Pavilion to memorialize damaging tornado, Trend Arlington’s resilience
A new 20- x 13-metre outdoor pavilion is currently under construction in Trend Arlington Park in the west-end Knox-Merivale ward. The pavilion project began in 2018, after the Nepean-area neighbourhood was hit by a tornado. In an effort to rebuild community infrastructure, the Trend Arlington Community Association proposed erecting a pavilion for residents to “memorialize” the tornado and “build community...
Somerset West health centre transitioning to HART hub
The Somerset West Health Community Centre will transition from a drug consumption site into a Homelessness Addiction Recovery Treatment Hub. This is part of the Ontario government's new rule to close all drug consumption sites within 200-metre proximity of schools and child-care centres.
Renewal of Bay Ward’s Frank Ryan Park to include new field house, playground
Renewal projects in a west-end Ottawa community park will begin in 2025. The city has planned renovations to the park's facilities and field house.
Kanata South residents press for more amenities during local park makeover
A new pickkleball court and revamp of a tobogganing hill are not enough of a development for Kanata South community members. An October Engage Ottawa survey found that those in the area want more, though it might not be possible.
New dog park in Barrhaven to feature separate runs for big and small pooches
New and inclusive dog park to come in 2025.
Controversial Rockcliffe Park residence once again ready for construction
Residents of Rockcliffe Park have lost a fight to halt the redevelopment of a property in the upscale Ottawa neighbourhood. A Divisional Court appeal panel has rejected the Rockcliffe Park Residents Association’s bid to prevent the construction of a large home at 480 Cloverdale Rd. According to the RPRA, the home is oversized and too contemporary for the heritage district. ...
Ottawa Police Service to lose Algonquin College training site
Ottawa Police Service will soon lose its training facility at Algonquin College - here's why.
Heron Park to finally see new field house after 20-plus years of waiting
A small green and red-brick building, for two decades a familiar sight to Heron Park residents, is now gone. However, it will not be missed for long. In six months, a new and much improved facility will replace it. Bordered by Sawmill Creek and Heron Road, the south-central Ottawa park has a playground, a baseball diamond, wading pool and skating...
New bus route to rail hub to transform transit in Barrhaven
The new bus route 70, part of OC Transpo's "New Ways to Bus" initiative, will transform transit for Barrhaven residents.
O-Train Line 4 expansion to Ottawa airport reshaping south-end travel
The next extension of Ottawa’s light-rail transit system opened in January after a nearly three-year delay. In the construction, the city expanded Line 2 — the Trillium Line of the O-Train — and added a spur Line 4 to the Ottawa airport. Line 4 opened to the public on Jan. 6. The train runs between the South Keys station and...
Skeptics question proposed sixth bridge to reduce truck traffic in downtown Ottawa
According to its fall economic statement, the federal government is committed to building “an additional multimodal bridge over the Ottawa River to further improve transportation connectivity in the National Capital Region.” It’s a pledge welcomed by many residents of Rideau-Vanier ward in downtown Ottawa but others living closer to the proposed location of the sixth interprovincial bridge in the city...
Tewin open house offers glimpse of controversial southeast Ottawa development
Shovels won’t hit the ground until the end of the decade, but the Tewin city-building project has been the talk of the town since 2020. At an open house held recently at the Carlsbad Springs Community Centre, hundreds of area residents learned about the project and voiced concerns about aspects of the plan. The third open house explaining the project...
Riverside South welcomes new transit hub, plaza, school along Earl Armstrong
New school and retail developments in Riverside South are underway for opening in 2025. Here is what is expected.
Beacon Hill-Cyrville community wheelie excited about skatepark makeover
Exciting plans on the redevelopment of Gailea Momolu Skateboard Park are finally expected to be unveiled this year, five years after LRT construction equipment took over the space. The park, renamed for local skating hero Gailea Momolu, was approved in 2022. Raised in Ottawa, Momolu grew up using the east-end park. He rose to prominence and moved to the U.S....
Cumberland heritage museum to host new way to learn local history in March
Deep in Orléans East-Cumberland ward, along the Old Montreal Road on the rural eastern edge of Ottawa, lies a village lost to time. The Cumberland Heritage Village Museum prides itself on preserving a series of true-to-era reproductions of buildings between the 1920s and 1930s. And in March, the museum is hosting an event titled “Tales from the Village”. It invites...
Set to open in June, local residents have rallied around Navan pavilion project
It was a cold night in February 2024 when community volunteers came up with the idea for the Navan pavilion project.
Alta Vista residents served well this winter with outdoor rink’s early opening
The Alta Vista outdoor ice rink has opened with the help of several volunteers after years of warmer winters.
Larger locale for The Grove boosts available space for queer events
The Grove, a queer community hub, has expanded its services with move to new space.