Category: Municipal Government
Head’s Up – Update on O-Train Line 1 shortage of trains
The following press release was sent from the City of Ottawa on behalf of John Manconi, General Manager, Transportation Services Department. In anticipation of a continuing shortage of trains on…
Councillor Gower shares his plan to revitalize Stittsville Main Street
Stittsville Main Street is the centre and soul of our community. It links neighbourhoods from north to south and intersects with important east-west routes including Hazeldean Road and the Trans…
Know a volunteer deserving of a VOscar?
On April 23, 2020, Volunteer Ottawa will be hosting the 10th Annual VOscars Awards Gala at Ottawa City Hall. The only volunteer recognition event of its kind in Ottawa –…
City seeking input for the design of new Silas Bradley Park
The City is looking for your help to design a new park in Stittsville South. Silas Bradley Park is a proposed new park in Tartan Homes’ new EdenWylde subdivision. The…
City looking for public input on the new Atlas Park design
The City is looking for your help to design a new park in Stittsville. Atlas Park will be nearly one-hectare neighbourhood park on Atlas Terrace in the southern area of…
Sugar Creek Park – City wants to hear from you on new options
The City needs your help to choose a replacement for the Sugar Creek Park in Stittsville. The combined junior and senior playground equipment for children between the ages of 1.5…
Ottawa and insurers accept civil responsibility for January 2019 bus crash
It has taken a year and a request from Mayor Jim Watson for City Solictor, David White, to address the questions of claims that arose from the tragic January 11,…
Suspects to identify in Cardevco Road break-in
The Ottawa Police Break and Enter Unit is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects responsible for a break and enter in the 100 block of Cardevco Road on…
Stittsville Library and Awesome Authors to hold workshop with local author
Have you registered for the Awesome Authors youth writing contest? It is one of the Ottawa Public Library’s longest-running and popular programs and you have until February 28, 2020 to register. This…
Following too close and stop sign violations January focus for STEP
The Ottawa Police Service’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) in collaboration with the Gatineau Police Service will focus on following too close and stop sign violations during the month of January. Between…
Ottawa Police currently investigating an online threat
Ottawa Police release – The Ottawa Police Service and its public safety partners are investigating an on-line threat made against various public places in Ottawa including public transit and police…
Holiday hours and free extended New Year’s Eve service announced by OC Transpo
OC Transpo has released their holiday service schedules that will run from December 23 to January 3. The service on New Year’s Eve is offered for free for the extended…
Top ten requested English and French books for 2019
As the year comes to an end, and the Christmas season has arrived, what better way to look back on 2019 than by reviewing the Ottawa Public Library’s (OPL) most…
Tree Protection By-law included in climate change master plan for Ottawa
(Ottawa’s Climate Emergency protest in April 2019. Photo: Flickr) The Standing Committee on Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management (SCEPWWM) has approved the new Climate Change Master Plan and is recommending…
Introducing more bus routes to Stittsville in January 2020 – Councillor Glen Gower
(Stittsville Rte 263 at the MacKenzie King Bridge headed west. Photo: Flickr) Bus service issues have been ongoing and well-voiced in Stittsville over many months. After much pushing and communications…