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. ...

Overnight asphalt repair work on the Portage Bridge will take place on October 19, between 7 pm and 6 am, weather permitting. Motorists can expect delays, as this will require lane reductions. One lane in each direction will remain open at all times. ...

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. ...

The City of Ottawa is seeking public feedback on two discussion papers released today on ottawa.ca as part of its comprehensive review of the city’s taxi and limousine industries. The City is examining the current regulatory framework and service delivery to residents and visitors. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday, October 15: natureTASTES: beer ** Discover the botanical diversity at play inside every sip of beer, whiskey, wine, and gin, in a series of tutored tastings led by Museum experts. ...

SnowMowr Inc. is set to launch a mobile application that will allow residents in the Ottawa and surrounding areas to order one-time on-demand snow removal services via their smartphone. After a year of development and building strategic partnerships, SnowMowr is ready to help people with the unwanted chore of clearing their driveways when the snow hits. ...

Next month, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will open the doors of the Montreal Quebec Temple to media and the public. The temple, which has undergone an extensive renovation, is located at 1450 Boulevard Marie-Victorin in Longueuil. More than 1000 Mormons in the Ottawa-Gatineau area use ...

Councillor Stephen Blais, Chair of the Transit Commission, and John Manconi, OC Transpo General Manager, along with staff from the Rail Implementation Office and OC Transpo delivered a technical briefing today on the next phase of transit service adjustments to allow for O-Train Confederation Line construction. ...

City Council today approved a settlement with several of the parties appealing the City’s new development charges that will continue to see growth pay for growth.  Development charges pay for the growth-related portion of capital costs for transit, new roads, water, sewers, drainage, emergency services, parks development, major indoor recreation facilities, libraries and growth-related studies. ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward Councillor Tim Tierney presented a Mayor’s City Builder Award to Randy Born at today’s City Council meeting, recognizing his continued leadership and dedication to his community.  Randy has long been an active volunteer in the Beacon Hill community. ...