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The City of Ottawa would like to inform residents that use of e-cigarettes and “vaping” on all City properties is prohibited, including on OC Transpo buses and properties, in City parks and outdoor municipal properties and on any other City properties. ...

On Saturday March 14th the Ottawa Police Traffic Enforcement and Escort Unit will have the honour of escorting Sgt. Andrew Doiron from the Canadian Forces. This will create rolling road closures. The traffic escort will begin at 10:30am from the Beechwood National Cemetery of Canada and continue to St-Patrick Street, then onto Sussex Drive arriving at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Ottawa for the ...

OC Transpo, Algonquin College and Algonquin Students’ Association officials signed a Universal Transit Pass (U-Pass) Agreement today. Algonquin College is the fourth local post-secondary institution to adopt the U-Pass, which will make Ottawa’s U-Pass program one of the largest and most successful in Canada with 71,000 participants. ...

OC Transpo will operate a reduced weekday schedule during the March Break (March 16 to 20) when schools are closed.  Bus arrival times may be adjusted slightly compared to the usual weekday schedule, and during rush hour most routes will have one or two fewer trips. ...

The City of Ottawa is warning residents to be vigilant of door-to-door salespeople making false claims about the quality of City drinking water. The City has received complaints from residents who have been contacted by vendors selling water-filtration or treatment systems and providing incorrect information about water quality. ...

Ottawa property owners are reminded that the interim property tax bill, which was mailed out during the last week of February, is due on Thursday, March 19.  You can now view, print and pay your property tax bill by visiting ottawa. ...

The Enactus team at the University of Ottawa has won two championship titles at the Enactus Canada Regional Exposition in Central Canada . Their innovative community development projects won the favour of business executives serving as judges and led to the Enactus team at the University of Ottawa being named: ...

https://twitter.com/JimWatsonOttawa/status/575302186873282560 _ A monthly column written by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson. _ First of all, I want to thank the residents of Ottawa who have sent me their well-wishes over the past few weeks. It has not been easy for me to be away from City Hall while I recover but the phone calls, letters, emails, Twitter and Facebook messages, and kind words have meant a lot to me. ...

Riverview Alternative School will be open tomorrow morning ( Tuesday, March 10, 2015 ). The school was forced to close today due to a municipal water main break in the area.  Andrew Fleck Child Care Services will also re-open ...

Riverside Drive is closed to all vehicle traffic from Industrial to Tremblay due to a watermain break.  Riverside northbound access to all 417 ramps are closed.  All 417 off ramps at Vanier Parkway and Riverside Drive are open, but with Northbound access onto the Vanier Parkway or eastbound access to Tremblay only. ...