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Ottawa’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Vera Etches, has issued an order under the Health Protection and Promotion Act to restrict the number of people at skating rinks and sledding hills to 25 at one time – ensuring physical distancing to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. ...

Canopy Growth is opening two new locations of its Tokyo Smoke cannabis stores in Ottawa. One of the stores is located at 80 Marketplace Avenue in Barrhaven and opens on Monday, January 11. The other is at A18-300 Earl Grey Dr. ...

The City of Ottawa has issued a new order that requires anyone near city-run outdoor skating rinks to wear a face mask to prevent COVID-19 transmission. The new rule was announced on Wednesday (full text of the order is below). Anthony Di Monte, the city’s general manager of emergency and protective services, said in a memo distributed to media that he issued the order on the agreement of Dr. ...

Via OC Transpo’s Twitter feed: “OC Transpo, with partners @MADD_Ottawa & @SROttawa, will no longer be offering no-charge service on New Year’s Eve. This decision was made in consultation with @ottawahealth and supports the province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health’s recommendation that all Ontarians stay home unless necessary for work, grocery shopping & appointments. ...

The Bytowne Cinema. Photo by Caroline Fournier. Caroline says: “Long gone are the days of the single room cinema and going to the Bytowne is like walking back to your grandma’s house … old yet comforting.” The Bytowne Cinema’s screen will go dark Dec. ...

Better change your radio presets — one of Ottawa’s AM stations is making the jump to FM. Late last week, the Rogers-owned 1310 News rebranded itself to CityNews Ottawa and took over the 101.1 MHz FM frequency from its sister station, Country. ...

(Via OC Transpo) On Sunday, December 6, local bus service at Lincoln Fields Station will be adjusted to use a new local bus platform. Bus stops on the Transitway platform will not be affected. The new bus platform makes room for the construction of the Stage 2 O‑Train Station. ...

Ottawa City Hall. The City of Ottawa has put its new draft official plan up for public input. Since 2003, a few years after the city we know today was created in amalgamation, Ottawa has had the same official plan. Since early 2019, the city has been working on creating a new plan from the ground up. ...

Photo: An inside look at Ottawa’s Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel, tweeted by Mayor Jim Watson in 2018. At a ceremony today, the City celebrated the official start of operations of the Combined Sewage Storage Tunnel, a major investment to protect the health of the Ottawa River. ...

Alex Trebek, Jeopardy host and University of Ottawa alumus, has passed away at the age of 80. The broadcaster had announced last year that he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Trebek graduated uOttawa in 1961 with a degree in philosophy and received Key to the City from Mayor Jim Watson in 2016. ...