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CBC
a day ago
- CBC
OC Transpo offers new 24-hour bus route to airport
OC Transpo is introducing a new bus route to the airport starting near the end of August for residents in the east end of the city — and celebrating a short-lived high speed military aircraft from the 1950s. In a memo, the City of Ottawa says starting on Sunday, Aug. 25, a new 24-hour bus route, Route 105, will be introduced to Ottawa's Macdonald–Cartier International Airport with planned trips from Tremblay, St-Laurent and Hurdman stations. The route is set to offer seven-day-a-week service, operating every 30 minutes, offering an alternate option for residents who have late night or early morning flights, after or before the O-Train is running. As well, when the O-Train isn't running overnight, a new overnight service will run from Rideau and Hurdman stations, replacing Route N98 and part of Route 197. The number of the route was picked specifically to honour a symbol of Canadian aviation history — the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, a supersonic, but short-lived aircraft from the 1950s. Other route changes OC Transpo says it plans to stop the youth monthly pass by the end of August. Those using a youth pass will be charged an adult month pass at the beginning of September. The service also says it plans to ramp up trips on Routes 7 and 25 when there are more riders headed to Carleton University and La Cité and Sept. 1 will be the last day of trips on Route 125 to the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Route 139 to Petrie Island and the extension of Route 8 to the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.
CTV News
a day ago
- CTV News
OC Transpo launching new bus route from east end LRT stations to Ottawa Airport
An Alstom LINT train arrives at Airport Station at the Ottawa International Airport on Monday. The new O-Train Line 4 runs between South Keys station and the Ottawa Airport. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa) OC Transpo is rolling out a new bus route connecting the Ottawa International Airport with St-Laurent and Hurdman Stations, eight months after O-Train Line 4 opened with direct rail service to the airport. In a memo to council, Transit Services acting general manager Troy Charter announced new Route 105 will be introduced this fall, offering 24 hours a day bus service between the airport and two O-Train stations. Charter says the new route will 'offer more options for east-end residents accessing the airport.' 'Route 105 will provide direct connections to the Airport from O Train Line 1 at Hurdman Station and from intercity buses and trains at St-Laurent and Tremblay stations,' Chartier wrote Thursday morning. 'Route number 105 was selected in honour of the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, a supersonic aircraft and symbol of Canadian innovation.' Route 105 will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, approximately every 30 minutes. Charter says when O-Train Line 1 is not running overnight, buses will connect to the Ottawa Airport from Rideau and Hurdman stations. 'The new overnight service will replace Route N98, and the new service to the Airport will replace part of Route 197,' Charter said. 'Frequency and capacity along the Southeast Transitway will be unchanged.' OC Transpo opened O-Train Line 2 and Line 4 in January, offering service between Bayview Station and Limebank Station, with a spur to the Ottawa International Airport. O-Train riders must board Line 4 to the airport at South Keys Station. Under the current O-Train operations, commuters wanting to ride the O-Train to the airport from the east end must ride Line 1 to Bayview Station, transfer to Line 2 and ride to South Keys Station, where you can board Line 4 to the airport. Line 2 schedule changes OC Transpo says O-Train Line 2 will start earlier this fall. Charter says there will be earlier start times on Line 2 for Monday to Saturday service. More details will be announced when schedule arrangements are complete.
CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
A look at what's open and closed in Ottawa on Colonel By Day
looks at closures and schedule changes in Ottawa for the Colonel By Day long weekend. The city of Ottawa has designated the Ontario Civic Holiday as Colonel By Day, in honour of the man who was responsible for building the Rideau Canal and Bytown. OC Transpo OC Transpo buses will run on a Saturday schedule on Monday. There will be enhanced service on routes 8, 25, 63 and 74 during peak periods. O-Train Line 1 will run on a reduced weekday schedule from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., with peak period service reduced to every six minutes O-Train Lines 2 and 4 will run on a normal weekday schedule from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. For more information on bus and O-Train routes, visit Regular Para Transpo bookings or recurring trips for Monday are automatically cancelled. Customers can book trips by calling 613-560-5000. Green bin, recycling and garbage collection There will be no curbside green bin, recycling or garbage collection on Monday. Pick up will take place on Tuesday, and collection will be delayed by one day all week. Multi-residential garbage containers will be collected on the regular scheduled day. The Trail Road Waste Facility will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday Ottawa Client Service Centres/Employment and Social Services The City's 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters only. All ServiceOttawa's Client Services Centres, Provincial Offences and APS counters and phone lines will be closed. Counters are located at Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West), Ben Franklin Place (101 Centrepointe Drive), Orléans (255 Centrum Boulevard) and the City's Provincial Offences Court at 100 Constellation Drive. The Business Licensing Centre on Industrial Avenue will be closed The Employment and Social Services officers on Catherine Street, Ogilvie Road, Constellation Drive and Walkley Road will be closed on Monday The City of Ottawa Spay and Neuter Clinic on Concourse Gate will be closed. The City of Ottawa Archives and Gallery 112 at James Bartleman Centre will be closed from Saturday to Monday. Recreation and cultural services Most City of Ottawa recreation complexes are open and operating on a modified schedule on Monday. Visit for details. Beaches and outdoor pools will be open on Monday with lifeguards on duty. Splash pads and wading pools will be open. Hours, details and locations are available at Outdoor swim and splash. Arts Court, Nepean Creative Arts Centre, Nepean Visual Arts Centre, City-operated museums, Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe, Ben Franklin Place, and Shenkman Arts Centre will be closed to the public. Other City of Ottawa services All municipal child care centres will be closed on Monday Ottawa Public Library Branches will be closed Monday The Ottawa Public Health Site program office and supervised consumption services at Clarence Street will be closed The Sexual Health Clinic and satellite clinics will be closed on Monday Ottawa Public Health dental clinics will be closed Service Canada/Passport Office Service Canada Centre and Passport Services centres in Ottawa will be closed on Monday due to the holiday. Canada Post There will be no Canada Post delivery on Monday due to the Civic Holiday. Post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business. Malls/grocery stores/businesses All businesses, malls and grocery stores are allowed to open on Colonel By Day/Civic Holiday. Here is the mall schedule: Bayshore Shopping Centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Billings Bridge Mall will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Carlingwood Shopping Centre will be open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place d'Orléans will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rideau Centre will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. St. Laurent Centre will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tanger Outlets will be open Museums
CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
A look at what's open and closed in Ottawa on Colonel Bay Day
looks at closures and schedule changes in Ottawa for the Colonel By Day long weekend. The city of Ottawa has designated the Ontario Civic Holiday as Colonel By Day, in honour of the man who was responsible for building the Rideau Canal and Bytown. OC Transpo OC Transpo buses will run on a Saturday schedule on Monday. There will be enhanced service on routes 8, 25, 63 and 74 during peak periods. O-Train Line 1 will run on a reduced weekday schedule from 5 a.m. to 1 a.m., with peak period service reduced to every six minutes O-Train Lines 2 and 4 will run on a normal weekday schedule from 6 a.m. to 12 a.m. For more information on bus and O-Train routes, visit Regular Para Transpo bookings or recurring trips for Monday are automatically cancelled. Customers can book trips by calling 613-560-5000. Green bin, recycling and garbage collection There will be no curbside green bin, recycling or garbage collection on Monday. Pick up will take place on Tuesday, and collection will be delayed by one day all week. Multi-residential garbage containers will be collected on the regular scheduled day. The Trail Road Waste Facility will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday Ottawa Client Service Centres/Employment and Social Services The City's 3-1-1 Contact Centre will be open for urgent matters only. All ServiceOttawa's Client Services Centres, Provincial Offences and APS counters and phone lines will be closed. Counters are located at Ottawa City Hall (110 Laurier Avenue West), Ben Franklin Place (101 Centrepointe Drive), Orléans (255 Centrum Boulevard) and the City's Provincial Offences Court at 100 Constellation Drive. The Business Licensing Centre on Industrial Avenue will be closed The Employment and Social Services officers on Catherine Street, Ogilvie Road, Constellation Drive and Walkley Road will be closed on Monday The City of Ottawa Spay and Neuter Clinic on Concourse Gate will be closed. The City of Ottawa Archives and Gallery 112 at James Bartleman Centre will be closed from Saturday to Monday. Recreation and cultural services Most City of Ottawa recreation complexes are open and operating on a modified schedule on Monday. Visit for details. Beaches and outdoor pools will be open on Monday with lifeguards on duty. Splash pads and wading pools will be open. Hours, details and locations are available at Outdoor swim and splash. Arts Court, Nepean Creative Arts Centre, Nepean Visual Arts Centre, City-operated museums, Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe, Ben Franklin Place, and Shenkman Arts Centre will be closed to the public. Other City of Ottawa services All municipal child care centres will be closed on Monday Ottawa Public Library Branches will be closed Monday The Ottawa Public Health Site program office and supervised consumption services at Clarence Street will be closed The Sexual Health Clinic and satellite clinics will be closed on Monday Ottawa Public Health dental clinics will be closed Service Canada/Passport Office Service Canada Centre and Passport Services centres in Ottawa will be closed on Monday due to the holiday. Canada Post There will be no Canada Post delivery on Monday due to the Civic Holiday. Post offices operated by the private sector will be open according to the hours of service of the host business. Malls/grocery stores/businesses All businesses, malls and grocery stores are allowed to open on Colonel By Day/Civic Holiday. Here is the mall schedule: Bayshore Shopping Centre will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Billings Bridge Mall will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Carlingwood Shopping Centre will be open on Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Place d'Orléans will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rideau Centre will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. St. Laurent Centre will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tanger Outlets will be open Museums
CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Firefighters battle 2-alarm fire at Kanata strip mall
Firefighters battling a two-alarm fire at a Kanata strip mall on Eagleson Road in Ottawa. (Sean Vardon/CTV News Ottawa) Ottawa firefighters battled a two-alarm fire inside a restaurant at a Kanata strip mall Monday afternoon. Ottawa Fire Services public information officer Nick Defazio says a 911 caller reported smoke coming from inside the washroom of a restaurant in the 700 block of Eagleson Road at approximately 2:09 p.m. A second alarm was called in about 20 minutes later as flames spread through the roof and began to impact nearby businesses, he said. Firefighters initiated a 'fast attack' and advanced a hose line inside the structure, the fire service said in a news release. Defazio says the hot and humid weather made conditions dangerous for firefighters. Temperatures reached 32 C with a humidex of 38 in Ottawa this afternoon. An OC Transpo bus was called in to provide firefighters a refuge away from the heat. The fire was declared under control at 3:13 p.m., just over an hour after the blaze began. High-pressurized fans were used to ventilate residual smoke from the structure. An Ottawa Fire Services investigator is working to determine the cause and origin of the fire. No injuries have been reported.
