By Ottawa Citizen, June 2, 2014
The temperature in Ottawa soared Monday, breaking a record high that had stood for 44 years.
Environment Canada recorded a high of 30.4 C, Monday afternoon, edging by a fraction of a degree the previous record of 30.0 C set in 1970.
By CBC News Ottawa, June 1, 2014
A smoking ban on all Ottawa Community Housing property goes into effect on Sunday for new tenants. Current tenants can continue smoking on the property until they renew their leases — or move out.Marianne Wilkinson Ottawa Community Housing
Marianne Wilkinson is the chair of the Ottawa Community Housing board. CBCUnits in the newest OCH properties are already smoke-free, as well as hallways in the buildings, said chair of the board Marianne Wilkinson, who is also the city councillor for Kanata North.
By Mai Habib, CFRA News, May 30, 2014
It's an annual tradition!The Royal Swans will be released along the Rideau River Friday morning.
At 11:30 a.m., Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Mark Taylor will open the gates to release the 12 swans into the water for this year's season.
By Carys Mills, Ottawa Citizen, May 29, 2014
The city is planning to spend $2 million to permanently reroute a bike path crossing along the O-Train corridor because of transit service expansion that will increase the frequency of trains.
Instead of having an at-grade crossing, a segregated pathway connection will be put in place on the Brookfield multi use pathway between Heron Park, Riverside Park and Confederation Heights, said Carina Duclos, manager of the city’s infrastructure services department. The pathway will move northwest under the existing O-Train bridge that crosses Sawmill Creek, she said.
