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(Via NCC) The National Capital Commission (NCC) continues to be committed to creating a dynamic, thriving, connected and sustainable new community and Capital destination at LeBreton Flats. Following extensive outreach and engagement, including dozens of meetings with hundreds of stakeholders, and thousands of public suggestions and comments, the NCC released the Building LeBreton draft Master Concept Plan. ...

A red O-Train sign. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) Residents and OC Transpo customers are advised that Claridge Homes is doing blasting work near Lyon Station that will cause loud noises and vibrations. This planned work will take place on weekdays, between the hours of 7 am and 4 pm, from Friday, November 22 and will continue until April 2020. ...

Trees downed for the Stage 2 LRT project. (City of Ottawa photo) Work for Stage 2 LRT is underway and that has meant tree-clearing in some areas to make room for rail and station construction. Many of these trees will be lost, although some will be relocated where feasible. ...

(Following is a memo from the city’s transportation department to council) At the Transit Commission meeting of November 6, we undertook to provide a list of the assignments of the 40 additional buses that have been put into service, and the routes that they are supporting. ...

(The following is a note posted by John Pugh, president of the Fury FC, to their website announcing the end of the club.) It’s with a very heavy-heart that I write this. Ottawa Fury FC has notified the United Soccer League, Canada Soccer and our staff, players and coaches that the club has suspended operations. ...

Tunney’s Pasture LRT Station. (Photo/Devyn Barrie) Mayor Jim Watson is on board with an OC Transpo fare freeze, sending a memo Friday afternoon to City Manager Steve Kanellakos and transit commissioners recommending one be implemented. The recommended freeze would stave off a 2. ...

Study area for the Stage 3 LRT extension to Barrhaven. Dates & Times Wednesday, October 30, 2019, 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm Location Nepean Sportsplex, Richmond Ballroom - Entrance #4 1701 Woodroffe Ave Ottawa, ON Presentation at 7 pm. The City of Ottawa has initiated the Barrhaven Light Rail Transit (Baseline Station to Barrhaven Town Centre) and Rail Grade-Separations Planning and Environmental Assessment (EA) Study to develop a Recommended Plan for the extension of a Light Rail Transit (LRT) facility from Baseline Station to Barrhaven Town Centre, as well as the grade-separations of Woodroffe Avenue, Southwest Transitway and Fallowfield Road where these corridors cross the VIA Rail line. ...

St-Laurent Station on the Confederation Line. O-Train Line 1 has only been open for a few weeks, but plenty of prep work is underway to build the extensions east, west and south. Here’s a few details on what’s happening. (There is actually a ton going on, we definitely didn’t list it all! ...

A City of Ottawa photo showing the re-opened sidewalk in front of Magee House. The sidewalk in front of Magee House has been re-opened, more than a year since it was closed following a partial collapse of the heritage building. ...

The extent of this weekend’s highway closure. (Graphic/OttawaStart) A section of Highway 417 will be closed in both directions from 6 pm on Saturday, October 19 until 11 am on Sunday, October 20, resulting in significant traffic impacts. Lane reductions will start at 5 pm on Saturday, followed by the full closure at 6 pm. ...