To ensure everyone has a safe and enjoyable holiday, the City reminds anyone planning to use fireworks to celebrate Canada Day do so in a safe and courteous manner and to comply with the City’s Fireworks By-law.  The Fireworks By-law outlines the rules around fireworks use. ...

Motorists are reminded to drive with caution on and around Alta Vista Drive when installation of crosswalks at several intersections begins on Monday, June 29. This work will also include curb, sidewalk and traffic signal modifications  Through traffic along Alta Vista Drive will not be affected during peak hours, but lane reductions can be expected off peak. ...

The Lunch Out Loud podcast looks to promote the amazing talent, food, events and music Ottawa has to offer. Every week we will introduce you to new things about Ottawa you never knew existed. ** This week: ** Wow, you are going to want to listen to this one! ...

Well, my summer vacation came and went, so time to get back in the swing of things! Typically, the OVCC organizes two major events each year, one in the spring and one in the winter, so by rights June, July and August are my “quiet” months. ...

The National Capital Commission (NCC) Board of Directors received an update today on the design of the Memorial to the Victims of Communism. Subsequently, the Board gave federal land use approval for the decontamination of the site.  Following recommendations by the National Capital Commission’s Advisory Committee on Planning, Design and Realty (ACPDR) and NCC planning and design experts, the Department of Canadian Heritage and ABSTRAKT Studio Architecture implemented a number of important changes to the design of the memorial. ...

The Board of Directors of the National Capital Commission (NCC) agreed to proceed to public consultation on a Military Commemoration Plan for Canada’s Capital. The plan will now be made available to key stakeholders and the public before final approval in the fall of 2015. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday-Sunday, June 25-28: Dragon Boat Festival ** The Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival is celebrating it’s 22nd edition at Moonie’s Bay Park from June 25 to 28. ...

The City of Ottawa is committed to helping residents dispose of their waste in the safest and most environmentally friendly way and reminds residents that some of the waste in garages, basements and sheds is hazardous and cannot be safely left at the curb for pickup or poured down the drain. ...

On Thursday, June 25, from 9 am to 3 pm, and continuing until July 24, a 100-metre section of the westbound lane of the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway will be temporarily reduced at Hillsdale Road on a periodic basis. This localized closure is required to undertake an inspection of the underground gas pipeline. ...

The work to expand Highway 417 from Nicholas to the Split is winding down. Starting Sunday June 28, a dedicated bus lane on Highway 417 in both directions will be used so the O-Train Confederation Line project can start converting the Transitway from Hurdman to Blair to a Light Rail Transit system. ...