“Maman”, the giant spider sculpture outside the National Gallery of Canada. Photo by James Peltzer via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. The National Gallery of Canada is making themselves accessible throughout the pandemic by producing more digital content. Here’s a recent newsletter from them about what’s on! ...

Ottawa City Hall The City of Ottawa has released the air quality report conducted on Rideau Station in response to complaints that it smells bad. The stench, usually described as being like a “rotten egg” is attributed to stagnant water. The city hired a consultant in February to test the air quality and report back on possible measures to manage the odor. ...

The Rideau Street renewal project is underway. The City of Ottawa is undertaking the construction for a renewed Rideau Street between Sussex Drive and Dalhousie Street. The project involves the renewal of the streetscape elements and an upgrade of the transportation components within the Rideau Street right of way. ...

(The City of Ottawa recently issued an update on the LRT Stage 2 east extension. A snippet is below with a link back to the full update.) Work is well underway to extend the Confederation Line from Blair Station to Trim Road. ...

(Via OC Transpo) On Monday, we will be adjusting conventional bus service across the network to reflect lower customer volumes, while maintaining space for safe physical distancing for the protection of our customers and staff. Effective tomorrow March 30, schedules will be adjusted on all conventional bus routes. ...

NCC Headquarters in downtown Ottawa. (Via NCC) Vehicle Access to Greenbelt Temporarily Closed Like many organizations, the National Capital Commission (NCC) is doing its part to prevent the spread of COVID-19. With that objective, we are temporarily closing vehicle access to the Greenbelt as of 9 pm on Friday, March 27, 2020, until further notice. ...

Things truly took a turn when Ontario declared a state of emergency recently due to the spread of COVID-19. From reduced services, closures, to lay-offs, people across the province have been impacted in one way or another. For small businesses that are new to Ottawa’s business scene, their plans to grow have been halted. ...

The Ottawa Food Bank has a special fund for COVID-19 relief. The Ottawa Food Bank needs your help to respond to the community’s needs during the COVID-19 outbreak. The organization says there are many reasons why they need extra help to keep up with demand: ...

Ottawa Public Health has opened the first testing centre for novel coronavirus disease in Ottawa. Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is taking proactive measures in the COVID-19 response by partnering with The Ottawa Hospital and CHEO to open a COVID-19 Assessment Centre. ...

COVID-19, or novel coronavirus disease, has reached Ottawa. Ottawa Public Health is reporting Ottawa’s first confirmed case of COVID-19. The individual is currently in self-isolation at home with mild symptoms. The confirmed case is a man in his 40s and a resident of Ottawa, Ontario with recent travel history to Austria. ...