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Skating on the Rink of Dreams. Photo by Dave Yin from the OttawaStart Flickr pool. Happy New Year! Here’s what’s open and closed on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025 in Ottawa. (To add to this list, or to make a correction, please contact us. ...

Statue of Colonel By in Major’s Hill Park. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) Monday is Colonel By Day in Ottawa (aka the August Civic Holiday / August long weekend, occurring on the first Monday of every August) which means a long weekend for many people in Ottawa. ...

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 ...

Photo by Don Douglas via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. Monday, October 9 is Thanksgiving Monday in Ottawa which means a long weekend for most people. Here’s a list of what’s open and closed. To add to this list please email feedback@ottawastart. ...

The National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa. Photo/Derek Mellon via the OttawaStart Flickr Pool. On Remembrance Day, November 11, Canadians honour and remember our veterans, and all who served Canada during war, armed conflict and peace. In Ottawa, the annual National Ceremony at the downtown cenotaph will be live streamed, with members of the public encouraged to not attend in person. ...

The City of Ottawa posted this pic to their Twitter feed back in January 2013. That’s a lot of snow. See also: Ottawa winter storm guide Toboggan hills Ski and snowboard guide This post was originally published Feb. 3, 2013

A look at the kind of train Ottawa’s Confederation Line will use. (City of Ottawa) When light rail service begins in 2018 2019, a lot about taking transit in Ottawa will change. OC Transpo outlines everything that’s new and unfamiliar in their $1-million marketing campaign, Ready 4 Rail ...

Mayor Jim Watson has begun unblocking political critics on Twitter, following a court challenge that claimed his practice of blocking people was unconstitutional. The case, launched last month by three Ottawa residents who were blocked by the mayor, said they had a right to view his Twitter feed because he is a public figure. ...

Ottawa’s city clerk has declared Monday’s election results official and you can see how neighbours at your local poll voted with a dataset released on the city’s open data portal. The dataset breaks down election results for mayor, councillors and school board trustees by individual polls in each ward and school board zone. ...

Photo by Manuel M.V. Used under a creative commons license. The City of Ottawa has posted an online survey for the public to provide feedback about allowing retail stores to sell recreational marijuana in Ottawa. The survey is open from Oct. ...