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PHOTO: At the end of the day, what’s really important is that you vote. It’s election season in Ottawa, and that means signs will start popping up everywhere. The first day signs can be placed on private and public property is September 9, according to the City of Ottawa’s elections website. ...

A silhuette of a mosquito. Photo by Laszlo Fatrai/Pexels. Ottawa Public Health reminds residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Mosquito trapping and testing — components of Ottawa Public Health’s West Nile virus (WNV) program — have confirmed the first positive mosquito pools by lab result. ...

“New Flyer” Photo by Justin S. Campbell, via Flickr. (Used under a Creative Commons License.) OC Transpo fall service changes will take effect on Sunday, September 4, and will include service improvements, seasonal changes and the return of school service. ...

Ottawa City Hall (Via the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing) The Ontario government introduced legislation that would give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa more responsibility to deliver on shared provincial-municipal priorities, including building 1.5 million new homes over the next 10 years. ...

Concept art of the new Indigo store coming to Rideau Centre this fall. (Via Indigo) Indigo Books & Music Inc. (TSX: IDG), Canada’s largest book and lifestyle retailer announced it is ready to move forward with plans to build its newest large-format Indigo store in CF Rideau Centre, Ottawa. ...

Photo: A line 1 train pulls into St-Laurent Station. O-Train Line 1 full service has resumed across the entire line, and service is running at a normal frequency. R1 bus service is no longer running. Signage will be removed over the next few hours. ...

A Rogers storefront. (Public domain photo via Flickr.) (Via the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) On Tuesday, the CRTC ordered Rogers Communications Canada Inc. (Rogers) to respond to detailed questions and provide a comprehensive explanation regarding the national service outage millions of Canadians experienced on Friday July 8, 2022. ...

Blast tunnel entrance to the Diefenbunker. (Photo by Dennis Jarvis, used under a creative commons licence.) (Via Government of Canada) Community infrastructure is vital to the health of our communities and the quality of life for Canadians. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the growth of local communities to position themselves for a strong and resilient economic future. ...

A Canada goose sits on poop-ridden grass in Andrew Haydon Park, with its reflection appearing in the pond. (Public Domain photo by Devyn Barrie) It’s getting a lot harder to not accidentally step in something gross this summer. I came across this interesting fact on Bay Ward councillor Theresa Kavanagh’s blog: there are a lot more geese in Ottawa this year, and that’s why many waterside parks and pathways have recently become minefields. ...

Photo: A blast from the OC Transpo past! (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com) OC Transpo summer service begins Sunday, June 26, with service adjustments and seasonal changes to reflect summer ridership. Some Transitway closures and detours for Stage 2 O-Train construction will begin Thursday June 23. ...