IN THE NEWS: Friday, Sept. 20
Happy Friday! Environment Canada says that it will be partly cloudy, with a high of 25ºC and a low of 10ºC. Here is what you need to know to get your day and weekend started. Ottawa discusses who gets the pool Ottawa city councillors were examining the standards for new recreational facilities across the city Thursday with most of the…
IN THE NEWS: Thursday Sept. 19
It is Thursday and Environment Canada expects a mainly sunny day with a high of 25ºC and a low of 10ºC in the capital. Here is what you need to get you started as the fog patches dissipate this morning. Château Laurier expansion On Wednesday, the public had one last chance to comment on the Château Laurier addition. Owner Larco…
IN THE NEWS: Wednesday, Sept. 18
Here’s what you need to know for this final summer Wednesday in the capital. The show must go on? After months of public consultation, the National Capital Commission (NCC) provided an update Tuesday on the state of the ongoing project to revitalize Lebreton Flats, CTV News Ottawa reported. While NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum said the idea of including an arena…
Striking military base cleaners picket Ottawa headquarters
n Aug. 20, striking workers and their union, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), protested at GDI’s Ottawa headquarters.
OPL to end Wi-Fi loans after damaged, lost kits
The OPL is ending a Wi-Fi hot spot lending pilot project after some of the kits were lost or damaged, according to a report to the library’s board.
Ottawa Comiccon changes 2020 convention date to attract more attendees
Ottawa Comiccon announced it will host the 2020 convention in September, instead of May.
Housing activists condemn Ontario bill
Housing activists staged a protest in Vanier on Aug. 8 to condemn a new provincial bill that they say will lead to more luxury condo developments and fewer affordable homes in many parts of the city.
Woman cycles to raise awareness of high suicide rates within Indigenous communities
A young Inuk woman who has been cycling across the country to raise awareness of the suicide epidemic in Indigenous communities in Canada was welcomed to Ottawa by several local Indigenous groups on Aug. 6.
Civic Holiday: What’s happening this long weekend
Colonel By Day is marked in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 5. Find out more about what’s going on around the city, and what’s open and closed during this long weekend.
Advocacy group announces award in Abdi’s name
An advocacy group formed after the July 2016 death of Somali-Canadian Abdirahman Abdi during his arrest by Ottawa Police has announced the creation of a scholarship in his memory.
City poised to take over stabilization of Magee House in Hintonburg
Frustrated residents of Hintonburg protested Wednesday for the sidewalk on Wellington Street West to be reopened.