[caption id=“attachment_15709” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

Odyssey Theatre will be donating proceeds from its Sunday, August 2 nd matinee performance of _ The Things We Do For Love _ to benefit Tysen’s Mission to a Million in support of Make-A-Wish ® Eastern Ontario. ...

Nightly ramp closures at Highway 417 and Pinecrest Road begin Sunday, July 5. Both eastbound on-ramps will close at 9 p.m. and open the following morning by 5 a.m.  The on-ramp for motorists approaching northbound from Greenbank Road will be closed ** nightly for four weeks ** . ...

Beginning on Monday, July 6, Fallowfield Road from Larkin Drive to Cedarview Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction to allow the installation of a higher capacity watermain. The work is planned to continue until September.  Larkin Road will be closed at its Fallowfield intersection during off-peak hours on weekdays for the entire construction period. ...

Beginning on Monday, July 6, Broadview Avenue will be closed northbound traffic from Carling Avenue to Kerr Avenue to allow construction work to replace the sewer and watermain. The work is planned to continue until August 31.  Traffic impact is expected to be low, but motorists should exercise caution in the area. ...

Come make a splash when the pool at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex, 1500 Shea Road, reopens this Saturday, July 4. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The pool has been closed since 2013 for maintenance, so the City of Ottawa is holding a re-opening celebration for the community. ...

On Tuesday, July 7, from 9 am to 3 pm, motorists using the Queen Elizabeth Driveway will experience a partial closure of the northbound lane between Somerset Street and Gilmour Street. This closure is required to permit maintenance work. The southbound lane will remain open to traffic in both directions and flaggers will be present to direct traffic. ...

A new month is upon us so here is my selection of upcoming events in Ottawa and the Valley: ** Kingston Artfest (Kingston) ** July 3 & 4 There are 2 days left in this 4-day event (part of Artfest Ontario) that features 150 artists and artisans from across Ontario and Quebec. ...

The 2015 Pan Am Games Torch Relay arrived in Ottawa with great fanfare today as the flame made its way through the streets of our city, making a quick stop at the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame ahead of the community celebration on Sparks Street. ...

The two-lane bridge on Bank Street (Regional Road 31) that spans the Greys Creek Municipal Drain, in the Osgoode area just south of the intersection with Snake Island Road/Victoria Street, will be reduced intermittently to one lane from July 2 to approximately August 8 to allow major rehabilitation. ...