The Ottawa Film Office (OFO) is pleased to announce that after a four-year hiatus, its popular Film, Television, and Animation Career Fair is returning to Lansdowne Park! Join us on May 10th from 4pm to 8 pm in the historic Horticulture Building to meet local companies and industry professionals working in the screen-based media sector.…
NCC Weekend Bikedays are back for a 53rd season. Every Saturday, Sunday and holiday Monday, from May 13 to October 9, both westbound lanes of the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway, from Vimy Place to Carling Avenue and both lanes of the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway between the Aviation Parkway and St. Joseph Boulevard in…
May is Mental Health Month and on May 29ththe Council on Aging (CoA)invite you to join us to increase your knowledge related to mental health, mental illness, well-being, and resiliency as we age. They will share some useful tools and ideas to help you create tangible and concrete plans to support mental wellness. Issues surrounding…
Spring migration has begun and thousands of birds who fly through or choose Ottawa as their summer home are arriving daily until late June. Safe Wings Ottawa, a nonprofit volunteer-based organization working to prevent fatal collisions with glass, estimates that over 250,000 birds in Ottawa alone collide with windows every year, including Species At Risk. Birds…
Ottawa residents are invited to join the upcoming Repair Cafe, hosted by the Ottawa Tool Library and sponsored by the Dream Community Foundation. The event will take place on Saturday, May 13th from 10am – 3pm at La Ruelle at Zibi. The Repair Cafés are part of an international network of events that seek to reduce waste,…
If you are spring cleaning your garage and realize you have an extra bicycle or cycling gear you no longer need, Bikes for Ukrainians is looking for more donations. The preferred way to contact the organizer Maureen Adamache is through Facebook messenger, but the group can also be reached via email at bikes.for.ukrainians@gmail.com to organize a drop-off…
This week City Council approved the Part One of the Transportation Master Plan. This is a positive moment in what will shape the future of how we move around streets, and how we meet our goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – of which over 40% come from transportation emissions. The work does not stop…
The City’s Light Rail Sub-Committee today received the action plan in response to the OLRT Public Inquiry recommendations and recommended that it be approved by Council. The action plan also incorporates all the other lessons learned and third-party reviews. The Public Inquiry made 103 recommendations, most directed at the City and its contractors, Rideau Transit…
This week Council approved Part 1 of the update to the City’s Transportation Master Plan (TMP), endorsing policies that will guide decision-making on Ottawa’s transportation system over the next two decades. New policies address growth and intensification, climate change, technology and new mobility, road safety and complete streets, healthy streets and communities, and affordability. The approved…
At the City’s Transportation Committee this week recommendations were made to establish a processing centre in Ottawa for automated speed enforcement (ASE) camera infractions. Processing speed camera charges in Ottawa would give the City more control over how quickly tickets could be issued, establishing a more effective deterrent to dangerous driving and helping change driver…