Recent News

Beginning July 7, the City of Ottawa will start construction work to renew the bridge culvert under Prince of Wales Drive, between Fisher Avenue and Colonnade Road. The bridge culvert is located about 150m south of the intersection of Prince of Wales Drive and Fisher Avenue...

The following notice was received from Via Rail Canada in regards to work along the Fielding/Otterson Corridor in River Ward.  If you did not receive this notice directly from Via Rail and are in the affected area, please contact Pamela O'Leary at Pamela_O'Leary@viarail.ca to be...

Ottawa – On Sunday, June 28, new OC Transpo summer schedules begin, along with route improvements and adjustments to routes travelling along a section of the Transitway, which will close between Blair and Hurdman Stations for construction of the O-Train Confederation Line. Light rail construction is...

Ottawa – Residents of Ottawa are invited to an open house on Tuesday, June 23 at the Jim Durrell Recreation Centre, 1265 Walkley Road, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to discuss the City’s facility allocation policy in relation to the use of arenas, sports fields...

Ottawa - On Monday, June 22, at 9 a.m., Hog’s Back Road will be closed to all traffic between Colonel By Drive and Prince of Wales Drive to allow for emergency repair work to the bridge along this portion of the road. The closure is...

Ottawa – Today, Royal Galipeau, MP (Ottawa–Orléans), Bob Chiarelli, MPP (Ottawa West–Nepean) and Mayor Jim Watson installed the first official rail track of the O-Train Confederation Line light rail transit project. This milestone sets the stage for the City’s Transitway to be converted to light rail, beginning this...

Beginning mid June 2015 the City will begin rehabilitating sewers in the Plante Drive neighbourhood in the easement north of Plante Drive on National Capital Commission lands. Residents in the affected area will be receiving the attached notices providing further information and contact numbers related to...

Helen Synek receives Mayor’s City Builder Award Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson and River Ward Councillor Riley Brockington presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award today to Helen Synek, recognizing her 30 years of volunteer work at the Caldwell Family Centre in Carlington. In 1954, Helen left school...

Monday, June 15 2015, 7pm Riverside Churches, 3191 Riverside Drive   Residents are invited to attend a public meeting on Monday, June 15th to discuss local traffic pressures on Rivergate Way, Malholtra Crt, Crowsnest Ave, Tattersal Way, Kimberwick Cres., Chancellor Crt and Quinterra Crt. This meeting is organized...

My inaugural community bulletin has officially been launched and should be arriving on the doorsteps of residents in River Ward.  Thank you to the Hunt Club Community Organization, the Carlington Community Association and the Carleton Heights and Area Residents Association for their contributions in this...