Beginning on Monday, May 25, Main Street construction will be in full-swing and will result in traffic restrictions. Northbound traffic will not be permitted on Main Street between Clegg Street and Lees Avenue and between Greenfield Road and Echo Drive. One lane of traffic will remain open in the southbound direction. ...

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Two local show organizers, Creative Creations Events (Carleton Place) and the OVCC (Ottawa) have joined forces to create one of the largest summer craft shows the city has ever seen. Scheduled for July 25 and 26, the event - entitled “HOMEmade Sizzle” - will be held at a location where one would normally not expect to find local artisans and crafters: the former “Target” store at the Hazeldean Mall in Kanata. ...

The City of Ottawa wants to remind motorists to expect traffic disruptions as several downtown streets will be closed on Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the annual Ottawa Race Weekend.  Race events are scheduled for the afternoon and evening on Saturday, May 23, and all morning and early afternoon on Sunday, May 24. ...

Lane reductions on Riverside Drive are required to complete construction work on the Alta Vista Hospital Link construction project. On Friday, May 22,to Monday, May 24 and Friday, May 29 to Monday, June 1 one lane will be closed in both directions on sections of Riverside Drive, from Smyth Road to Hinks Lane. ...

** Third Annual Aboriginal Lecture Series ** ** ** ** Thursday, May 21, 2015 ** ** 6:00 p.m. ** ** ** ** Rideau ** ** ** ** High School ** ** 815 St Laurent Blvd ** It is written that coming together is a beginning and working together is success. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday, May 21: Le pARTy Art Auction ** Le pARTy, the Ottawa Art Gallery’s signature fundraising event, is a silent art auction of 65 original artworks by regional artists working in a variety of media. ...

OTTAWA, ON –On Saturday, May 23, 2015 Fairy Godmother of Ottawa will open its doors for a Boutique Day where graduating teens who need a Fairy Godmother can find a Cinderella-worthy dress to make their prom night a magical experience, and it's free. ...

Starting today, Ottawa-based Brew Donkey (“the Company”) will be offering up their educational craft brewery tours, which normally sell for approximately $85 per ticket, for no charge. What may seem like a questionable business decision at first is in fact an appeal to local business owners, politicians, and community members for support in an issue the Company is currently experiencing with the Travel Industry Council of Ontario (“TICO”). ...

The City of Ottawa is challenging an Ontario Municipal Board decision that, if left unappealed, could create uncertainty about the authority of both the City’s Official Plan and local neighbourhood plans.  The Ontario Municipal Board decision on April 29 concerns Official Plan Amendment 117, which implements the Centretown Community Design Plan – a plan that took several years to draft and involved exhaustive public consultation. ...