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For the fourth consecutive year, the City of Ottawa has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers in a national competition that recognizes organizations that do the most to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The winners were announced in a special feature published in today’s _ Globe and Mail _ . ...

Accessing information about Ottawa’s history just got easier with the launch of the Ottawa Museums and Archives virtual Collections Catalogue.  Deputy Mayor Mark Taylor, Councillor Diane Deans, Chair of the Community and Protective Services Committee and Kathryn Jamieson, Chair of the Board, Ottawa Museum Network, today unveiled the Collections Catalogue at the City’s James K. ...

Greenbank Road will remain closed this evening and through the night between Malvern Drive and Berrigan Drive/Wessex Road. Greenbank Road will temporarily reopen to vehicular traffic in both directions from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 30, to allow for weekday traffic. ...

[caption id=“attachment_12153” align=“aligncenter” width=“435”] Pothole at Elm Crescent and Main Street. Photo by Greg Banning / via StittsvilleCentral.ca [/caption] https://twitter.com/ottawacity/status/581180181936738304 One of Ottawa’s great winter and spring traditions is avoiding all of the potholes on our streets and highways. ...

Beginning on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 11 p.m. Greenbank Road will be closed to vehicular, cycling and pedestrian traffic in both directions between Malvern Drive and Berrigan Drive/Wessex Road. The road will be closed to prepare for a new detour. ...

The City of Ottawa is seeking local, national and international companies as sponsoring partners for the 150 th anniversary celebrations of Canada’s Confederation in 2017.  The City’s Ottawa 2017 Bureau has posted a notice on MERX, the government procurement system, to ensure fairness and transparency for the sponsorship process. ...

Deputy Mayor Bob Monette and Councillor Stephen Blais presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Jean Séguin today in recognition of his many years of leadership and volunteer contributions in the Vars community.  From 2006 to 2009, he spearheaded the participation of Vars in the City’s Neighbourhood Planning Initiative pilot project. ...

** Tuesday, March 31, 6 pm to 9 pm ** The National Capital Commission (NCC) invites you to attend a workshop to assist in the development of an illumination plan for the core of Canada’s Capital. This presentation will highlight UNESCO’s 2015 International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies , which is raising global awareness about how light-based technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to global challenges in energy, education, agriculture and health. ...

The Ottawa Public Library (OPL) is holding initial discussions on a Central Library. The public will be invited to provide input into the spaces and services of the future building. Public input will be used to shape the functional building requirements (spaces and services) of a Central Library. ...

Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, March 23, seasonal load restrictions are in effect. Commercial vehicles or trailers with a gross vehicle weight in excess of five tonnes or 11,000 lbs. per axle are prohibited on roads where restriction signage is posted, and on all truck routes identified as restricted on the Truck Route Maps ( Urban Truck Routes and Rural Truck Routes ). ...