Riley Avenue, from Placid Street to Tompkins Street will be closed for 2 days - Tuesday, 3 March 2020 & Wednesday, 4 March 2020.

A mobile crane and equipment will be placed to assist Hydro Ottawa with the replacement of hydro poles.

Notification signs will be posted. Local and emergency vehicle access will be maintained.

On the 31st December 2019, the World health Organization was informed of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology in Wuhan City. A Novel Coronavirus was identified as the causative virus by Chinese authorities on January 7th 2020. As of January 22nd, 2020, there are no cases reported in Canada, however there have been a bit over 400 confirmed cases, mainly in China, but also in Japan, Thailand, South Korea, and 1 case in the USA. Screening has been employed in some airports to prevent the spread. Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Standard recommendations to prevent infection include regular hand washing, covering mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing, thoroughly cooking meat and eggs, and avoiding close contact with those showing symptoms. Additional information on the virus can be found at ipac-canada.org and who.int/health-topics/coronavirus.

25 years after the Ontario government announced the red and white cards would be phased out, the official deadline has been set to July 1st. Those who still have the old health cards will get notices this month, and after that they will get monthly reminders to get a new card. After the deadline the card will not be accepted for services, and the owner of the card will receive a bill for the services. The bill will be reimbursed once the owner of the red and white card gets a new card. Photo health cards can be obtained for free at ServiceOntario locations including Ottawa City Hall, the location at 1948 Merivale, and the location at 1309 Carling

Although Councillor Chiarelli must currently focus on his recovery, he collaborates with us here at the office daily, with the due authority delegated to him by Council.

As his health permits, the Councillor will be assuming more active duties however our team is empowered with the ability to assist yourself and other College Ward residents. Additionally City staff are also available to help via 3-1-1 through the City of Ottawa website. We welcome all inquiries and strive to ensure that we provide the same level of services our residents expect and deserve.

The City of Ottawa is pleased to announce the 2020 CED grants program. The application closing date is Friday March 20, 2020.

The annual Community Economic Development (CED) Funding Program provides financial support to selected projects (not ongoing program expenses) that are anticipated to result in:

  • Job Creation
  • Business creation
  • Entrepreneurship skills development
  • Employability skills development


The CED Funding Program is focused on having a positive impact on disadvantaged populations (e.g. lower income youth and older adults, rural residents, new immigrants, visible minorities, etc.), while also demonstrating social justice and inclusion, and/or cultural diversification benefits.

Projects should help build community capacity to support these objectives beyond the project funding period. Projects should help targeted populations to overcome identified disadvantages. Projects should build inclusivity for populations that are under-represented in the mainstream economy.

The CED Grants Funding Program awards a total of up to $280,000 per year, distributed among the top-ranked proposals that are selected by a jury panel of reviewers. While proposals may have inherent merits, funds are awarded only among the top-ranked projects, until the annual funding maximum is reached.

Please follow this link for more information and to submit your proposal.(English) or (French)

If you would like to discuss your project idea before submitting your proposal, please contact Ian Scott, Economic Development Officer at ian.scott@ottawa.ca

New Winter Service
New Winter schedules and service improvements start Sunday, January 5.

Winter Service Highlights
Starting on December 22, 2019 there will be:

  • Extra trips or minor scheduling adjustments on Routes 7, 24, 34, and 225


Starting on January 5, 2020 there will be:
  • Extra trips added to many weekday routes to improve the morning and afternoon commute
  • Larger buses on key routes to reduce crowding
  • Schedule adjustments on some routes to improve bus stop arrival times
  • Extra stops added to Routes 258, 282, and 284 to increase service to transit stations in the west end
  • Direct non-stop service from Tunney's Pasture to Fallowfield on Routes 270, 271, 272, 273, 275, 277, and 278
  • Minor schedule adjustments on School Routes 12, 631, 686, 689, and 691 to align with bell times


Route changes and adjustments
The Winter Service Change on January 5, 2020 and the earlier adjustments on December 22 include improvements based on customer feedback that will:
  • Better match service to ridership
  • Reduce platform crowding
  • Replace unscheduled supplemental bus service
  • Accommodate early start times for customers working downtown
  • Adjust trips to provide service when it is most needed

  • Rink users should wear a CSA approved hockey helmet at all times.
  • Children under the age of 7 should be accompanied by a responsible person aged 14 and up.
  • Respect signage indicating the rink is closed. It means volunteers have recently flooded or the ice is too soft for skating.
  • Avoid walking on the rink, as this is hazardous and amages the ice surface.
  • Keep all pets off the rinks. Please do not use boarded rinks as dog runs.
  • For the safety of users, hockey is not permitted on puddle rinks.
  • Hours of operation and access to warming facilities where available for supervised rinks is determined by the local community operator at each location and avalaible on Ottawa.ca
  • Take the time thank the volunteers who dedicate their time to creating a rink in your community and lend a helping hand when possible!
  • Report and site hazards or deficiencies to 3-1-1 or the Seasonal Recreation Office

Route 55

  • Increasing service in the eastbound direction from every direction from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes between 07:30 and 08:30 by adding two new trips to increase capacity and reduce waiting times for customers.
  • Increasing service in the westbound direction between 15:00 and 16:00 from every 30 minutes to every 15 minutes by adding two new trips to increase capacity and reduce waiting times for customers.

Route 61
  • Adding five westbound afternoon trips at 14:45, 16:08, 16:25, 16:50, and 17:20, from Tunney's Pasture Station via Bayshore and Eagleson Stations to Terry Fox Station to increase capacity, reduce waiting times for customers, and alleviate bus platform crowding.

Route 62
  • Added a morning eastbound trip from Cardelrec Recreational Complex Goulbourn at 7:10 and an afternoon westbound trip from Tunney's Pasture Station at 16:28 to increase capacity and alleviate bus platform crowding (began in November).

Route 63
  • To improve connections to Gatineau, two eastbound morning trips from Tunney's Pasture Station at 06:49 and 07:25 will be extended to end at Sacre-Coeur.
  • To improve connections from Gatineau, four westbound afternoon trips will be extended to start at Sacre-Coeur at approximately 15:13, 15:43, 16:43, and 17:16 to provide approximately 15 minute service from gatineau for most of the afternoon peak period.

Route 66
  • Added an afternoon eastbound trip at 16:00 from Carling Campus to Tunney's Pasture Station to improve capacity for customers (began in November).

Route 75
  • Adding new westbound trips every 5 minutes between 14:40 and 19:00 from Tunney's Pasture Station to Baseline Station. These trips are marked as "75 Baseline". The addition of these trips increases capacity and reduces waiting time for customers travelling to Westboro, Dominion, Lincoln Fields, Queensway, Iris, and Baseline Stations. This reduces pressure on the 270-series Connexion routes to Barrhaven, which makes more capacity available and improves reliability of those routes. This also reduces crowding at Stop G on the bus platform at Tunney's Pasture Station.
  • To improve connections to Gatineau, an eastbound trip from Tunney's Pasture Station at 07:41 will be extended to end at les Terrasses de la Chaudiere.
  • To improve connections from Gatineau, two westbound trips will be extended to start at Place du Portage at 15:16 and 15:30.

Route 80
  • Added an afternoon southbound trip at 16:41 from Tunney's Pasture Station to Barrhaven Centre to provide for increased capacity for customers (began in November).
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 82
  • Added an afternoon westbound trip at 16:35 from Tunney's Pasture Station to Greenbank and Craig Henry to reduce waiting time for customers (began in November).
  • Improving service reliability by increasing the length of time between scheduled trips in order to start the next scheduled trip on-time.

Route 83
  • Added a morning Northbound trip at 08:24 from Woodfield and Merivale to Tunney's Pasture Station to reduce waiting time for customers to provide for increased capacity for customers (began in November).
  • Improving service reliability by increasing the length of time between scheduled trips in order to start the next scheduled trip on-time.

Route 86
  • Added an afternoon southbound trip at 18:15 from Tunney's Pasture Station to provide for increased capacity for customers (began in November).

Route 88
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 89
  • Added a morning northbound trip from Colonnade Road at 07:58 and an afternoon southbound trip from Tunney's Pasture Station at 17:05 to provide for increased capacity for customers (began in November).

Route 111
  • Added a morning eastbound trip at 07:40 from Baseline Station via Billings Bridge Station to Carleton University to provide increased capacity for customers (began in November).

Route 251
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 252
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 256
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 257
  • Adding an afternoon westbound trip from Tunney's Pasture Station at 15:00 to provide increased capacity for customers.
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 258
  • To provide additional capacity along the Transitway, the route will serve Pinecrest, Queensway, Lincoln Fields, Dominion and Westboro Stations in the morning and afternoon.
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 282
  • To provide additional capacity along the Transitway, the route will serve Queensway, Lincoln Fields, Dominion and Westboro Stations in the morning and afternoon.
  • Will be moved to Stop F on the bus platform at Tunney's Pasture Station to improve travel choices for customers travelling on Routes 82 and 282 and to reduce crowding at Stop G.
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 284
  • To provide additional capacity along the Transitway, the route will serve Baseline, Iris, Queensway, Lincoln Fields, Dominion and Westboro Stations in the morning and afternoon.
  • Will be moved to Stop F on the bus platform at Tunney's Pasture Station to improve travel choices for customers travelling on Routes 82 and 284 and to reduce crowding at Stop G.
  • Improving service reliability by adjusting the time allotted for buses to complete their trips.

Route 404
  • To provide customers with more direct service to Canadian Tire Centre, trips that currently bypass Eagleson Station will also bypass Terry Fox Station. The remaining trips that currently serve Eagleson Station will continue to serve Terry Fox Station.

Route 686
  • Adjusting the afternoon school trip from Ecole Secondaire Omer-Deslauriers to arrive earlier to better match the end time of school.

Route 691
  • Adjusting the afternoon school trip from Ecole Secondaire Omer-Deslauriers to arrive earlier to better match the end time of school.

The City of Ottawa reminds residents to expect schedule changes for the holiday season, between Tuesday, December 24 and Thursday, January 2. Visit the City's website for a complete list of impacts to the following services:

  • Client services centres
  • Garbage, green bin and recycling collection
  • Parking
  • Transit services
  • Recreation services
  • Public health services
  • Cultural services
  • Archives services
  • Municipal child care services
  • Library services

This week automated speed enforcement, or photo radar, was approved for a few more Ottawa streets with the intention of slowing down motorists near schools. One of the conditions, is that signs alerting motorists that a camera will be coming soon must be installed for 90 days wherever cameras will be located. In March of 2020, these "coming soon" signs will be replaced with new signs that will warn motorists that cameras to catch speeding motorists are "in use".


Speed Cameras, much like red-light cameras, will be set up wherever these signs are located. The locations were all recently approved as community safety zones near school where aggressive driving is a risk to children. Locations were selected based on data including previous incidents of speeding vehicles, the number of children walking to school, and previous collisions. The Locations across Ottawa are:

  • Innes Road (Ecole secondaire catholique Beatrice-Desloges)
  • Bayshore (St. Rose of Lima School)
  • Ogilvie Road (Gloucester High School)
  • Smyth Road (Vincent Massey Public School, Hillcrest High School and Ecole secondaire catholique Franco-cite)
  • Meadowlands Drive West (St. Gregory School)


Three additional sites will have a 90-day warning signs installed in the near future:
  • Watters Road (St. Francis of Assisi School)
  • Longfields Drive (Ecole elementaire catholique Pierre-Elliot-Trudeau, St Mother Teresa High School and Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School)
  • Katimavik Road (Holy Trinity Catholic High School)


Motorists photographed speeding through the area are likely to get a ticket. Tickets will be mailed to the registered plate owner of the vehicle and will show up in the mail within about 30 days. The amount of the fine will be based on how much the driver was exceeding the posted speed limit. And because the offence occurred in a community safety zone, the fine will be doubled.

There is a very simple way to avoid getting a ticket - just don't speed. Slow down and help keep our communities safe. Think Safely, Act Safely!