Mayor Jim Watson and Innes Ward Councillor Jody Mitic presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award today to Louis V. Patry, recognizing more than 35 years of volunteer work in preserving and promoting the history and heritage of Orléans.  Louis is a co-founder of the _ Mouvement d’implication francophone d’Orléans _ (MIFO) in 1979, and la _ Société franco-ontarienne du patrimoine et de l’histoire d’Orléans _ (SFOPHO) in 2008. ...

** OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: ** Nuit Blanche Ottawa + Gatineau, 4th Edition, September 19th. 2015! ** THEME 2015: HYPE ** The word “hype” brings the anticipation of excitement to the forefront of the brain while it also clearly identifies an experience, with individuals arriving at their own peak of expectations. ...

[caption id=“attachment_15418” align=“aligncenter” width=“1038”] “A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under creative commons license .)[/caption]  On Sunday, June 28, new OC Transpo summer schedules begin, along with route improvements and adjustments to routes travelling along a section of the Transitway, which will close between Blair and Hurdman Stations for construction of the O-Train Confederation Line. ...

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has approved an $856.0 million budget for school year 2015-2016.  The 2015-2016 budget represents the first year of a three year plan to more closely align spending with Ministry of Education funding levels. The largest component of the budget is $630 million, allocated to instruction, followed by $90. ...

The City of Ottawa released the Stage 2 Light Rail Transit (LRT) Environmental Assessment and Functional Design Report today, as part of the agenda for the June 29 meeting of the Finance and Economic Development Committee. The report details the functional design of the east, west and south LRT extensions, and confirms that Stage 2 remains within the City of Ottawa’s affordability model. ...

For Ottawa, Canada area writers of all kinds. In conjunction with a grant from the Ottawa Wave Makers, Write Along Radio is very excited to be producing an episode of our podcast for writers entitled _ Home at Sea: Sentimental Stories from an Ocean in Crisis _ . ...

Strutt House to be restored in time for 150th anniversary of Confederation celebrations The National Capital Commission (NCC) and the Strutt Foundation announced their partnership to protect and preserve the Strutt House, a unique 20th century architectural treasure located in Gatineau Park. ...

This morning’s box office report has confirmed what audiences, artists, volunteers and staff have felt to be the Ottawa Fringe Festival’s greatest opening weekend to date. Just over 5,000 attended shows this weekend, including a record-breaking 13 sold out performances. ...

On Monday, June 22, at 9 a.m., Hog’s Back Road will be closed to all traffic between Colonel By Drive and Prince of Wales Drive to allow for emergency repair work to the bridge along this portion of the road. The closure is expected to continue until Friday, June 26. ...

On Friday, June 19 at 9 p.m., the Queensway will be reduced by one lane in both directions from Nicholas to Cyrville until Monday, June 22 at 6 a.m.  Due to the scheduled FIFA Soccer event this weekend, the lanes will be reinstated in the westbound direction from 1 to 4 p. ...