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Councillor Stephen Blais, Chair of the Transit Commission, and John Manconi, OC Transpo General Manager, delivered a technical briefing today on the transit service adjustments required for the construction of the Confederation Line in the east end of the city. While many transit customers will not be affected by the construction, the City has invested $74 million in mitigation measures to minimize the impacts to those who will see a change to their commute in the east end of the city. ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Osgoode Ward Councillor George Darouze presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Mitch Kurylowicz today in recognition of his volunteer work with Free the Children, the world’s largest organization of kids helping kids, and his four years to date of fundraising to build a boys’ secondary school in rural Kenya. ...

Posted today on the Cheshire Cat Pub Facebook page : On March 28 – Earth Day around 9:24pm – The “Steamwhistle” toboggan was stolen from our front entrance. This is a note to the two guys that took it. We have full footage of your theft. ...

Here’s an excerpt from a document that will be presented at City Council next week. Councillor Mathieu Fleury submitted this questions to City staff: _ “Does the City have the powers under its current by-laws to regulate distracting animated electronic signage inside of a window, where the message is pointed towards the outside? ...

The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of Canada’s highest and most prestigious performing arts awards.  The 2015 laureates of the ** Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement ** are: ...

The City of Ottawa invites you to an open house to learn more about Complete Streets and the plan for implementing them in our city.  The open house will take place in Jean Pigott Place at City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West) on ** Tuesday, May 5, 2015 ** . ...

For this year’s list, please see: What’s open and closed in Ottawa on Easter Weekend 2017

_ (Press release from the Ottawa Police.) _ On the 4 th day of April 2015, at approximately 3pm West Division Patrol Officers responded to the 1600 block of Merivale Rd (near Merivale & Meadowlands) in relation to a Road Rage incident. ...

The Canadian Museum of History is now accepting applications for its RBC Aboriginal Training Program in Museum Practices. This eight-month program offers professional and technical training in museum practices to First Nations, Métis and Inuit people from across Canada. The deadline for applications is ** ...

Join and support Final Round Club in Ottawa and their initiative with the Youth Program that was recently created to help keep the kids in Ottawa off the streets, out of the trouble and gangs. So that we all would live in a nice, safe and peaceful city with no gun shooting between teenager gangs. ...