Via Rail to add additional trip between Ottawa and Toronto_ (Via Via Rail) _ ** Toronto, October 30, 2017 - ** Starting November 5, VIA Rail will be offering 20 weekday departures between Toronto and Ottawa thanks to the addition of a 10 th round-trip, giving Canadians even more options for their travel. ...
#la machineEDITORIAL: La Machine proves cars not essential for local biz. Who knew?[caption id=“attachment_74784” align=“aligncenter” width=“1296”] Long Ma during a final battle with Kumo, the spider, in La Machine on Sunday. The performance proved enormous benefit to nearby businesses thanks to the thousands who turned out to watch it. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart. ...
#la machine #ottawa #ScheduleWhere to watch La Machine (and how to get through downtown when it's on)[caption id=“attachment_74261” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Long Ma rests outside city hall. He will awaken at 10 a.m. Friday. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] La Machine, a mechanical street theatre production, will take over the downtown core from July 27-30. It will probably be hard to miss these dozen-or-so metres tall mechanical creatures roaming around in the streets, but as a helpful guide here’s the schedule from Ottawa 2017: _ (Long Ma is the dragon-horse and Kumo is the spider) _ [caption id=“attachment_74263” align=“alignright” width=“312”] Kumo asleep atop the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica on Thursday, before awakening at 8 p. ...
Road closures for La Machine street performance July 27-30[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/138710500@N02/27276385282/in/photolist-HGXcPP-HGXabx-HGXc6z-HhAtsJ-HGXb9V-HhAtFj-HGXcNr-HGXcR2-HyjB3S-HGXaZ6-HhAu5L) _ (Via City of Ottawa) _ La Machine, an Ottawa 2017 Signature Event , will occur in downtown Ottawa, the ByWard Market and Downtown Rideau, from July 27 to 30. This event will bring giant mechanical creatures, thousands of visitors and five days of intermittent traffic impacts – including one for setup on Wednesday, July 26 – to Ottawa’s downtown. ...
#Canada Day 2017How to get downtown on Canada Day and what not to bringTravelling to Canada Day festivities downtown will be an extra pain this year, here’s a quick run through of the situation. ** Road closures ** Just about every road anywhere near Parliament will be closed. [caption id=“attachment_71206” align=“aligncenter” width=“1646”] Government of Canada[/caption] ...
Traffic trouble ahead as streets close for road work and events_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – The following planned road work and associated traffic impacts are scheduled to begin next week: * ** Prince of Wales Drive ** – Beginning this Sunday, June 11 at 7 p. ...
#infrastructure #o-train #oc transpo #Trillium LineRICKETY RAIL: OC Transpo hopes to cut downtime with Trillium Line equipment overhaul[caption id=“attachment_69101” align=“aligncenter” width=“1024”] OC Transpo is bringing Trillium Line infrastructure up to date in an effort to improve reliability. (Lezumbalaberenjena/Wikimedia Commons/Public domain)[/caption] OC Transpo hopes to cut down on Trillium Line service disruptions by replacing decades-old infrastructure in two large projects over the next year. ...
STO buses to be allowed on Albert and Slater streets in new intercity transit agreement_ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** ** Ottawa ** ** – Today, after several months of discussion, Mayors Jim Watson and Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin announced an agreement between Ottawa and Gatineau that will better integrate the regional transit network. The Mayors were joined by Councillors Gilles Carpentier, Chair of the STO, and Stephen Blais, Chair of the Ottawa Transit Commission. ...
No date set on when LRT service will begin[caption id=“attachment_67986” align=“alignright” width=“382”] One of the trains to be used on the Confederation Line when it opens. (Jim Watson/Twitter)[/caption] The City of Ottawa should know by the end of the year the date that the Confederation Line will start carrying passengers, city council was told Thursday in a memo prepared by Steve Cripps, director of O-Train construction. ...
#gas leak downtown ottawaAll road closures lifted downtown after gas leakAll roads have reopened downtown following a large gas leak that shut down a section of the core Tuesday afternoon. A radius of four city blocks around Queen Street were evacuated and closed due to the leak, which sprung around 1:20 p. ...