''GO Info'' was a monthly newspaper for the

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, Canada, from July 1972 to September 1995. ''GO Info'' was a volunteer-operated newspaper that was established by "Gays of Ottawa", which experienced much change in its name reflecting the changing face of the community in which it served. In the mid-1980s, the organization became the "Association of Lesbians and Gays of Ottawa". In a resolution passed in the mid-1990s, the name of the supporting organization was again changed to the "Association of Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals of Ottawa". ''GO Info'', like its supporting organization, changed as well. When ''

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'' magazine from Toronto launched an Ottawa edition, '' Capital Xtra!'', in 1993, ''GO Info'' tried to become more competitive in content, and to solicit corporate advertising. In September 1995, ''Go Info'' ceased publication.

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