Rendering of the latest design for the Château Laurier addition, which was approved at the city’s planning committee on Feb. 5, 2021. Five years since “CHÂTEAU L’HORREUR”, the proposed modern addition to the classic hotel has finally gained approval at the City of Ottawa’s planning committee. ...

Christmas toboggan on a steep hill, 1959. Via Ross Dunn/OttawaStart Flickr Pool Toboggans, sledding, tubing, sliding … whatever you want to call it, we have it covered on our map of Ottawa and Gatineau’s best hills. It’s one of winter’s most fun and inexpensive sports. ...

Rendered view of the proposed development at 33 Maple Grove Rd. in Kanata. (Via Lara McKendrick Architecture Inc.) I was glad to see general support from city councillors for a proposed pair of apartment buildings in Kanata, at 33 Maple Grove Rd. ...

The city has temporarily banned tobogganing at Mooney’s Bay hill. The ban was announced on Friday, January 22, and will be enforced with by-law patrols. According to a city news release, the reason is due to the hill attracting large crowds, “numbering in the hundreds”, that do not comply with rules that limit sledding hill capacity to 25 people. ...

If you love the short-form video app TikTok and enjoy working from home, have we found the job for you! A New York-based organization recently posted to Indeed seeking an Ottawa-based “TikTok video creator”. You can see an archive of the job listing here. ...

Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches, has issued an order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act to restrict the number of people at skating rinks and sledding hills to 25 at one time – ensuring physical distancing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. ...

Canopy Growth is opening two new locations of its Tokyo Smoke cannabis stores in Ottawa. One of the stores is located at 80 Marketplace Avenue in Barrhaven and opens on Monday, January 11. The other is at A18-300 Earl Grey Dr. ...

Photo: A sign asks for social distancing at Rideau Centre. The year 2020 in Ottawa was marked by countless signs such as this. Although COVID-19 got the most attention this year for obvious reasons, it also led rise to some more subtle obsessions among Ottawans. ...

The City of Ottawa has issued a new order that requires anyone near city-run outdoor skating rinks to wear a face mask to prevent COVID-19 transmission. The new rule was announced on Wednesday (full text of the order is below). Anthony Di Monte, the city’s general manager of emergency and protective services, said in a memo distributed to media that he issued the order on the agreement of Dr. ...

Skating on the Rink of Dreams. Photo by Dave Yin from the OttawaStart Flickr pool. Happy New Year! Here’s what’s open and closed on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2021 in Ottawa. To add to this list (or make a correction) please contact us ...