CANADA DAY 2008 STREET CLOSURES AND FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE ON JULY 1st

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CANADA DAY 2008 STREET CLOSURES AND FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE ON JULY 1st
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The National Capital Commission (NCC) would like to remind those planning to take part in Canada Day celebrations of the street closures in effect in the Capital Region on July 1st, 2008.

The National Capital Commission (NCC) would like to remind those planning to take part in Canada Day celebrations of the street closures in effect in the Capital Region on July 1^st, 2008. In order to make Canada Day an enjoyable and memorable event for all, the NCC recommends that motorists avoid the downtown core and that residents and visitors use the region's public transportation systems instead.

CANADA DAY VEHICULAR STREET CLOSURES

VEHICULAR STREET CLOSURES – OTTAWA

From 5 am, on July 1^st to 1 am, on July 2^nd

· St. Patrick Street; from Mackenzie Avenue to Alexandra Bridge

· Murray Street; from Mackenzie Avenue to Alexandra Bridge

· Alexandra Bridge

From 6:30 am to 9 am, on July 1^st

Wellington Street; from Booth Street to Kent Street

· Bay Street; from Sparks Street to Wellington Street

· Booth Street; from Albert Street to Taché Boulevard (in Gatineau)

· Portage Bridge

· Ottawa River Parkway; from Island Park Drive to Booth Street

· Slidell Avenue; from Bayview Street to the Ottawa River Parkway

· Chaudières Bridge

From 6:30 am, on July 1^st to 1 am, on July 2^nd

Rideau Street; from Dalhousie Street to Sussex Drive
Nicholas Street; from Besserer Street to Rideau Street

· Sussex Drive; from Rideau Street to George Street

· Southbound on Sussex Drive; from York Street to George Street

· Mackenzie Avenue; from Murray Street to Wellington Street

· Colonel By Drive; from Rideau Street to Daly Street

Wellington Street; from Kent Street to Sussex Drive

· Eastbound on Wellington Street; from Lyon Street to Kent Street

· Elgin Street; from Wellington Street to Laurier Avenue

· Metcalfe Street; from Albert Street to Wellington Street

· O'Connor Street; from Wellington Street to Albert Street

· Bank Street; from Slater Street to Wellington Street

· Slater Street; from Metcalfe Street to Elgin Street

· Albert Street; from Metcalfe Street to Elgin Street

· Queen Street; from Kent Street to Elgin Street

· Mackenzie King Bridge

From 6 pm, on July 1^st to 1 am, on July 2^nd

· Wellington Street; from Portage Bridge to Kent Street

· All streets in the area north of Laurier Avenue, east of Bronson Avenue and west of Elgin Street

· Albert Street; from Bronson Avenue to Booth Street

· Lorne Street; from Primrose Street to Albert Street

· Primrose Street; from Booth Street to Lorne Street

· Slater Street; from Metcalfe Street to Bronson Avenue

· Bronson Avenue; from Laurier Avenue to Sparks Street

· Commissioner Street; from Albert Street to Wellington Street

· Colonel By Drive; from Daly Street to Main Street

· Daly Street; from Nicholas Street to Colonel By Drive

From 7 pm, on July 1^st to 1 am, on July 2^nd

· George, York and Clarence streets; from Sussex Drive to Dalhousie Street

· Northbound on Sussex Drive; from George Street to Murray Street

· Byward and William streets; from George Street to Clarence Street

· Parent Street; from Clarence Street to Murray Street

VEHICULAR STREET CLOSURES – GATINEAU

From 5 am, on July 1^st to 1 am, on July 2^nd

Laurier Street; from Des Allumettières Boulevard to Sacré Coeur Boulevard
St. Étienne and Verdun streets; from Notre-Dame Street to Laurier Street

From 9 pm, on July 1^st to 1 am, on July 2^nd

Laurier Street; from Des Allumettières Boulevard to Maisonneuve Boulevard
Aubry Street; from Maisonneuve Boulevard to Laurier Street
Hotel de Ville, Victoria, Elisabeth-Bruyère and Papineau streets; from Notre-Dame Street to Laurier Street

CANADA DAY PEDESTRIAN STREET CLOSURES

· 4:30 pm to 11 pm Access to the Rideau Canal Locks

· 7 pm on July 1^st to 1 am on July 2^nd Mackenzie King Bridge

· 9 pm to 11 pm Alexandra Bridge

HOW TO GET AROUND ON JULY 1^ST

From 10 am to 6 pm, residents and visitors will be able to take advantage of the free VIA Rail Canada Shuttle bus service between Major's Hill Park, in Ottawa and Jacques-Cartier Park, in Gatineau. The stop locations are on St. Patrick Street, between the National Gallery of Canada and Major's Hill Park, and Laurier Street in Gatineau, beside Jacques-Cartier Park.

All OC Transpo buses providing VIA Rail Canada Shuttle services are universally accessible.

In addition, starting at 10 pm, OC Transpo and La Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) will offer riders free bus service. For more information or to make arrangements for accessible transit, the public can contact OC Transpo at 613-741-4390 (www.octranspo.com) or the STO at 819-770-3242 (www.sto.ca).

For more information on the Canada Day celebrations in Canada's Capital Region, members of the public may contact the NCC at 613-239-5000, 1 800-465-1867, 613-239-5090 (TTY) or

1 866 661-3530 (toll free TTY);visit the website at www.canadaday.gc.ca; or drop by the NCC's Capital Infocentre, located at 90 Wellington Street, in Ottawa. For information on access to Canada Day official sites for people with limited mobility, members of the public are invited to contact the NCC.

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