_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** See also: ** Ottawa Halloween Event List ** Thursday-Wednesday, October 22-28: Ottawa International Writers Festival ** This week the Writers Festival brings memoir, poetry, humour, history and a whole lot more. ...

The City of Ottawa is updating its multi-year Accessibility Plan and is encouraging residents to provide input into the plan through a survey available on the City’s website, ottawa.ca .  Residents have until November 27 to complete the survey and share their innovative ideas on how City programs, services and infrastructure can be made more accessible and responsive to diverse communities. ...

A commemorative ceremony at the National War Memorial will result in numerous traffic impacts on downtown streets on Thursday, October 22 between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Motorists are advised to use alternate routes when travelling downtown during this time. ** Elgin Street ** between Albert Street and Wellington Street will be closed from 9:30 a. ...

_ This article was originally published at Ottawa Rewind . _ [caption id=“attachment_1240” align=“alignnone” width=“620”] [ ](https://ottawow.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/media-ashx.jpg) Lying quietly on the shores of the Ottawa River near Quyon, QC the remains of the Ottawa Valley’s oldest home and a Hudson’s Bay Trading Post lie forgotten. ...

Motorists are reminded that a section of Highway 417 will be closed in both directions starting on Friday, October 23 at 11 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Sunday, October 25. This closure is required by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) to replace the Kent Street Bridges. ...

[caption id=“attachment_18446” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

Waste Reduction Week, October 19 to 25, is an ideal time to take action to reduce waste in your home or workplace. The City wants to help you, with tips and programs to help divert waste - two of which are taking place this week. ...

Monday, October 19, 2015 is election day * To find out where to vote, visit [ Elections.ca ](http://www.elections.ca/home.aspx) and enter your postal code. * Polls are open from 9:30am-9:30pm on Monday. * Electors can register at the polls. You can [ click here to see if you are registered to vote ](https://ereg. ...

Structural rehabilitation of the Pretoria Bridge (located over the Rideau Canal, connecting the Queen Elizabeth Driveway and Colonel By Drive) will result in a variety of traffic impacts beginning Monday, October 19 and ending Wednesday, December 1. ** Nightly closures ** Pretoria Bridge will be closed nightly, Monday night to Friday night, between 10 p. ...

The flags at Ben Franklin Place will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Monday, October 19, the day of the memorial service for the late Al Loney.  Mr. Loney served residents of the City of Nepean and the City of Ottawa as an elected official for the Nepean City Council from 1973 to 1994 and the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton from 1994 to 2000. ...