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CTV News
3 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
Photo radar cameras will be installed in 24 locations across Ottawa by the end of 2025
An extra eye will be installed on 24 roads across Ottawa this fall to watch out for speeders as the City of Ottawa expands the automated speed enforcement camera. Signs have been installed to warn motorists that photo radar cameras will be activated within the next 90 days at 24 locations, including on Bank Street outside Lansdowne Park and in Dunrobin, Manotick and Richmond. There are currently 60 photo radar cameras set up in community safety, school zones and 'high speed' zones across the City of Ottawa. The City of Ottawa plans to install 24 new photo radar cameras in 2025, but no cameras have been installed so far this year. A City of Ottawa spokesperson told CTV News Ottawa on Thursday that construction is expected to begin in early/mid August to install the 24 new automated speed enforcement cameras, 'with the goal of having all cameras operational by late fall.' Signs stating 'Municipal Speed Camera Coming Soon' have been installed in the 24 locations to warn motorists that the photo radar camera will soon be operational. Under Ontario regulations, the 'Municipal Speed Camera Coming Soon' sign must be installed at least 90 days before enforcement begins to provide adequate warning to motorists that a photo radar camera will be operational. Photo radar signs Signs warning drivers that photo radar cameras are ahead. (Dave Charbonneau / CTV News Ottawa) Statistics show 138,303 speeding tickets were issued through the automated speed enforcement camera program in the first five months of the year. The busiest photo radar is on King Edward Avenue, between Bolton Street and St. Patrick Street, with 15,766 tickets issued in the January to May period. Here is the list of locations for the new automated speed enforcement cameras in 2025
CTV News
5 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
NCC closes Leamy Lake Park beach due to hydrocarbon spill
Swimming has been temporarily prohibited at Leamy Lake Beach in Gatineau following a hydrocarbon spill. (Andrew Adlington/CTV News Ottawa) The National Capital Commission (NCC) says the beach at Leamy Lake Park is closed until further notice because a substance spilled in the lake Tuesday. Conservation officers are investigating. 'Currently, we are working with our local and provincial partners to determine the source of the hydrocarbon spill in Leamy Lake,' an NCC spokesperson said Wednesday. 'Mitigation measures have been in place since yesterday and have helped limit the extent of the spill, including a boom barrier that absorbs hydrocarbon products.' A hydrocarbon spill typically refers to oil or petroleum products, such as gasoline or diesel fuel, spilling into the water. The NCC says swimming is prohibited during the closure and other water activities are not recommended. 'The public can still enjoy Leamy Lake Park. The park, picnic area, trails, and playground are open. Parking is free for the duration of the closure,' the NCC says. The beach will reopen as soon as water conditions allow, the NCC says.
CTV News
5 days ago
- Climate
- CTV News
NCC closes Leamy Lake beach due to hydrocarbon spill
Swimming has been temporarily prohibited at Leamy Lake Beach in Gatineau following a hydrocarbon spill. (Andrew Adlington/CTV News Ottawa) The National Capital Commission (NCC) says the beach at Leamy Lake Park is closed until further notice because a substance spilled in the lake Tuesday. Conservation officers are investigating. 'Currently, we are working with our local and provincial partners to determine the source of the hydrocarbon spill in Leamy Lake,' an NCC spokesperson said Wednesday. 'Mitigation measures have been in place since yesterday and have helped limit the extent of the spill, including a boom barrier that absorbs hydrocarbon products.' A hydrocarbon spill typically refers to oil or petroleum products, such as gasoline or diesel fuel, spilling into the water. The NCC says swimming is prohibited during the closure and other water activities are not recommended. 'The public can still enjoy Leamy Lake Park. The park, picnic area, trails, and playground are open. Parking is free for the duration of the closure,' the NCC says. The beach will reopen as soon as water conditions allow, the NCC says.
