** Please note: ** _ This is the old, out-of-date list for 2015. You should check out instead: _ http://ottawastart.com/ottawas-best-christmas-light-displays-2016-parliament-hill-taffy-lane-and-much-more/ [caption id=“attachment_19262” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] Patrimoine canadien/Canadian Heritage[/caption] Christmas Light Map ** Can you help? ** Some listings on this map are from 2014 and labelled as “unconfirmed” for 2015. ...

The Queen Elizabeth Driveway westbound access ramp to Laurier Avenue West will be closed from Monday November 23, 2015 to Wednesday January 27, 2016. This is required for the rehabilitation of the Laurier Avenue storm sewer by the City of Ottawa. ...

There is a new tool on ottawa.ca this winter that will help Ottawa residents know when a City plow will clear their snow-covered residential street.  Called ** Where Is My Plow ** , the web tool allows you to enter your home address and find the estimated time when your residential street will be plowed during a major storm. ...

[caption id=“attachment_19259” align=“aligncenter” width=“800”] Patrimoine canadien/Canadian Heritage[/caption] The official illumination ceremony for the 31st edition of Christmas Lights Across Canada takes place on Parliament Hill on ** December 2 ** , at 7 p.m. This year’s ceremony features enhanced pyrotechnics, a performance by Measha Bruggergosman, and a large screen that will air holiday wishes from all 13 Premiers during the Illumination Ceremony. ...

Today, the Insurance Brokers Association of Ontario (IBAO) is urging Ontario drivers to follow the recommended steps to appropriately prepare for the winter roads ahead.  “Snow has already begun to fall in some parts of Ontario and will increase over the coming months,” said IBAO CEO Jim Murphy. ...

Local singer, Chantale Sauvé, is enjoying viral internet success with her latest karaoke duet, this time performing _ Friend Like Me _ from Aladdin, as the Genie with R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo. Their duet has surpassed ** one million views ** on Facebook and is still rising. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Saturday, November 12: Help Santa Toy Parade (Ottawa Santa Claus Parade) ** The parade starts on the west end of Wellington Street downtown (where it meets the Ottawa River Parkway, near the National Archives. ...

** COLA (Coalition for Landfill Accountability) ** wants the City of Ottawa to engage in real and meaningful consultation with residents during the negotiations of the Host Municipal Responsibility Agreement (HMRA) for the Carp Road landfill expansion. The HMRA is being negotiated between the City and Waste Management (WM) behind closed doors, with no community engagement. ...

The Eldercare Foundation of Ottawa is pleased to announce the hiring of Cathleen Cogan Bird in the role of Managing Director. Cathleen will be taking over all aspects of the operation, development and fundraising of the organization in collaboration with the organization’s growing and dynamic Board of Directors. ...

The City has released a Policy Option Paper as part of the Taxi and Limousine Regulations and Service Review on ottawa.ca . The City is examining the current regulatory framework and service delivery to residents and visitors. Council approved funding for the review as part of the City’s Strategic Initiatives. ...