Rideau Transit Group was supposed to provide the City of Ottawa with a new handover date for the Confederation Line on Jan. 2, after blowing past two ...
  
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• Fish are facing new kinds of threats — but there's hope

  03-01-2019 15:10 via ottawacitizen.com
  Fish today are facing different kinds of ecological threats than their great-grandparents did, according to a global study headed by a PhD student at Carleton University.
  Antibiotics. Microplastics. Exotic fish purchased over the internet and dumped into Canadian waters when their owners get bored with them.
  Nobody was thinking as much about these topics back in 2006, when an ecologist named David Dudgeon published the authoritative overview of the world’s fresh waters. Thousands of scient
  
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• Angry Albertan convoy gaining momentum before even hitting the road to Ottawa - OttawaMatters.com

  03-01-2019 15:02
  Angry Albertan convoy gaining momentum before even hitting the road to Ottawa  OttawaMatters.comA cavalcade of angry truckers and pipeline workers are planning to head to the nation's capital in order to demand action for the struggling oil and gas sector.
  
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• On air live from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ottawa Today with host @_MarkSutcliffe on @1310NEWS & @rogersottawa22: 📻: 1310… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

  03-01-2019 14:57 via twitter.com
  On air live from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ottawa Today with host @_MarkSutcliffe on @1310NEWS & @rogersottawa22: 📻: 1310… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
  
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• 1310 NEWS Question of the Day: Are you confident the light rail system will be running by the end of March? bit.ly/2R67tkE

  03-01-2019 14:38 via twitter.com
  1310 NEWS Question of the Day:Are you confident the light rail system will be running by the end of March?bit.ly/2R67tkE
  
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• YOU SAID IT: Affordable housing for Flats - Ottawa Sun

  03-01-2019 14:31
  YOU SAID IT: Affordable housing for Flats  Ottawa SunAFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FLATSAfter the recent debacle over LeBreton Flats, perhaps it's time to leave the grandiose visions of developers behind us and ...
  
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• Fast-moving Mercedes named 'Vixen' gets ride to police impound

  03-01-2019 14:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ugly writing on a Mercedes wasn’t what caught the attention of an Ontario Provincial Police officer earlier this week, it was the fact that the Mercedes was being driven at 190 km/hr on Highway 401.
  An officer from the Napanee detachment of the OPP was patrolling the westbound lanes of Highway 401 in Belleville on Tuesday when the white Mercedes flew by.
  The vehicle was pulled over and the officer was able to get a good look.
  On it, written in black marker, were various things such as &ldq
  
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• Take note and slow down this morning. Roads are slick. #ottnews twitter.com/gatienmc/statu…

  03-01-2019 14:15 via twitter.com
  Take note and slow down this morning. Roads are slick. #ottnews twitter.com/gatienmc/statu…
  
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• Avoid the area, if possible. twitter.com/1310traffic/st…

  03-01-2019 14:04 via twitter.com
  Avoid the area, if possible. twitter.com/1310traffic/st…
  
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• Firefighters control Greely garage blaze

  03-01-2019 14:01 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Fire Services made quick work of an early morning blaze at a home in Greely Tursday.
  Shortly before 3 a.m., crews were called to 7111 Quinnfield Way after several callers, including the homeowner, reported heavy flames from the attached garage of the home.
  Firefighters found the fire had also travelled into an addition above the garage.
  Occupants had managed to get out safely.
  The fire was under control by about 4 a.m. There are no reported injuries.
  A fire investigator has been dispatche
  
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• Missing woman, 21, was last seen on New Year's Eve

  03-01-2019 13:56 via ottawacitizen.com
  City police are asking the public to help them find a missing woman who was last seen in the area of Daly Avenue on Dec. 31.
  There are concerns for Cassandra Jackowski’s safety, investigators said in a news release Wednesday evening.
  She is described as white, 5’5″ tall with a slim build, brown eyes and very long dark brown hair. She wears glasses but it’s not known what clothing she was wearing.
  Anyone with information about Jackowski’s whereabouts is asked to call
  
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