Photo by Don Douglas via the OttawaStart Flickr pool. Monday, October 14 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. ...

Last week, we posted an update from the City of Ottawa about the Strandherd Drive widening project. Brigitte Pellerin wrote a good column on her Medium blog that explains why it’s kinda a waste of money. She writes: “Do you know how much the Strandherd Drive widening project is expected to cost? ...

Short answer: yes. (And now the long answer…) Before LRT, and we relied only on buses, there was a hard limit on how much service OC Transpo could provide and it was quickly becoming not enough. According to the agency’s website, only about 180 buses can travel through downtown every hour — there simply isn’t enough room for more. ...

Here’s Tunney’s Pasture like you’ve never seen it before… Tunney’s LRT station this evening. @OC_Transpo pic.twitter.com/oj9KfhL4Cc — Pat (@fireballxl8) October 7, 2019 The first Monday commute after the end of parallel bus service went fine, says OC Transpo. There were complaints of crowding on trains and at bus platforms, but the service sent along a review of the afternoon run that boils down to “people are people”: ...

One of the last 95 runs at Mackenzie King Station, Oct. 5 2019. With bus network changes coming Sunday, several buses will be no more. Route 95, the backbone of OC Transpo’s bus rapid transit system, will be one of them. ...

Some of the advance construction work for the Strandherd Drive widening included watermain installation on Strandherd Drive between Greenbank Road and Jockvale Road. (Photo/City of Ottawa) Strandherd Drive is being widened to a four-lane cross section from Maravista Drive to Jockvale Road in Barrhaven. ...

Photo by Alachua County A strong labour market in the Ottawa region for the past while means job opportunities haven’t been this vast in years. If you’re looking for a new job in the Ottawa area, here are some sites and resources to check out. ...

Apples from Hall’s Apple Market. Photo by Katy Watts. Apple season in Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec is on for 2019! Call ahead to confirm the current apple crop! All of these locations are within about an hour from downtown Ottawa, unless noted. ...

TD Place and Aberdeen Pavilion. (Photo/Ross Dunn, used under a creative commons licence) Lansdowne Park has always had a duressed relationship with the automobile. It never felt like the right place for them and watching drivers blunder around always took away from my own enjoyment of what is otherwise a really great urban place. ...

City Hall (photo/Devyn Barrie) The city is looking for your feedback on their “Five Big Moves” report for the new official plan. There are surveys on engage.ottawa.ca on five topics: Growth, Mobility, Urban Design, Resiliency and the Economy. The surveys are very quick to fill out and are one way for you to have a say on each of the big moves discussed in the report. ...