[caption id=“attachment_67668” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] Flooding behind Parliament Hill. The Ottawa River’s water level has increased by 33 cm on the Ontario side since Friday. (Dan Roodman/Submitted)[/caption] Officials in Ottawa and Gatineau are preparing for flood recovery, as water levels continue to drop. ...

** Paul Beckwith, ** a climatologist at the ** University of Ottawa, ** explains some of the scientific reasons behind the record-setting floods along the Ottawa River, Gatineau River and Rideau River. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnpVMk-eDAU

_ (Via Carlsbad Springs Community Association) _ As of May 1, 2017 the community of Carlsbad Springs has a local bilingual tourist information radio station owned and operated by the Carlsbad Springs Community Association (CSCA). The CSCA is the only community association that owns and operates a radio station in the City of Ottawa. ...

Hydro Ottawa has posted some incredible aerial footage of the Ottawa River raging over Chaudière Falls. Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhS4cATu2h4 The name “Chaudière” roughly translates as “Cauldron”, and was named by early French explorers. For centuries before the explorers, the falls were known as “Akikodjiwan”, the name given to the falls by the Anishinaabe people. ...

Last week, we published an editorial entitled “Ottawa’s barking about parking becoming tiresome.” Here are some of the responses we heard from readers. _ Comments edited for style and clarity. We love hearing from readers. Comment below or send letters to feedback@ottawastart. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67565” align=“aligncenter” width=“720”] Eight staffers at Rogers TV in Ottawa were casualties in a rash of layoffs across the network in Ontario. (File)[/caption] Rogers TV in Ottawa will stay on the air, but eight full time employees have lost their jobs as part of a round of layoffs across the network’s Ontario stations. ...

A fire last week in a portable at the Kanata Montessori School destroyed many of the school’s musical instruments. David and Marie Haynes, who have kids who attend the school, are organizing a donation drive to collect instruments to replace what was lost. ...

Iconic downtown night club Zaphod Beeblebrox confirmed Wednesday it will shutter on May 14. The music hall at 27 York St., also known as Zaphod’s, was founded in 1989 by Eugene Haslam. He retired in 2015 and sold it to a staff member. ...

[caption id=“attachment_67322” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] The Snowbirds and Patrouille de France made a joint flyby over Parliament Hill Tuesday. (Howard Whiting/Lightchasers.ca)[/caption] The RCAF Snowbirds and their French counterpart, Patrouille de France, conducted a joint flyby over Parliament Hill Tuesday morning. The flyby was originally scheduled for Monday but cancelled because of poor weather. ...

All roads have reopened downtown following a large gas leak that shut down a section of the core Tuesday afternoon. A radius of four city blocks around Queen Street were evacuated and closed due to the leak, which sprung around 1:20 p. ...