Local groups deployed a large inflatable elephant outside the hotel where premiers met today in Ottawa. The groups were calling attention to the premiers' refusal to evaluate the controversial Energy East pipeline’s climate pollution footprint. Transporting 1.1 million barrels per day, TransCanada’s 4,400-kilometre Energy East pipeline from Alberta to ports in Quebec and New Brunswick would be the largest tar sands pipeline in North America. ...

A proposed set of zoning changes to guide the scale of new low-rise housing development in the neighbourhoods inside the Greenbelt is now available for comment. Comments received before February 27, 2015 will be considered in the final recommendations by City staff to Planning Committee and City Council this spring. ...

Ottawa residents now have the opportunity to get an up-close look at the future of Ottawa transit. A full-sized mock-up of the Alstom Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle, which will roll on the O-Train Confederation Line and will serve as the backbone of Ottawa’s new light rail transit system, is on display at the Aberdeen Pavilion at the new Lansdowne Park. ...

The O-Train’s Trillium Line will be replaced by bus Route 107 over the next two weekends due to testing and on-board training required to complete the O-Train Trillium Line Expansion Project. During the closures, the new trains will be running, but will not be in service. ...

OTTAWA, ON – Ottawa’s first Winter Design Festival launches February 1 st at Aberdeen Square, in the newly renovated Lansdowne Park. The festival, meant to showcase the Canadian design and art community, will open the doors to new trends and invite the Ottawa public to interact with innovative design and architecture. ...

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 Bruce Lazenby, President and CEO, of Invest Ottawa. ...

Chrysanthe Michaelis, owner-chef at _ Chrysanthe/Mom’s Culinary Creations _ , has loved cooking for as long as she can remember: “Most of my earliest memories involve food in some shape or form. When I was a teenager, my younger brother and I would often be the only two home until dinner time so I would usually make dinner for the family. ...

Today, Mayor Jim Watson was joined by Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orléans and Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca to unveil the future of transit in Ottawa - a full-sized mock-up of the Alstom Citadis Spirit light rail vehicle that will be used on the O-Train Confederation Line, the backbone of Ottawa’s new light rail transit system. ...

The City of Ottawa, in partnership with the Economic Club of Canada, presented the 2014 Immigrant Entrepreneur Awards this afternoon to four local businesspeople – Anand Aggarwal, A. Haseeb Awan, Mona Kalra and Peyman Yazdani.  The recipients were selected for their business success, contribution to the local economy, entrepreneurial spirit, and serving as an inspiration to new Canadians to start their own business. ...

Due to weather conditions, overnight parking restrictions are in effect tonight from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. across Ottawa. This overnight parking restriction will remain in effect until the City announces it has been lifted.  During an overnight parking restriction, vehicles are banned from parking on any city street so that crews can clear them easily and effectively. ...