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Ottawa Public Health has received an award for its dedication to encouraging helmet use in the city. The honour from the Brain Injury Association of Canada recognizes the city’s commitment to head-injury prevention through its new helmet policies as well as numerous social media campaigns.
The city’s finance and economic development committee and governance renewal sub-committee voted Thursday to cut the number of citizen advisory committees from 15 to five.
The Somerset Community Police Centre’s decision to pack up and move to city hall has raised concerns in the community about a dwindling police presence. But police say law enforcement visibility and programs run by the centre will not be affected by the change of address.
The Rideau Canal's 180th anniversary promises to be the city’s “biggest floating birthday party,” so it was only fitting the weekend bash kicked off with a tour of a schooner that had just reached the Ottawa leg of its four-month trip. 
Colin JohnstoneThe Lois McClure sits docked at Dow's Lake.