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War veterans who wear their medals and/or uniforms ride free on OC Transpo, Para Transpo and STO (Société de transport de l’Outaouais) services during National Veterans’ Week – November 5 to 11. Companions accompanying veterans during National Veterans’ Week also ride free of charge. ...

Churchill Avenue opened today, on budget and six months ahead of schedule, with enhanced facilities for all users–pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and transit users alike -making Churchill Avenue Ottawa’s first complete street. ** Complete streets ** are streets built for everyone. As Ottawa grows and develops, the City is ensuring streets are designed to meet the needs of all users, whether they choose to walk, bike, drive or take public transit. ...

[caption id=“attachment_6180” align=“alignnone” width=“342”] Rose Simpson poses with a security guard at her wedding on Parliament Hill.[/caption] _ (This post originally appeared on Rose’s Cantina on October 23.) _ For many of us in Ottawa, Parliament Hill is more than a place of political wrangling and policy making. ...

Today, John Baird, Member of Parliament for Ottawa West–Nepean and Minister responsible for the National Capital Commission (NCC); Dr. Mark Kristmanson, Chief Executive Officer of the NCC; and Dr. Jack Kitts, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Ottawa Hospital, announced that the Government of Canada has taken the first steps toward securing land for a new Civic Hospital campus. ...

The Poppy flag will be flown at Ottawa City Hall and all Client Service Centres from November 5 to November 11 to commemorate Veterans’ Week. In addition, the flags at all City of Ottawa sites will be lowered to half-mast on Tuesday, November 11 from sunrise to sunset in observance of Remembrance Day, and to pay tribute to all Canadians who have served their country. ...

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces that new express train departures will be offered between Ottawa and Toronto as of October 31st to respond to the increasing demand. In 2013, approximately 480,000 passengers travelled on board VIA Rail trains along the Ottawa-Toronto route, representing an increase of 39% compared to 2012. ...

Residents of Ottawa who are 18 years and over are invited to put their expertise and knowledge to work by becoming a volunteer member on ** one ** of the City’s committees or boards.   Interested residents are required to fill out an application form or submit a résumé and cover letter indicating the committee or board on which they would like to serve. ...

The City of Ottawa’s City Clerk and Solicitor has officially declared the 2014 municipal election results official.   Newly elected officials will be sworn in to begin their new duties on December 1, 2014.  During the transition period, the City Clerk and Solicitor’s Office will be conducting a New Councillor Orientation Program. ...

The City of Ottawa reminds residents of the following schedule changes for Remembrance Day, Tuesday, November 11. The flags at all City of Ottawa facilities will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset to honour the memory of all Canadians who have served their country in time of war. ...

Mayor Jim Watson, along with Jamaican High Commissioner-designate to Canada, Mrs. Janice Miller, and members of Ottawa’s Jamaican community today celebrated the 50 th anniversary of the Jamaican (Ottawa) Community Association by planting a Canadian maple tree in Strathcona Park, just across from the official residence of the Jamaican High Commissioner. ...