The City of Ottawa would like to remind residents of the following schedule changes and impacts to City services for the Canada Day holiday on Monday, July 3. Client Service Centres  The City’s 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters only. ...

“When the Rubber Meets the Road”, a new art piece by Gerald Beaulieu. (Photo via NCC) The National Capital Commission has installed a new work of public art along the LeBreton Flats Pathway. “When the Rubber Meets the Road” was created by PEI artist Gerald Beaulieu, and depicts a roadkill crow using only recycled tires. ...

OC Transpo system map, or “A window on transit in Ottawa” by Jamie McCaffrey. Used under a creative commons license. OC Transpo summer service begins Sunday, July 2, with adjustments for service reliability, seasonal ridership, and construction, as well as the introduction of free transit for kids 12 and under. ...

Photo: A smokey view of the Ottawa River and Gatineau. The air quality health index for Ottawa has definitely been better. Here are some links to follow the situation: Environment Canada Air Quality data Ottawa Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index Ottawa Weather Records on Mastodon The Air Quality Health Index is a 10+ scale that relates air quality measurements to their potential health impacts. ...

An OC Transpo bus downtown. (Photo via Shankar S. Used under a Creative Commons license.) Service complaints aside, one of the top concerns for anyone who uses OC Transpo is up-to-date service info and departure times. Some great news from OC Transpo today: riders in the Ottawa area can use the upgraded version of the popular Transit app, for free. ...

Photo: Bell Media complex in the ByWard Market houses 580 CFRA, along with other radio stations and CTV Ottawa. Off the heels of Bell Media layoffs last week, it happened to come out that workers at 580 CFRA will join CWA Canada: ...

Photo: A recent cohort of Ottawa paramedic recruits beginning this month. (Via Ottawa Paramedic Service) A city committee has green-lit a plan to hire more paramedics to deal with offload delays/increased demand for service: To address the current urgent need for more paramedics, the City would hire 14 of its 2024 growth positions as soon as possible this year, to be funded from the tax stabilization reserve fund. ...

The flags at Ben Franklin Place (Nepean Client Service Centre) will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Friday, June 16 in honour of the late Robert (Bob) Morrison who passed away on May 14, 2023. Photo: Robert Morrison (source) ...

I sympathize with Ottawa By-law. They have the unpopular job of enforcing rules. I therefore don’t have much interest in deriding them, but sometimes you do have to scratch your head. On Tuesday, By-law tweeted a picture of a park trash can stuffed with several extra large pizza boxes, saying: “There are many reasons to visit Ottawa’s parks. ...

O-Train Line 1 will undergo annual maintenance from Monday, June 5 until Monday, June 19. Train service will continue, but R1 bus service will be required in some sections at varying times during temporary closures. The work will address water leaks, reduce noise and vibration through rail grinding, inspect the overhead catenary system and track, and include general cleaning and maintenance. ...