Tour scheduled for Bayview Yards building, site of future Innovation Centre
Ottawa – Media are invited to an open house tour of the Municipal Works Building #4 at Bayview Yards that will be conducted for business and entrepreneurial stakeholders.The purpose is to receive their...
View ArticleCamp FFIT returns with firefighter training camp for young women
Ottawa– Ottawa Fire Services, in partnership with Fire Service Women Ontario, is pleased to announce an application call for Camp FFIT (Female Firefighters in Training) 2014. Young women between the...
View ArticleOC Transpo operates revised schedules for March Break
Ottawa– OC Transpo service will operate on a reduced weekday schedule during the March Break (March 10 to 14) when schools are closed. Bus arrival times may be adjusted slightly compared to the usual...
View ArticleNational Nutrition Month begins with a Great Big Crunch
Ottawa– Mayor Jim Watson, Ottawa Board of Health members Councillor Mathieu Fleury and Gisèle Richer and Kathryn McKinlay, President and CEO of the Ottawa Network for Education, will launch National...
View ArticleCity to name hall in honour of Michael Jenkin
Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor David Chernushenko will officially name the main hall of the Old Ottawa South Community Centre, at 260 Sunnyside Avenue, “Michael Jenkin Hall,” at a ceremony on...
View ArticleConfirmed case of measles in Ottawa
Ottawa– Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is investigating a lab-confirmed case of measles in an unimmunized child. The patient acquired the illness during travel to the Philippines, which is currently...
View ArticleMayor Watson presents 2013 Order of Ottawa to three inductees
Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson presented the Order of Ottawa to three of the 15 recipients for 2013 that were unable to attend the official ceremony on November 21, 2013.The three individuals inducted today...
View ArticleOttawa students bite into healthy eating with the Great Big Crunch
Ottawa – Today, Mayor Jim Watson and Ottawa Public Health (OPH) launched the start of National Nutrition Month with more than 300 students and staff from École élémentaire catholique Horizon-Jeunesse....
View ArticleIce blasting to take place on the Rideau River
Ottawa – Media are invited to watch ice blasting on the Rideau River. Each year, the City’s Public Works Department undertakes ice breaking operations near the Rideau Falls to alleviate possible spring...
View ArticleLane reductions will impact section of Rideau Street
Ottawa– Starting Monday, March 10, traffic on Rideau Street will be reduced to one lane in each direction where it intersects with Wurtemburg Street just west of Cummings Bridge. Lane reductions will...
View ArticleUpcoming ramp closures and lane reductions on Highways 417 and 174
Ottawa– Starting Sunday, March 9 until Sunday, March 16 there will be off-peak lane reductions on Highway 417 in both directions between Nicholas Street and the Highway 417/174 split and between...
View ArticleUpdate: Bruce Timmermans Cycling Awards nomination deadline extended
Ottawa– The nomination period for the Bruce Timmermans Cycling Awards has been extended to Friday March 14, 2014, due to technical difficulties with the online submission form. In addition to new...
View ArticleChange your clocks – change your batteries – change your food
Ottawa– The City of Ottawa wants to remind you to replace batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms, both at home and at the cottage, when setting your clocks ahead one hour on...
View ArticleReminder that your interim property tax bill is due
Ottawa - Ottawa property owners are reminded that the interim property tax bill, which was mailed out during the last week of February, is due on Thursday, March 20, 2014.You can pay your property tax...
View ArticleRoad closures during St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Ottawa - The City of Ottawa is advising motorists to expect delays due to road closures to accommodate the St. Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday, March 15 starting at 11 a.m. and lasting until about 1...
View ArticlePlanned maintenance on Transitway
Ottawa – On Wednesday, March 12, the Southwest Transitway will be closed overnight, from 10 p.m. until approximately 5 a.m. between Fallowfield Road and Woodroffe Avenue for routine maintenance...
View ArticleMeetings at Ottawa City Hall next week
Ottawa - All public meetings will be held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted. For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for e-mail alerts or visit Public...
View ArticleSussex Drive work continues with work on Macdonald-Cartier Bridge
Ottawa– Beginning Monday, March 17, lane reductions will begin on King Edward Avenue at the approach and egress of the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge. These lane reductions are required for overhead formwork...
View ArticleUpcoming closures on St. Laurent Boulevard at Highway 417
Ottawa– Starting Monday, March 17 until Friday, March 21 St. Laurent Boulevard will be closed in both directions between Lemieux Street and Tremblay Road at 15-minute intervals between 11 p.m. and 4...
View ArticleConfederation Line named Deal of the Year in Public-Private-Partnerships
Ottawa – The Confederation Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project has been named the North American Public-Private-Partnership (P3) Deal of the Year by Project Finance Magazine.The award recognizes the...
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