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Following a meeting held by Mayor Watson with faith leaders and frontline organizations on Wednesday, the City of Ottawa will be hosting a public information forum and town hall at City Hall. This session will bring together our residents and community groups that wish to help with subject matter experts that can provide the knowledge and contacts that will make their involvement possible. ...

The flags at Metcalfe Town Hall will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, September 12, 2015, the day of the memorial service for Mrs. Carol Parker, former Councillor for the Township of Osgoode. Mrs. Parker died tragically in a car accident on Sunday, September 6, 2015. ...

The National Day of Mourning for Fallen Firefighters is Sunday, September 13 – a day that honours all firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.  The flags at all City of Ottawa sites will be flown at half-mast this Sunday from sunrise to sunset to commemorate these courageous and committed men and women. ...

Three men will be charged after acts of vandalism and mischief on the Airport Parkway that targeted at least two taxi cabs. On September 8th the Ottawa Police Service received multiple reports of vandalism in the area of the Airport Parkway, including an event captured in a video posted to YouTube. ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Barrhaven Ward Councillor Jan Harder presented an Ontario Senior of the Year Award today to Ernie Hughes, recognizing his outstanding contributions after age 65 to the social, cultural and civic life of his community.  Ernie served in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve for 27 years and completed 35 years of service with Correctional Service Canada. ...

The National Capital Commission (NCC) presented its Capital Urbanism Lab lecture series for the coming year at its public board of directors meeting today.  The Capital Urbanism Lab was launched in 2014 as a pop-up space to foster dialogue among members of the public, community leaders, experts and students on topics related to the planning and stewardship of the Capital. ...

** The religious leaders from the six different religions gathered to discuss the matter of peace. ** The leaders of six different religions had discussions about peace at the first World Alliance of Religions Peace (WARP) Office conference that was held at the St. ...

The City of Ottawa has teamed up with Progressive Waste Solutions to create a blue, reusable bag to make it easier for people in apartments and multi-unit properties to store and transport their recycling to the designated recycling area. Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor David Chernushenko, Chair of the City’s Environment Committee, unveiled the new recycling bags today. ...

[caption id=“attachment_17126” align=“aligncenter” width=“1038”] Above: Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre, along with the Coalition of Community Health and Resource Centres of Ottawa and the City for All Women Initiative, recently launched the Making Votes Count Where We Live initiative at City Hall. ...

The Gatineau Police Service and Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) will focus on school bus and school zones safety as well as vehicle occupant restraints during the month of September. ** _ School Bus / School Zone Safety: _ ** Between 2009 and 2013, there were 29 collisions resulting in 5 injuries involving school buses or occurring in school zones. ...