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Traffic Advisory Hog’s Back Bridge maintenance work on May 7 and 8 Hog’s Back Bridge may close to all traffic—pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicles—during preventive maintenance, which will begin on Monday, May 7, at 9 am, and continue until Tuesday, May 8 at 3 pm. If closures are...

Residents are invited to attend a second public meeting to review the proposed development application at 1354 and 1376 Carling Avenue, lands that are currently occupied by the Travelodge Hotel. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 9 at 7pm at the Alexander Community...

The City of Ottawa has notified my office that the following roadwork will commence beginning the week of May 7, 2018. Fisher Avenue from Baseline Rd to Carling Ave will have lane reductions in both directions from May 7 until June. The work will take...

Ottawa – The first Household Hazardous Waste Depot of the year is happening on Sunday, April 29 from 8 am to 4 pm, at the OC Transpo Park and Ride at 1201 Trim Road.  Household hazardous waste includes the following items: Aerosol containers     Propane...

For the 7th year, Ottawa Public Health has partnered with sports retailers across Ottawa to bring residents a discount on helmets.  Helmets can help prevent serious brain and head injuries by absorbing the force from a fall or hit to the head.  Helmets are recommended...

Please join me in my annual Earth Day Celebration at the Hunt Club - Riverside Park Community Centre.  The day begins with an E-Waste Depot in the parking lot, courtesy of Junk that Funk at 10am. Throughout the rest of the day we will be having...

City seeks public input on six commemorative naming proposals Ottawa – The City of Ottawa’s Commemorative Naming Committee is conducting public consultations on six separate proposals to name: The tennis courts at Russell Boyd Park, located at 1735 St. Bernard Street, “Gabriela Dabrowski Tennis Courts” The...

Ottawa – OC Transpo’s spring service starts Sunday, April 22. Minor route changes will be made to help us get ready for rail and the opening of O-Train Line 1, the Confederation Line, later this year. Other spring service changes include adjusted schedules and seasonal...

Ottawa – Presto card services will be rolling out to retailers across Ottawa. Transit customers will be able to purchase monthly passes, load funds, check their balance, and set age-based discounts at 66 Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws and Real Canadian Superstore locations in Ottawa. The new...

The City of Ottawa is currently working on a project to inform residents of new, comfortable cycling facilities that connect their neighbourhood to a Park and Ride Station and to help residents understand how they might consider using these new facilities to bike from their...

In May, the City's Water Services branch will begin preventive maintenance on metallic water mains as part of its annual Cathodic Protection Program. The program extends the life of a community’s metallic water main by attaching magnesium rods to the water main in the City’s...