Early birds have been registered for weeks, but now it’s official for everyone: Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital is underway.  Tim Hortons Cleaning the Capital is a city-wide event that brings together families, friends, neighbours and communities and friends to help keep Ottawa clean and green. ...

The City of Ottawa invites residents to provide feedback on two environmental assessment studies for the Confederation Line East light rail transit extension (Blair to Trim) and the related widening of the Highway 174 / Prescott-Russell County Road 17 corridor (Highway 417/Split to Clarence-Rockland). ...

** Fifth Annual Rainbow Spring Fling ** ** April 17, 2015 ** ** 7:00 ** ** ** ** 10:00 p.m. ** ** Confederation Education Centre ** ...

The National Capital Commission (NCC) wishes to inform the public about maintenance work on the Portage Bridge, taking place tomorrow, April 16, 2015, outside peak hours, from 9 am to noon.  The work will be undertaken on a 100-metre portion of the northbound lane for high-occupancy vehicles (HOV) going toward Gatineau. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. You can find even more events on our Ottawa Event Calendar . _ ** Thursday, April 16: Milk & Bone at the NAC ** Milk & Bone are the openers for Ariane Moffatt on Thursday, but they could easily be headlining. ...

The Ottawa Senators’ 2015 Stanley Cup Playoff run starts tonight with game one in Montreal. The City of Ottawa is urging all residents to get behind your home team and help cheer them on to victory.  There are plenty of ways you can let the team know they have your support as they try for the Cup: ...

Highlights of the 2014 Transit Services Customer Survey were released today. Once again, results are demonstrating that OC Transpo is making progress on providing service excellence to its customers. The annual survey continues to provide valuable insight into how our customers feel about our service; they identify areas where we are meeting their expectations, and suggest areas where OC Transpo can improve. ...

Councillor Stephen Blais, Chair of the Transit Commission, and John Manconi, OC Transpo General Manager, delivered a technical briefing today on the transit service adjustments required for the construction of the Confederation Line in the east end of the city. While many transit customers will not be affected by the construction, the City has invested $74 million in mitigation measures to minimize the impacts to those who will see a change to their commute in the east end of the city. ...

Mayor Jim Watson and Osgoode Ward Councillor George Darouze presented the Mayor’s City Builder Award to Mitch Kurylowicz today in recognition of his volunteer work with Free the Children, the world’s largest organization of kids helping kids, and his four years to date of fundraising to build a boys’ secondary school in rural Kenya. ...

Join us this Saturday, April 18 , for the 22 nd annual Ottawa Gala where underground bosses and bootleggers will gather behind closed doors in support of at-risk youth. Black tie optional, chic mandatory - this not-so-secret affair will be the talk of Bytown. ...