At the 25 th annual Transecure Awards ceremony, the City of Ottawa today honoured the heroic actions of OC Transpo employees who went above and beyond the call of duty to provide aid and comfort to residents in need.  “Each year while providing safe, reliable and efficient transit service, OC Transpo employees continue to look out for the security of the public,” said Deputy Mayor Mark Taylor. ...

The tulip season has begun. Most of the tulips will be at their peak over the next two weeks. The early season varieties are already in bloom. All over the heart of the Capital, they will amaze residents and visitors. ...

Ottawa residents are invited to mark their calendars to visit City Hall on Wednesday, May 13, for some hot food and cool music during the ** Street Food Showcase ** , in partnership with the Capital Street Food Association. ** ** ** Date ** : Wednesday, May 13 ** Time ** : noon to 2 p. ...

Starting June 2, Ottawa listeners will be waking up to JUMP! Mornings with Tony Stark & Jesse Reynolds, as the hit radio station has crowned the winner of its Greatest Gig On Earth co-host talent search. The search began in early March, with over 160 hopefuls looking to land the coveted spot alongside ...

[caption id=“attachment_13820” align=“aligncenter” width=“580”] Art Fashion 613[/caption] “Art can be fashion and fashion can be art” – that is the motto of Art in Fashion 613, a thought-provoking and innovative event that will come to the Library and Archives Canada building on Wellington Street on October 17. ...

The idea for the book came from a place of simply being fed up with seeing people so miserable, so unhappy and feeling so powerless over their lives. I needed to do something about it so I made it my mission to begin the process of preventing this from occurring in the first place - out came “Everyday Superheroes! ...

_ (Special weather statement from Environment Canada issue on Thursday.) _ 4:08 PM EDT Thursday 07 May 2015 Special weather statement in effect for: Ottawa North - Kanata - Orléans Ottawa South - Richmond - Metcalfe First taste of very warm and almost sultry mid summer weather Friday. ...

Residents are advised that, beginning Friday, May 8 at 11 p.m., Highway 417 will be reduced by one lane in each direction from the 417/174 split to Nicholas Street. The reduction will be in effect until the early morning of Monday, May 11. ...

Nicholas Street, between Highway 417 and Laurier Avenue, will be reduced to one lane in each direction beginning Monday, May 11 and continuing until October.  The lane reductions are necessary to allow for the installation of new sewer and watermain infrastructure along Nicholas Street, rehabilitation of the Mann Avenue overpass and resurfacing of the road. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Friday, May 8: #OttNepalRelief: A Benefit for NEPAL EARTHQUAKE RELIEF @ Zaphod’s ** The people of Nepal need urgent assistance following the recent earthquake. ...