Author: Andrea Ward

Update - Jan 21, 2019 - Parking Ban is now lifted. Special Advisory: Winter overnight parking ban in effect   Ottawa – Due to weather conditions, a winter overnight parking ban is in effect tonight between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking ban will...

OC Transpo adjusts schedules for holidays, offers free service for New Year’s Eve and introduces new route in Barrhaven Ottawa – Special holiday service will run from December 24 to January 4, so customers should check their schedule before heading out. Transit is the safe and reliable...

Today at City Council, City staff tabled a report with information and recommendations to inform City Council’s decision to either allow cannabis retail outlets in Ottawa or keep them outside of the municipal boundary when the province allows storefronts starting on April 1. City Council...

Operation Big Turkey will return once again to the Carlington Recreation Centre on Caldwell Avenue on Christmas Eve, Dec 24 from 12:30 -2:00pm and the Hunt Club - Riverside Park Community Centre from 2:30-4:30pm. All are welcome, regardless of income, address or position. Join your...

Join me, along with City Councillor Diane Deans, as we discuss safety in our community with the Ottawa Police Service, Crime Prevention Ottawa and the John Howard Society. Thursday, December 6, 2018 from 5:30-7:30pm at the Greenboro Community Centre, 363 Lorry Greenberg Drive. ...

Hogs Back Dam and Fixed Bridge Rideau Waterway National Historic Site Cofferdam to be installed Hogs Back Dam and Fixed Bridge project site map November 28, 2018 – This week, the contractor for the Hogs Back Dam and Fixed Bridge rehabilitation project will begin installing the cofferdam on the...

City serving up available street-food spaces for 2019 Ottawa – The City is calling for proposals to occupy 22 available on-street food spaces in 2019.  There are 10 cart spaces and 12 truck spaces available. The list of available locations can be found on ottawa.ca. A volunteer street-food...

The Finance and Economic Development Committee was briefed today on the progress of construction of the Confederation Line. City staff provided a project update with respect to key milestones achieved, notably concerning testing and commissioning. Trains are running in test mode from Tunney’s Pasture to Blair stations...

Ottawa Public Health and its partners are hosting information nights for parents to learn more about cannabis, the new legislation, how to talk to your youth as well as available resources and services. Tuesday, October 30 Cannabis Parent Information Nights Collège catholique Samuel-Genest 704 Carsons Road 7 pm to 9...

Survey will provide input on the future of retail cannabis stores in Ottawa Ottawa – Ottawa residents are invited to complete a survey, available on ottawa.ca beginning today, to express their views on whether cannabis retail stores should be allowed in Ottawa. Residents have from October 25...

The City’s Election-Related Resources Policy (ERRP) prohibits Members of Council who are seeking re-election in a municipal election from using their office budgets to sponsor newsletters, advertisements, flyers or householders during the 60-day period leading up to and including Voting Day, with very few exceptions....