Diane Deans, an influential figure for many years at city hall and in the community, has died at the age of 65. From the Ottawa Citizen: Deans died Tuesday, just two weeks after entering palliative care for ovarian cancer, a disease she lived with for five years. ...

Photo: The Ontario Legislature at Queen’s Park. Via Flickr/used under a creative commons licence. (Via Province of Ontario) The Ontario government is cracking down on auto theft by introducing legislation that, if passed, would suspend driver’s licences for people convicted of the crime. ...

Photo: The old O-Train Line 2, at Mooney's Bay Station. This year, or next year, or whenever they get around to opening the new O-Train South extension, there will be major changes to the bus system that will affect most transit users. ...

Photo by Derrick Simpson (Via Stage 2 O-Train project) As part of the Stage 2 O-Train Light Rail Transit (LRT) project, Richmond Road will be fully closed to traffic travelling between McEwen Avenue and New Orchard Avenue for the pouring of concrete. ...

(Via Ottawa Bluesfest) Ottawa Bluesfest organizers are happy to be celebrating their 30th anniversary this summer, and today announced a star-studded lineup worthy of the occasion. Headliners on the RBC Stage include (July 4) – Mother Mother; (July 5) – Nickelback; (July 6) – 50 Cent; (July 7) – Maroon 5; (July 10) – Zac Brown Band; (July 11) – Neil Young Crazy Horse; (July 12) – Tyler Childers; (July 13) – Mötley Crüe; and (July 14) – Nas. ...

First day of the Rideau Canal skating season (2015). Photo by James Peltzer via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. After just 10 days in total of skating, with plenty of interruptions due to poor ice condition and warm weather, the Rideau Canal Skateway is closed for the season. ...

Photo by Alan Wainright via the OttawaStart Flickr Group Family day is Monday, February 19, 2024 Who gets Family Day? Most employees get a day off with pay unless you work for the Federal Government. From the Ministry of Labour: “Most employees will be eligible to take off Family Day. ...

Photo: Ottawa O-Train leaving St.Laurent Station tunnel. (via Saboteurest/Wikimedia Commons, used under a Creative Commons license.) Like most things with OC Transpo, it seems Christmas came late for O-Train riders, but did eventually show up nonetheless. OC Transpo announced last week that, as of Monday, January 8, the fragile light rail system will provide exclusively double-car service like it was designed to do. ...

Christmas Wreaths at Mill of Kintail. Photo by Derek Mellon. Here’s what’s open and closed in Ottawa for Christmas and Boxing Day, December 25 and 26, 2023. To add to this list (or make a correction) please contact us. Shopping and attractions ...

Looking out from the Elgin Street Diner in Ottawa. Photo by Ross Brown. Ottawa used to have quite a number of 24-hour stores and services. These days, the numbers have dwindled but there are still some holdouts which are good to know about… ...