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A Working Group comprised of representatives from the National Capital Commission (NCC) and the City of Ottawa has reached an agreement in principle that would allow the City’s western light rail transit (LRT) extension to be fully buried under the Sir John A. ...

On behalf of Mayor Jim Watson, Deputy Mayor Bob Monette tonight presented Mr. Daniel Alfredsson with the City’s most prestigious award, the Key to the City, during a special ceremony in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments and contributions to professional hockey, and for his off-ice leadership and advocacy with the Ottawa Senators Foundation, the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health and the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa. ...

As noted in last evening’s update, we completed the work associated with the signal interruption issues and began testing the system by running trains from end to end.  The system is performing well, accordingly full service of the O-Train Trillium Line is being resumed and we will be communicating to customers and the media. ...

Think you can safely drive while using your cell phone to text or talk? Think again! In 2013, 40% of all collisions in Ottawa involved distracted driving. Find out just how dangerous cell phone use and driving can be using the distracted driving simulator this weekend at two local malls. ...

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) today released the results of its fact-finding process on the role of payphones in the Canadian communications system. The report, _ Results of the fact-finding process on the role of payphones in the Canadian communications system _ , clearly shows that the use of payphones by Canadians is decreasing steadily. ...

[caption id=“attachment_10682” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] Zibi[/caption] Windmill Development Group and Dream Unlimited Corp. (TSX:DRM), today announced details of one of Canada’s largest urban renewal master-planned projects, the revitalization of the industrial lands on the Chaudière and Albert Islands, and the downtown Gatineau riverfront. ...

Starting Monday, March 2, the public will be able to take advantage of more comfortable, convenient and reliable O-Train Trillium Line service with the completion of the expansion project, which includes the introduction of six new Alstom Coradia Lint trains. ...

The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), one of the world’s most respected film festivals, is seeking state-of-the-art, thoughtful, funny and provocative animated films to showcase at venues in the national capital region from September 16th through the 20th .  All animators are invited to submit their recent work into one of the Festival’s eight categories: ...

The Ottawa Police Services Board is pleased to welcome a new community member. The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario has appointed ** ** Suzanne Valiquet ** ** for a two-year term, effective 18 February 2015.  Fluently bilingual, Ms. Valiquet brings an impressive range of experience and skills to the Board. ...

As part of the _ Leave the Phone Alone _ distracted driving enforcement campaign, officers conducted a city wide enforcement blitz this morning, targeting drivers using cell phones. In total, 32 Provincial Offence Notices were issuedfor handheld communication device with 28 Provincial offence notices for other offences. ...