O-Train service will be replaced by bus Route 107 starting at 10 p.m. on Friday, November 7, until 5:30 a.m. on Monday, November 10, in order to complete signal work necessary for the O-Train Expansion Project. This work is an important part of the expansion project which is required to build and maintain a safe rail service for customers. ...

The Confederation Line Light Rail Transit (LRT) project has been presented the Silver Award for Best Rail/Transit Project in the Americas.  The award was established by P3 bulletin – a magazine and website centred on public-private sector partnerships aimed at procuring, building and managing public infrastructure – and presented on October 23 in New York City. ...

_ Our crowdsourced list of the best events in Ottawa this week. _ ** Friday, November 7: Tanya Tagaq at the NAC ** The winner of this year’s Polaris Music Prize will be rolling into the NAC on Friday night. If you haven’t seen her performance at the Polaris gala, you NEED to set aside 10 minutes to watch it here . ...

National Veterans’ Week, November 5 to 11, affords Ottawa residents the opportunity to recognize the contributions made by local war veterans and to honour the sacrifice of those who lost their lives in service to Canada. The week of Commemoration began with a candlelight vigil at Centrepointe Theatre, hosted by Mayor Jim Watson and The Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of Veterans Affairs. ...

Organizers of the Ottawa 10K, one of the Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend’s signature events, today announced they have been awarded the prestigious International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) Gold label standard for the race. The Ottawa 10K is the first road race in Canada, and the fourth 10K in the world, to receive the Gold label. ...

The 2013 Ontario Municipal Benchmarking Initiative (OMBI) results were released today, and the Ottawa Public Library (OPL) surpasses most other participating public libraries on key comparators. In 2013, OPL had the third highest annual library uses per capita (33.5) and the third highest electronic library uses per capita (15. ...

War veterans who wear their medals and/or uniforms ride free on OC Transpo, Para Transpo and STO (Société de transport de l’Outaouais) services during National Veterans’ Week – November 5 to 11. Companions accompanying veterans during National Veterans’ Week also ride free of charge. ...

Churchill Avenue opened today, on budget and six months ahead of schedule, with enhanced facilities for all users–pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and transit users alike -making Churchill Avenue Ottawa’s first complete street. ** Complete streets ** are streets built for everyone. As Ottawa grows and develops, the City is ensuring streets are designed to meet the needs of all users, whether they choose to walk, bike, drive or take public transit. ...

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The Ottawa 67’s today announced that the team’s home games scheduled for TD Place this Friday and Sunday have been postponed. A malfunction in the ice-making equipment in the Arena at TD Place over the weekend caused the ice to melt. ...