December 6th is National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal massacre. On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 students were gunned down at École Polytechnique just because they were women. This happened only days after the first female leader of a federal party had been elected.…
Ottawa – All public meetings are held at Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, unless otherwise noted. For a complete agenda and updates, please sign up for email alerts, visit ottawa.ca/agendas or call 3-1-1. Joint meeting of Planning Committee and Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee – Monday, December 9, noon, Andrew S. Haydon Hall…
At the request of the local film industry and the Ottawa Film Office (OFO), the Economic Development Services team, in partnership with Event Central and other City departments, is developing a new Film By-law. The City launched an online public consultation of the new Film By-law on December 5, 2019. You can find the Film…
On November 18, 2019, the Ontario Ministry of Health announced its plan to begin provide-wide consultations on the modernizing of public health. Public health units, municipalities and stakeholders have been invited to provide feedback on public health modernization. On December 4, Ottawa Public Health launched its public health modernization community conversation on Engage Ottawa, to…
Kiewit-Eurovia-Vinci has an additional noise exemption for the same geotechnical work to continue in the area of Holly Acres from December 5 to December 20. All other information would be similar to the work at the 417 at Moodie.
O-Train West Design Update The City is reviewing Construction Drawings for the following project elements: Track West –Alignment and Profile; Track light maintenance and storage facility–Alignment and Profile; Utility west expansion –Water, wastewater and stormwater work; Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway detour; and, Carleton Avenue & Cleary Avenue pedestrian overpass structures. The City is reviewing…
Progress is being made to O-Train Line 1 service; Priority remains on improving service for our customers; Focus remains on resolving Train Control Monitoring System (TCMS) Door operations Vehicle on Board Controller (VOBC) Track switches Ridership September 2019 was 9.14 million customer trips; this was 3.7% higher than ridership in September a year ago; October…
Now in its 15th year, OPERATION BIG TURKEY will be offering free Christmas Eve meals at 4 locations around Ottawa to anyone who would like to join! All are welcome, and no reservations are required. Simply take a seat and celebrate the holidays as volunteers serve a made-from-scratch turkey dinner prepared by Algonquin College’s School of…
On December 11th, City Council approved the Transportation Committee’s portion of its 2020 Budget. It includes a $27.5-million investment in road safety programs, like school-crossing guards, intersection improvements, traffic-calming measures and facilities for pedestrians and cyclists. There is an additional $4 million to implement the Strategic Road Safety Action Plan, which the Committee also approved,…
On December 11, City Council approved the Transportation Committee portion of the draft budget which would see the winter operations budget increased by $5.6 million over the previous year, for a total budget of $78.3 million. This increase would help the City continue to meet Council-approved winter maintenance quality standards for roads, sidewalks and pathways.…