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CapitalJunk.ca is holding a Free E-Waste Pickup service for a $20 donation to the Food Bank on December 8th and 9th.  Their uniformed professionals will be driving around the city to remove old televisions, fax machines, phones and other small electronic devices for a minimum $20...

Starting Saturday, November 28, 2015 and until Sunday March 27, 2016, all public skating sessions held in City arenas on Saturdays and Sundays will be free again this winter, compliments of a sponsorship agreement between the City and RBC, as part of the City’s Community...

Ottawa – The City of Ottawa has changed its overnight parking restrictions in time for the upcoming winter. Overnight parking restrictions can be put into effect in Ottawa anytime between Sunday, November 15, 2015 and Friday, April 1, 2016. These restrictions ensure that the City’s snow-clearing...

Ottawa – To mark this year’s Veterans’ Week, the City of Ottawa will offer special transit services to veterans from Thursday November 5 to Wednesday, November 11. The City will also commemorate Remembrance Day by flying flags at all City buildings at half-mast and by...

Carlington Community Health Hub Joint Partnership chosen as successful proponent to build affordable housing homes for older adults Ottawa – The City of Ottawa announced today that the Carlington Community Health Hub Joint Partnership project is the successful proponent of a Request for Proposals (RFP) process...

Please find below the latest update from the Project Manager of the Prince of Wales Culvert renewal project currently underway just south of Fisher Avenue on Prince of Wales Drive.    Since the last project status e-mail one week ago, city officials are pleased to report...

The purpose of this memo is to inform you of upcoming construction work associated with the Confederation Line and scheduled maintenance work that will impact the O-Train’s Trillium Line. Bayview Station Platform Relocation In order to accommodate the construction of the Confederation Line’s future Bayview Station, last...

Ottawa - The City is asking residents to help improve stormwater flow in their neighbourhoods by clearing leaves and debris from on-street catch basins near their homes. With the weather forecast over the next two days predicting heavy rainfall, City road crews will be working on...

Please be advised that the Ottawa International Airport Authority will be running a safety exercise this evening including responders from Ottawa Police Service, Ottawa Fire Service and Ottawa Paramedic Service. They are required to hold major exercises according to Transport Canada regulation. Safety-related and security-related exercises...

Ottawa – Ramps connecting Colonel By Drive and Bronson Avenue will be closed to motorists nightly, between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., beginning Sunday, October 25 and ending Tuesday, October 27, to allow for construction of intersection improvements. During construction, pedestrians and cyclists will be able...