** Also read our explainer on what you need to know about pedestrian crossovers… ** _ (press release) _ ** Ottawa ** – A new era for pedestrian traffic in Ottawa began today. Councillor Keith Egli, Chair of the City’s Transportation Committee and Kanata North Councillor Marianne Wilkinson helped unveil and demonstrate Ottawa’s first pedestrian crossover on The Parkway, in front of Earl of March Secondary School. ...

_ (press release) _ June 13, 2016 – Tomorrow ( Tuesday June 14th ) Mealshare will officially launch in Ottawa and join some of the Capital’s best known restaurant owners to dramatically add to the 725,000 meals that have been served to Canadian youth in need so far. ...

** Related: ** Ottawa vigil in honour of the victims in Orlando – Sunday @ 8pm . _ (via office of Mayor Jim Watson) _ Dear Councillors, It was with great sadness that I learned this morning of the horrible tragedy that happened in a nightclub in Orlando overnight, where the lives of 50 members of the LGBTQ community were taken. ...

Capital Pride expresses its outrage at this morning’s tragic attack in Orlando, and its profound sadness over the human toll exacted. The targeting of any group with senseless acts of violence is an abhorrent act of cowardice. We stand in solidarity against such acts of violence. ...

On Saturday, Mayor Jim Watson, Rideau-Vanier Councillor Mathieu Fleury and Rideau-Rockcliffe Councillor Tobi Nussbaum were joined by local artist ** Kenneth Emig ** for a celebration of the recently installed public artwork, ** A View from Two Sides. ** The artwork was commissioned by the City of Ottawa Public Art Program for the Adàwe crossing Pedestrian Bridge , and consists of two large reflective spheres, 1. ...

“For years I wanted to make my own TV show based on the late night “Nightmoves” show from the 1980s,” writes Ottawa artist and storyteller Andrew King . “Now it has happened. Airing on FibeTV1 _ OTTAWANDER _ takes viewers on a ghostly wander through empty Ottawa streets set to a soundtrack by local band ‘orienteers’. ...

_ (press release) _ Ottawa – Beat the heat this summer at City of Ottawa outdoor swimming pools, wading pools, splash pads and beaches. Outdoor pools and wading pools Outdoor pools will open between June 11 and 18 depending on location. ...

Ottawa drivers are just too polite for roundabouts. In most jurisdictions, cars have the right of way over pedestrians at a roundabout. But City of Ottawa studies suggest that 50-70% of vehicles are currently yielding to pedestrians as a courtesy, even though they’re not supposed to. ...

_ (press release) _ (Ottawa) -In response to numerous community complaints, the Ottawa Police Service Street Crime Unit (SCU) commenced a Community Safety Project in May 2016, called “Project Shredder”, to identify and arrest individuals involved in street-level drug trafficking in downtown neighbourhoods. ...

_ (press release) _ JUNE 8, 2016, OTTAWA – On Wednesday night, the Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) celebrated Ottawa High School entrepreneurs at the 3rd Annual JA Company Awards. 28 award recipients were unveiled before nearly 250 attendees including top community and educational leaders and business stakeholders, including proud sponsors the Department of Economic Development & Innovation at the City of Ottawa, CIBC and the Telfer School of Management. ...