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An OC Transpo bus downtown. (Photo via Shankar S. Used under a Creative Commons license.) Service complaints aside, one of the top concerns for anyone who uses OC Transpo is up-to-date service info and departure times. Some great news from OC Transpo today: riders in the Ottawa area can use the upgraded version of the popular Transit app, for free. ...

Photo: Bell Media complex in the ByWard Market houses 580 CFRA, along with other radio stations and CTV Ottawa. Off the heels of Bell Media layoffs last week, it happened to come out that workers at 580 CFRA will join CWA Canada: ...

Photo: A recent cohort of Ottawa paramedic recruits beginning this month. (Via Ottawa Paramedic Service) A city committee has green-lit a plan to hire more paramedics to deal with offload delays/increased demand for service: To address the current urgent need for more paramedics, the City would hire 14 of its 2024 growth positions as soon as possible this year, to be funded from the tax stabilization reserve fund. ...

The flags at Ben Franklin Place (Nepean Client Service Centre) will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Friday, June 16 in honour of the late Robert (Bob) Morrison who passed away on May 14, 2023. Photo: Robert Morrison (source) ...

Rushing Ottawa River water. Photo by Chris Avery via Flickr. Flood warnings have been downgraded to water safety statements at Ottawa-area waterways, including the Ottawa River and the Mississippi and Carp watersheds, as levels return to the season usual. “Based on Ottawa River Regulating Committee forecasts, Ottawa River water levels are declining, and the rate of decline is slowing as they reach normal summer targets. ...

Photo: The 24th annual Ontario Police Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance was held on Sunday, May 7. (Photo from opp.ca) (Via Ontario Provincial Police) An individual has been charged in the murder of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sergeant Eric Mueller and attempted murder of two other OPP officers. ...

Photo: The humble recycling bin, which Ottawa residents may need to maximize their use of by 2024 or face additional fees. In an effort to make more efficient use of what little space is left in the Trail Road landfill, the city may put a hard limit on how much trash residents can put out for curbside pickup. ...

Rushing Ottawa River water. Photo by Chris Avery via Flickr. This FLOOD WARNING statement is an update to the Flood Warning issued for areas along the Lower Ottawa River (Arnprior to Hawkesbury) on April 28th, 2023. Water levels are expected to rise again within the Ottawa River Basin due to significant rainfall received over the past few days. ...

Photo: Ottawa City Hall. The city clerk has declared the 2022 municipal election results official. The election, which included several advance polls as well as Election Day itself on Monday, had more than 700,000 eligible voters but turnout was less than half for the mayoral race. ...

September 2022 is going to be pretty eventful in Ottawa. Here are some things on the radar… Silent movies Ottawa’s independent cinemas always have some interesting movies on that you won’t find anywhere else. This month, The Mayfair is showing a series of classic Charlie Chaplin films: The Kid (1921) the week of Sept. ...