Bank Street

_ All photos by Peter J. Tremblay. _ Glowfair is one of Ottawa’s festival success stories and is about celebrating music, light, art and diversity in our community. The festival presents urban street activities which, this year, ran from 6pm to 11:30pm on Friday, June 17 and from 10am to 11:30pm on Saturday, June 18th from Slater to James Street. ...

_ “Upper floor public assembly halls were once a feature of social and political life on Bank Street. At their peak, around 1900, there were at least half a dozen public halls on top of commercial storefronts. These halls were rented out for entertainments, social functions, public lectures, and political rallies. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Bank Street, between Exhibition Way and Holmwood Avenue, will be reduced to one lane in each direction starting Monday, January 11 to Friday, January 22. These lane reductions are required for construction work being undertaken by Hydro Ottawa. ...

New murals were officially showcased today on highway underpasses along Bank Street and Carling Avenue. This is the second year of the Murals on Underpasses program intended to feature local artists and beautify the City. ** ** “These murals beautify and enhance underpasses as key gateways to the City with images that reflect and depict local culture, history and visions of artistic expression,” said Mayor Jim Watson. ...