Seattle Sutton's 2012 Slim Down Contest Winners Announced
OTTAWA, Ill., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating (SSHE), the premier meal replacement company in the country, is proud to announce its Seattle Sutton's 2012 Slim Down winners for its LaSalle County, Ill.

Stage falls at Ottawa Bluesfest; 3 injured
TORONTO — The organizer of an Ottawa music festival where the stage collapsed during a sudden storm, scurrying thousands of fans who were watching the band Cheap Trick, called the accident “a freak situation” at a press conference Monday.

/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Minister James Moore Will Speak to Youth from Across Canada/
OTTAWA, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, will speak to youth from across Canada who are in Ottawa for the Encounters with Canada program and will make an announcement on Monday. This advisory is subject to change without notice. The details are as follows: Date:   Monday, April 2, 2012       Time:    11:30 a.m.

Unhealthy habits are costing Ontarians 7.5 years of life
Study examines impact of smoking, alcohol, diet, physical activity and stress TORONTO, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Unhealthy habits are costing Ontarians 7.5 years of life. However, by reducing five unhealthy behaviours Ontarians could become the healthiest people in the entire country.

Collins Barrow Ottawa LLP appoints Ken Tammadge new Managing Partner
OTTAWA, April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The partners of Collins Barrow Ottawa LLP, a leading mid-market tax, accounting and business advisory services firm, are pleased to announce the appointment, effective Jan. 1, 2012, of Kenneth Tammadge, CA,  CPA (ILL), to the post of Managing Partner overseeing the practice's 100 partners and staff. Ken, a tax partner with more than 30 years of experience advising entrepreneurial clients on business succession, estate, retirement and cross-border tax planning issues, succeeds Randy Tivy, CA, whose tenure marked a period of tremendous growth for the venerable 50-year-old firm.

Collins Barrow Ottawa wins 2011 Employees' Choice Award
OTTAWA, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - For a third consecutive year, Collins Barrow Ottawa was selected as a winner of the Employees' Choice Awards. Sponsored by Ottawa Business Journal, the Awards recognize the National Capital Region's top employers based on employee opinions. In a message to the staff of Collins Barrow Ottawa, Mayor Jim Watson writes "On behalf of my colleagues on the Ottawa City Council, I would like to take this opportunity to personally congratulate you on being one of ten recipients of the 2011 Employees' Choice Awards." "We are honoured that the team has spoken so favorably about their experiences at Collins Barrow," says Stewart Wilson, Assurance Partner in charge of Human Resources.

Ruby+Associates' Ottawa Power Street Station Project Earns New Accolades
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruby+Associates, a pioneer in the development of constructability of steel structures, today announced that its constructability work at the Accident Fund Insurance Company's new headquarters in Lansing's historic Ottawa Street Power Station earned an American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/M) Eminent Conceptor award, the top engineering award given.     Built in 1939, the distinctive Art Deco style building at 217 E.