[caption id="" align=“alignnone” width=“640”] [ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/36948326@N02/17997703876) Sitting on the Dock : May 23, 2015 by James Peltzer[/caption] Just about every weekday at noon there’s a 15-minute concert played by the Peace Tower Carillon, the massive collection of bells that ring out from inside the tower on Parliament Hill. ...

[caption id=“attachment_14737” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Mr. Loaf by Andrew King[/caption]

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: ** We meet up with Elaina Martin, the founder and director of the amazing Westfest, to talk about the weekend, the events involved, her first year, the artists performing and so much more! ...

The Ottawa Police Service is seeking public assistance in locating missing boater Nicola Colasante, 57 years old of Ottawa. A family member last spoke to him at approx. 10:00am this morning. At approximately 11:30am, a call for service was received about a boat without anyone on board. ...

Beginning today, at 6 p.m., Orléans Boulevard will be closed between Broken Oak Drive and St. Louis Drive to replace a culvert and to do related works. The road will be closed until Wednesday, June 10. This road closure is required to expedite the works, and for traffic safety. ...

Mayor Jim Watson proclaimed AccessAbility Day in Ottawa at the opening ceremony to kick off a day of consultations, presentations and discussions. The goal of the 2015 AccessAbility Day was to begin the important period of public input and feedback on the City’s new multi-year (2016-2020) accessibility plan. ...

Doors Open Ottawa 2015 is coming up soon, and organizers have issued a call for volunteers to help staff some of this year’s participating buildings located across different areas of the city.  An expected 75,000 visitors will attend this year’s event on Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, taking advantage of free access to 129 of the finest buildings from Carp to Cumberland. ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Michael Maidment, Executive Director of the Ottawa Food Bank, are pleased to co-host this year’s Mayor’s Rural Expo and Food Aid Day on Thursday, June 4 (7 a.m. to 2 p.m.), to celebrate Ottawa’s rural communities and area food producers. ...

Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) firefighters will be out in the community during the first week of June to encourage residents to install, test and ensure that smoke alarms in their homes are operating.  June 1 to 8 is the first of two eight-day blitzes OFS plans for 2015 as part of its annual Wake Up campaign. ...

Residents are advised that, beginning Friday, May 29 at 9 p.m., Highway 417 will be reduced by one lane in each direction from St. Laurent Blvd. to the Highway 417/174 Split. Highway 174 eastbound will also be reduced by one lane through the Highway 417/174 Split. ...