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Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson, Mona Fortier, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Vanier on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, and Jeremy Roberts, Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa-West Nepean, today announced the opening date of the O-Train Confederation Line. Beginning Saturday, September 14, the O-Train...

Beginning August 12 at 9pm, the registration for Fall 2019 and Winter 2020 recreation programs will open. The Recreation eGuide and Mon Cyberguide francophone des loisirs are online at Ottawa.ca for Fall and Winter programs. Residents can choose from a wide variety of activities in their neighbourhoods...

Traffic Impacts next weekend: The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has advised the City of Ottawa that they will be closing the 417 between Carling and Bronson for the rehabilitation of the Merivale Road Bridge (near Westgate Mall) from 6pm Sat Aug 10 until 11am Sun....

The bridge will close on Monday August 12 for approximately 8 months of critical repairs. Hog's Back Road will be closed between the Rideau Canoe Club entrance & Colonel By Drive. Pedestrian/cycling access will remain using the detour as outlined on the map below....

West Nile virus (WNV) is an infection spread by mosquitoes that in some people can cause serious illness. Each year from June to October, Ottawa Public Health (OPH) coordinates a WNV prevention program, which includes surveillance of the illness in humans, surveillance of mosquitoes, and treating water in storm...

Engagement opportunities are now open at https://engage.ottawa.ca/recreation-facility-infrastructure-standards  until early September. We invite you to share your ideas and comments on municipal recreation facilities. Tell us what works and what doesn’t work to help us plan for the future of recreation and community activity spaces in Ottawa! We need your help to: Create...

The Merivale Road (Baseline Rd to Carling Ave) Transit Priority is being implemented this summer.  As part of this project, some bus stops along Merivale will be slightly relocated in order to increase the efficiency of OC Transpo’s bus schedules.  During peak hours, the outer right lanes on Merivale Road,...

Ottawa – There will be a planned service adjustment on O-Train Line 2, the Trillium Line, required so that the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) can carry out preparatory work for the future replacement of the Highway 417 overpass over O-Train Line 2. While the MTO completes preparatory works,...

Please find attached the O-Train Confederation Line Project Update presentation from today’s Finance and Economic Development Committee meeting. The full document is provided in the links below, as well as copies of the separate images. Confederation Line Update_July 10 FEDCO meeting_FINAL_ENDownload Confederation Line Update_July 10 FEDCO...

Ottawa – Starting today, plastic bags are now allowed to be used as a clean and easy bagging option for your food scraps and paper towel and tissues in the green bin. If residents choose to use plastic bags to dispose of their organics, they...