Photo: As of Thursday, there is one less station on Ottawa’s radio dial. Ottawa took another hit to local news availability this week, with Rogers shutting down the CityNews radio station. The cutback includes laying off 10 employees, a number of whom have worked at the news station for many years. ...

From the Ottawa Citizen, regarding Line 1’s speed reductions, which are getting to be a bad joke at this point: The restrictions will stay in place until the troublesome axle and wheel assemblies on the LRT’s Alstom Citadis trains are redesigned and replaced, and approval of that redesign isn’t expected until late 2024, according to a report to be presented to the City of Ottawa’s transit commission this week. ...

Photo by Don Douglas via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. Monday, October 9 is Thanksgiving Monday in Ottawa which means a long weekend for most people. Here’s a list of what’s open and closed. To add to this list please email feedback@ottawastart. ...

The westbound lanes of Rideau Street will be closed from 7 pm, Friday, October 13 until 7 pm, Sunday, October 15. A signed detour will be in place: Turn right on King Edward Avenue Turn left on York Street Turn left on Cumberland Street Turn right on Rideau Street Motorists travelling southbound on King Edward Avenue to access Highway 417 will be directed along the signed detour: ...

(Via Canadian Museum of History) The Canadian Museum of History is delighted to announce the acquisition of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame collection, marking a pivotal milestone in preserving and showcasing Canada’s vibrant sports history. This historically significant collection, now referred to as the Order of Sport Collection, has been physically transferred to the Canadian Museum of History and currently stewarded by the Museum. ...

Red apples from Hall’s Apple Market. Photo by Katy Watts. Apple season in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec is on for 2023! Call ahead to confirm the current apple crop! All of these locations are within about an hour from downtown Ottawa, unless noted. ...

Photo: A VIA Rail locomotive at Ottawa Station. Ottawa could have been part of a high-speed passenger rail route connecting Ontario and Quebec. Instead, as video creator Paige Saunders explains, lobbying and politics resulted in an underwhelming alternative, branded “high-frequency rail”. ...

Parliament Hill seen from Nepean Point. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) Monday, September 4, 2023 is Labour Day in Ottawa and that means it’s a long weekend for most people. Here’s a list of what’s open and closed. To add to this list please email feedback@ottawastart. ...

Photo: Books at a library (Via the Ottawa Public Library) With fall around the corner and new routines about to begin, hours at Ottawa Public Library (OPL) will return to full fall levels at all of its 33 branches starting Tuesday, September 5, 2023. ...

“How original” When I heard that the City of Ottawa was proposing to increase OC Transpo fares and… do something to service to solve the budget pressures facing the transit service, I could only think of Squidward’s monotone delivery of “how original”. ...