PHOTO: At the end of the day, what’s really important is that you vote. It’s election season in Ottawa, and that means signs will start popping up everywhere. The first day signs can be placed on private and public property is September 9, according to the City of Ottawa’s elections website. ...

A silhuette of a mosquito. Photo by Laszlo Fatrai/Pexels. Ottawa Public Health reminds residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Mosquito trapping and testing — components of Ottawa Public Health’s West Nile virus (WNV) program — have confirmed the first positive mosquito pools by lab result. ...

Photo: A group of people listen at a seminar. Interest in earning an MBA is peaking right now. Young professionals all over the world are making plans to upgrade their skills and accelerate their career development by investing in an MBA. ...

“New Flyer” Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. (Used under a Creative Commons License.) OC Transpo fall service changes will take effect on Sunday, September 4, and will include service improvements, seasonal changes and the return of school service. ...

The pride flag flies at City Hall (Photo: Devyn Barrie) The Ottawa Capital Pride Festival takes place between August 21 to August 28, 2022. The annual celebration will bring the community together with eight days of programming, including public art exhibits, the annual Pride Pageant, live entertainment and the ever-popular Pride Parade downtown. ...

A Line 1 train passes uOttawa. The O-Train will be closing early almost every night from Friday, August 12 to August 25, due to track maintenance. OC Transpo has published a helpful table on their website that details all the service adjustments that will take place. ...

Ottawa City Hall (Via the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing) The Ontario government introduced legislation that would give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa more responsibility to deliver on shared provincial-municipal priorities, including building 1.5 million new homes over the next 10 years. ...

Concept art of the new Indigo store coming to Rideau Centre this fall. (Via Indigo) Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG), Canada’s largest book and lifestyle retailer announced it is ready to move forward with plans to build its newest large-format Indigo store in CF Rideau Centre, Ottawa. ...

Summer views at Nepean Point. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) It’s August already, and the summer is just flying by. Fortunately, there are many hot, sunny days yet to come. Here’s a list of things you should check out before autumn! (You can add your recommendations by emailing us. ...

Photo: A line 1 train pulls into St-Laurent Station. O-Train Line 1 full service has resumed across the entire line, and service is running at a normal frequency. R1 bus service is no longer running. Signage will be removed over the next few hours. ...